What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Control Specialist - Night Shift position at KLN ENTERPRISES INC?
Inventory Control Specialist – Tuffy’s Pet Foods
Hours: 10pm-6m (Sunday night through Friday morning)
Benefits
- Base Pay: $22.08/hr
- Year 1 Bonus: $1.22/hr
- 10% Shift Differential for Night Shift: $2.21/hr
- Profit Sharing Eligibility: Begins after completing 1 year of employment (prior year profit sharing equated to an extra $5.68/hr for employees)
- 401k Match Opportunity
- Health, Dental, & Vision
- 104 Hours of PTO Accrued in First Year of Employment
- 7 Paid Holidays
- KLN Clinic
- $10,000 Forgivable Home Grant Program
- Tuition Assistance
KLN Family Brands is a 3rd generation family-owned business that started in 1964 with its corporate headquarters located in Perham, MN, in the heart of MN lakes country. Together, our companies manufacture a diverse and expanding range of high-quality human and pet food products.
At KLN Family Brands, our vision is that “We are a proud people-first company. We are successful because of trust-based relationships and first-rate products for our families and friends. We better the world by caring for others. We challenge. We grow. We inspire.”
Some companies have to “fudge the story” a little. Some need the extra “spin” to shine a positive light on themselves. That’s not who we are at KLN Family Brands, and that’s not what we do. We tell the story of our brand – our people, the quality of our products, our spirit & moxie, our tradition, and the way we treat our community & beyond. We do it in a genuine way because we genuinely believe we’re a pretty amazing company.
The Opportunity
Imagine having a chance to produce and package our most popular product line, NutriSource Pet Foods and Tuffy's Pet Foods for everyone's favorite 4-legged friends. Imagine sharing in the profits of a historic family owned business that paid out over $6 million to its employees in 2023. Imagine living in the Lakes Area of Minnesota, with world-class shopping, boating, and fishing at dozens of local lakes. It will all be yours when you choose to join our team!
What We Are Looking For
We’re now hiring a Inventory Control Specialist to oversee all aspects of inventory and reporting in an accurate and timely manner. If you have a passion for pets and this role matches your skill set, this position might be for you and you may have just stumbled upon the perfect role!
Essential Duties:
- Ensure accuracy of new item BoM’s and substituted items, ie: Rework
- Control scheduled packaging for production needs, including but not limited to:
- Ensure packaging, and related items are on site – on time.
- Communicating packaging shortage issues – ideally the week before production is scheduled.
- Returning packaging to bag storage areas in an accurate and safe manner (pallets are covered and wrapped, packaging lots are verified and labeled correctly)
- Coordinate and unload shuttles as needed from East 2 Warehouse.
- Oversee organization of East 2 Warehouse and FIFO of all ingredients/packaging
- Assist in controlling traceability of all ingredients/packaging.
- Reconcile all locations including but not limited to:
- DPK, BFSMPL, FGBIN, REWORK
- All shuttles
- All rack locations
- Warehouse rows as needed.
- Bulk receiving tanks
- Bulk mill bins
- Ensure accuracy of Customer tags and adjust inventories as needed.
- Assist in re-training production employees when errors are found.
- Place raw materials, packaging, and finished goods on hold and release as necessary.
- Root cause analysis of issues to prevent reoccurrence
Qualifications
- Willing to drive change and Self-Motivation
- Basic Mathematical and Intermediate Computer Skills
- Learning and memorizing a sequence of procedures
- Willing to work well with others
- Good judgement and reasoning abilities
- Ability to drive forklift and pass certification exam
- Good Communication and written skills
Hours: 10pm-6m (Sunday night through Friday morning)
Scheduled to work 40 hours per week
Salary : $22
