Supply Chain Assistant

Are you looking for an exciting career with an industry leading turbomachinery/jet engine aerospace engineering company with cutting edge products, unique niche markets, and a highly skilled expert workforce? Then you have come to the right place!

Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a Kratos Turbine Technologies company, is a growing world-class turbomachinery company located in beautiful Jupiter, Florida USA, which employs 300 engineers and technicians with over 4,000 combined years of aero engine (military and commercial), industrial, and space turbomachinery experience. With a deep bench of experience in each discipline, FTT has been growing steadily for 25 years. We specialize in next-generation technologies for aircraft engines, rocket turbopumps and industrial power equipment and focus on the development and production of small, affordable, high-performance jet engines for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

We provide a one-stop shop with capabilities in design, aerodynamics, performance, heat transfer and secondary flow, rotor dynamics and bearing design, structural analysis and life predictions, manufacturing, testing, and field support. Our Turbine Technologies division also provides engineering services, testing services, and material solutions for military and commercial engines, space propulsion, and industrial power-producing applications.

Additional offices in Derby, UK and Wildau, Germany extend FTT’s reputation for engineering excellence to the European marketplace and provide access to a European supply chain and next generation manufacturing capabilities.

Our parent company, Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, leverages cross-industry capabilities to deliver innovative, cost-saving solutions for all its customers.

This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. (324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. FTT will require proof of status prior to employment.

GENERAL JOB SUMMARY: This position is part-time/hourly, anticipated hours will be 20 hours per week. Data entry, tracking, and maintaining of suppliers into our Costpoint system. Help support and provide back up to our Logistics Coordinator.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Works with and under supervision of the Supply Chain Manager.
• Data entry of suppliers into Costpoint.
• Maintaining/updating supplier capability index.
• Contact suppliers for hardware and company profile updates as deemed necessary by the Supply Chain Manager.
• May provide support to the Logistics Coordinator, such as shipping/receiving duties.
• May input receiving hardware into Costpoint.
• Follows established procedures on routine work, requires instructions only on new assignments.
• Provide support to internal customers on operational and/or maintenance aspects of system equipment.
• Works on assignments that are routine in nature. May require some judgment to enter data into system and understanding supplier file entries.
• Acquires job skills and learns company policies and procedures to complete routine tasks.
• Other job duties as assigned.
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.

• Possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the assigned duties.
• Maintain sensitive and confidential information as required by company and government requirements.
• Communicate and interact effectively with peers, supervisors, and public, including maintaining respect for others and following company policies.
• Have a willingness and ability to learn and utilize company technology for company required purposes, including, training, reviewing and signing policies and procedures.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow instructions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain knowledge, skills, and abilities as it pertains to your job.
  
  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Relevant experience or training is preferred.
• Computer literacy is required.
• Experience in Costpoint is preferred but can be acquired via on-the-job training.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Office/Lab/Warehouse environment.
• Light lifting is required.
• Ability to stand and sit for long periods of time.
• Ability to perform repetitive motion using common tools/equipment of the trade.
• Ability to lift, grasp, sit, stand, bend, type, and see computer screen.
  
  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel to/from local suppliers may be required on an as-needed basis.
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