Cycle Counter

Summary:

The Cycle Counter is responsible for verifying inventory in both the warehouse and production floor. As discrepancies are encountered, they will be involved in the corrective actions to fix future occurrences. They will also assist with Material Handling functions such as pulling and putting material away

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform daily cycle counts. This includes raw materials, packaging materials and finished goods
• Ensure materials are in proper locations and identify and locate misclassified inventory.
• Assist in moving material between sites in SAP
• Help correct counts in production and identify BOM errors causing discrepancies
• Organize and clean as material is being counted.
• Monitoring and controlling inventory integrity.
• Monitor that FIFO is being practiced.
• Maintain product identification, location, and lot code accuracy.
• Research inventory discrepancies.
• Investigate root cause of inventory discrepancies.
• Recommend corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Open cartons, bundles, and other containers to count items and/or weigh materials to determine quantity on hand.
• Report discrepancies of over/under amounts and any damaged products
• Verify daily warehouse pulls and put aways are completed correctly.
• Loading, unloading, identifying, labeling, and putting away inbound material.
• Pick, pull and distribute material to appropriate warehouse locations to support manufacturing and order fulfillment.

Qualifications:

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Integrity- Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Self-control – Job requires maintaining professional composure.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, cooperative team member with a personal commitment to excellence.
• Experience working on the shop floor.
• Must demonstrate strong communication skills.
• Technology oriented - ability to work with scanners, iPods, computers, etc.
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word required.
• Proficient with basic math.

Education/Experience:

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 2 years’ work experience with Material Control/ Cycle Counting
• Forklift experience, picker
• Previous experience in a Manufacturing/Warehouse environment
• SAP WM/MRP/ERP system (preferred

Language Skills:

Mathematical Skills:

• Strong math skills required

• Conversion of a unit of measure
• Reading design specifications and technical drawings

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, reach with hands and arms; stoop, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus..

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a warehouse and manufacturing environment. These could include exposure to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and consistent loud noise. The employee will also need to be able to tolerate high places while performing counts. Proper safety protocol must be followed at all times.