What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inventory Counter I position at American Greetings?
Job Description
Generates and performs daily cycle count using Oracle, Discoverer and Excel reports to count each location and enters counts in Oracle.
Verify counts and enter recounts in Oracle.
Analyzes, researches and reconciles all inventory discrepancies and enters correcting entries.
Approves cycle count adjustments in Oracle after discussion with the Inventory Control Supervisor.
Counts all material in work centers and enters counts in Oracle.
Researches and reconciles all inventory discrepancies and enters correcting entries.
Logs all inventories on physical inventories tracking spreadsheet.
Manually issue material to dicrete work orders.
Enter ink receipts in Oracle.
File and maintail all ink receiving documentation.
Run Discoverer query for returned inks and export to Excel.
Count all returned inks and enter correcting transactions in Oracle.
Submit Ink return spreadsheet.
Write off ink returns.
Review and research pending transactions and make corrections to process all pending transactions.
Enter SubInventory transfer transactions for all remake cylinders.
Update Item master attributes in Oracle for cylinder location once assigned by cylinder clerks daily.
Update cylinder spreadsheet daily for new or updated cylinder locations.
Reconciles Oracle balances to counts and makes all correcting transactions.
Verifies all counted items to the appropriate log files.
Physically scraps all items where dispositions indicates items are to be scrapped and writes off all scrapped inventory to the appropriate general ledger account.
Writes off all vendor returns to the appropriate account.
Updates all OD-9 log spreadsheets with disposition information.
Prepares, packs, packages and labels samples for shipment.
Prints and distributes the Converting production schedules.
Provides a back up function for Converting FG labels.
Creates location barcode labels, case labels and other specialty labels as required.
Inputs into Oracle all material movement manually recorded during system outages.
Conducts ad hoc inventory verifications, researches and reconciles all discrepancies and enters correcting transactions in Oracle.
Reconciles all output from robots, counts items and enters all correcting transactions including entering and logging completions.
Writes off scrap in Oracle to correct inventory.
Obeys all plant/safety rules and complies with all OSHA/TOSHA regulation.
Performs daily inspections of power truck/utility cart at the beginning of the shift and reports all issues to the Inventory Control/Material movement supervisor.
Operates forklift to move or count various types of material.
Maintains clean and organized work area.
Prepares material for transfer by stacking, stretch wrapping and banding and generates move tickets for material leaving the area.
Assists in Target pre-inspections and other quality inspections.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Experience Required
Material Movement and Inventory Control experience.
Intermediate computer skills.
Education Required
GED or High School Diploma
Career Site Category
Manufacturing/Distribution Jobs
- Cycle counting
Generates and performs daily cycle count using Oracle, Discoverer and Excel reports to count each location and enters counts in Oracle.
Verify counts and enter recounts in Oracle.
Analyzes, researches and reconciles all inventory discrepancies and enters correcting entries.
Approves cycle count adjustments in Oracle after discussion with the Inventory Control Supervisor.
- Physical Inventories
Counts all material in work centers and enters counts in Oracle.
Researches and reconciles all inventory discrepancies and enters correcting entries.
Logs all inventories on physical inventories tracking spreadsheet.
- Ensures that accurate material is charged to Discrete Jobs
Manually issue material to dicrete work orders.
- Ink Receipts
Enter ink receipts in Oracle.
File and maintail all ink receiving documentation.
- Ink Returns
Run Discoverer query for returned inks and export to Excel.
Count all returned inks and enter correcting transactions in Oracle.
Submit Ink return spreadsheet.
Write off ink returns.
- Pending Transactions
Review and research pending transactions and make corrections to process all pending transactions.
- Cylinders
Enter SubInventory transfer transactions for all remake cylinders.
Update Item master attributes in Oracle for cylinder location once assigned by cylinder clerks daily.
Update cylinder spreadsheet daily for new or updated cylinder locations.
- Litho Labels
- Maintains and Reconciles Inventory in Crushed Core, Receiving, QC Reject and Inspection
Reconciles Oracle balances to counts and makes all correcting transactions.
Verifies all counted items to the appropriate log files.
Physically scraps all items where dispositions indicates items are to be scrapped and writes off all scrapped inventory to the appropriate general ledger account.
Writes off all vendor returns to the appropriate account.
Updates all OD-9 log spreadsheets with disposition information.
- Samples
Prepares, packs, packages and labels samples for shipment.
- Discrete Job packets and Labels
Prints and distributes the Converting production schedules.
Provides a back up function for Converting FG labels.
Creates location barcode labels, case labels and other specialty labels as required.
- Miscellaneous/Other Tasks
Inputs into Oracle all material movement manually recorded during system outages.
Conducts ad hoc inventory verifications, researches and reconciles all discrepancies and enters correcting transactions in Oracle.
Reconciles all output from robots, counts items and enters all correcting transactions including entering and logging completions.
Writes off scrap in Oracle to correct inventory.
- General
Obeys all plant/safety rules and complies with all OSHA/TOSHA regulation.
Performs daily inspections of power truck/utility cart at the beginning of the shift and reports all issues to the Inventory Control/Material movement supervisor.
Operates forklift to move or count various types of material.
Maintains clean and organized work area.
Prepares material for transfer by stacking, stretch wrapping and banding and generates move tickets for material leaving the area.
Assists in Target pre-inspections and other quality inspections.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Experience Required
Material Movement and Inventory Control experience.
Intermediate computer skills.
Education Required
GED or High School Diploma
Career Site Category
Manufacturing/Distribution Jobs