What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cycle Counter position at Pratt Industries?
The Inventory Cycle Counter is responsible for the inventory tasks within the respective Retail Plant. The duties are listed below along with any additional duties as assigned by management.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Must be able to communicate at a high level to production employees and management
- This position must be computer literate due to the required data input of inventory physical count
- Experienced in Microsoft Office is required
- Problem solving capabilities is a must
- Request cycle count item list to be included in weekly random audit for Retail office
- Conducts weekly inventory
- Reporting physical count, posted Reconciliation, damaged “On Hold” quantity Quality Hold
- Daily cycle counts against booked inventory
- Daily review of backlog to check inventory shortages
- Maintain a working relationship with the Central Receiving Manager and the Divisional Inventory Team
- Maintain excellent working conditions, a safe work environment, and high morale within the plant.
- Keep DC Operations Manager or Production Manager informed regarding problems or situations that may affect the overall production operation of the plant.
- Comply with company policies and procedures.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or GED
- Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Computer data-entry experience
- Experience in the corrugated box industry
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Excellent communication skills. Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, and training and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram (graphic) form. Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry
Application knowledge of products and production processes
Quality standards – knowledge of the Quality System along with Customer requirements
Qualifications:
Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.
Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.