Materials Manager

Description

RK Overview:

RK Industries (RK) is a second-generation family-owned business built on hard work and strong values. Led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning, we take pride in delivering a wide range of hands-on services including construction, manufacturing, custom fabrication, and building services. With seven specialized business units working in close coordination, we ensure every job is done right from start to finish. Our proven methods, focus on safety, and commitment to quality help bring our customers’ biggest ideas to life

Position Summary

Oversee, support and manage activities related to materials and equipment flow and logistics in a shop environment. The main objective of this role is to implement, standardize and administer critical processes that ensure the smooth and efficient operation of a production process. This role supports and manages activities that involve the systematic movement, storage, and preparation of components and materials required for production. The goal is to minimize downtime, reduce waste, and maintain a continuous flow of parts to each workstation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Inspect all incoming materials and equipment.
• Verified for quality and quantity before being introduced into the production environment.
• Organize materials and store materials in designated areas using methods that optimize space and accessibility per materials handling and storage program.
• Provide inventory control and rotate materials by purchase order and production project.
• Stage components pre-positioned near the assembly line in the correct sequence and quantities required for each production cycle.
• Participate in material flow and delivery from storage to staging areas and then to the assembly line using appropriate handling equipment (e.g., carts, conveyors, forklifts).
• Incorporate lean manufacturing principles to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Utilize ergonomic considerations to ensure that materials are positioned to minimize strain and enhance worker safety.
• Work in a collaborative environment to improve production efficiency and reduced downtime.
• Strive to enhanced inventory accuracy and control.
• Help manage vendors and suppliers to lower risk of material shortages or excess.
• Monitor and maintain compliance with corporate and project safety program requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and promote a safe work environment.
• Develop daily task/job lists, set appropriate expectations, and ensure tasks and jobs are completed.
• Utilize interpersonal skills to accomplish objectives received from shop fabrication leadership.
• Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, operational logs and safety records.
• Work in a team environment to ensure customer requirements and productivity are achieved.
• Maintain an organized work environment
• Participate in the execution of a cycle count and physical count program.
• Track backorders from vendors in a timely manner.
• Work with department supervisors to create physical organization of inventoried items.
• Occasionally load and unload items from the warehouse and yard.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Accountability

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• All employees are accountable for safety and health and are empowered to stop work if an unsafe condition is present. Employees should immediately notify their supervisor so that the hazard may be corrected.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas.
• Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations.
• Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch.
• Work in all types of weather.
• Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools.
• Ability to lift, move, and/or carry 50 lbs.
  
  

Qualifications

• Background in materials procurement and/or inventory management with 1-3 years of experience.
• Proficient understanding of mechanical materials including equipment, pipe, valves, fittings, etc.
• Strong computer skills with ability to learn new software.
• Operate computer to input and retrieve data.
• Show proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Coordinate own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities.
  
  

What Sets RK Industries Apart

• Safety: Our unmatched culture of safety is our foremost core value, guiding everything we do each day: Health, Safety, & Environmental
• Awards: Whether in Construction, Manufacturing, Fabrication, or Service, RK Industries is highly recognized and accredited throughout the industry: Accreditations & Recognition
• Benefits: RK Industries offers competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being: Benefits & Rewards
• Philanthropy: RK Industries not only builds our community through our projects, but also invests in it by supporting local services for over a decade through the RK Foundation: RK Foundation
• Development: Through RK University, we provide hands-on training and development opportunities that empower employees to advance their careers and grow within the company, to include leadership and technical learning opportunities, we well as our accredited apprentice program: RK University & RK Apprenticeship Program
  
  

RK Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law