Inventory Control Specialist

Premium Waters is a bottled water company focused on providing quality products for our customers while being a positive partner in communities in which we operate. If you want to be a part of a growing organization committed to inclusion, development and quality in everything we do, join our team! Our safe, family-friendly work atmosphere will support you and your career goals as we serve each other and our customers with a safe, healthy water product.

Qualifications: 

• High School diploma or equivalent 
• 2-3 years previous experience is a plus 
• Ability to work a flexible schedule as needed 
• Exceptional interpersonal skills are required 
• Computer experience is required – strong Excel knowledge 
• Ability to walk/climb to count inventories 
• Ability to read and interpret documents 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence 
• Basic math skills are required 
• Forklift experience and certification a plus. We will train. 

Responsibilities: 

Performs cycle counts of inventory, controls inventory, organizes raw materials and FIFO rotation, receives raw materials and investigates/corrects inventory discrepancy issues. Works closely with the Production Scheduler to ensure materials are available for production. 

GMP & PPE Required: 

While on the production floor in the plant you will be required to follow and help to enforce all GMP regulations in the plant. Anyone entering the production floor must follow the GMP rules in their employee handbook, which includes the required hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs. It is also required that all personnel wear safety glasses. Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. Also follows HACCP and SQF requirements for food quality and safety. 

Essential Job Duties: 

• Expedite timely receipt of materials in order to prevent production down time. Use vendor lead times to schedule ordering of materials. 
• Put away raw materials, with the utilization of a forklift, heavy lifting regularly. 
• Plan and organize the raw materials assisting in the FIFO process. 
• Maintain communication with scheduling and production as to the status of materials and how they relate to the production schedule. 
• Prepare sample packages. 
• Investigate inventory inaccuracies to root cause prior to correction in database. 
• Follows standard operating procedures including quality checks and procedures for all operations. 
• Maintain Accuracy within JDE system of raw material inventory. 

Non-Essential Job Duties: 

Will perform other related work as assigned by the Manager. 

In the absence of this employee, the direct manager or appointee will cover responsibilities. 

Premium Waters is proud to offer a comprehensive offering of benefits which include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term disability and long term. Premium Waters has a very rich paid time off program, 401k for eligible employees, education reimbursement, a very robust wellness program and opportunities for volunteerism.