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Chem-Aqua Production Staging Specialist

Mission: Our core mission is to deliver high-quality, dependable, and cost-effective pretreatment and chemical feed systems that require minimal installation time and technical expertise from both our sales team and customers. Our primary focus and revenue source lie in the sale of water treatment chemicals.

Purpose of the Job: The purpose of the Production Staging Specialist is to ensure the accurate, complete, and timely transition of jobs from Inventory to Manufacturing. This role reviews all pick tickets and pulled component jobs to verify that every required part has been properly issued, staged, and documented before release. Once validated, the specialist delivers each job to the correct workstation in alignment with the production schedule, safeguarding build readiness, material accuracy, and ontime manufacturing performance.

Level of Authority: To verify, release, and move all jobs transitioning from Inventory to Manufacturing. This role holds direct authority over job readiness, staging accuracy, and workstation delivery to ensure production receives complete, correct, and ontime builds. The Production Staging Specialist is empowered to:

• Review all pick tickets and pulled component jobs to confirm every required part has been issued, staged, and documented prior to release.

• Approve or hold jobs based on material accuracy, documentation completeness, and production schedule alignment.

• Organize and verify all staged components, ensuring correct quantities, labeling, and readiness for workstation delivery.

• Transport validated jobs to the correct workstation according to the production schedule, ensuring build teams receive materials exactly when needed.

• Communicate directly with Inventory Control, Production, and Scheduling to resolve missing parts, documentation gaps, or timing conflicts.

• Identify and escalate any material shortages, documentation errors, or staging discrepancies that threaten build readiness or ontime delivery.

Work Environment:  Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with ambient temperatures varying between seasons from 40oF - 100oF. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Review all pick tickets for accuracy, confirming correct part number, quantities, and documentation before jobs are released for manufacturing.

• Identify missing, incorrect, or damaged components and coordinate with inventory, purchasing, or production to resolve discrepancies.

• Deliver fully verified jobs to the correct workstation according to the production schedule, ensuring on-time manufacturing starts.

• Transfer bulk and finished inventory between production and satellite warehouses

• Complete other tasks set forth by Inventory Supervisor

• Must have ability to read interpret pick tickets and BOMs

• Must be proficient in transacting material in Oracle / SAP

• Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook to communicate

• Conditioned to sustain work in a manufacturing environment that ranges in temperature from 40oF - 100oF.

• Capable of standing, walking, and moving for extended periods during inspections and testing activities.

• Ability to lift and carry equipment and tools weighing up to 50 pounds.

• Good manual dexterity for handling small parts, tools, and equipment used in inspections and testing procedures.

• Good visual ability for close-up observations and use of analytical and control equipment

• Good depth perception and ability to distinguish different colors.

• Good hearing ability to detect verbal and audible signals from a moderate distance.

• Good communication skills to work cooperatively with associates.

The statements outlined in this job description reflect the principal functions of the job, level of knowledge, skill required and the scope of responsibility.  It should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.  Individuals may perform other duties to cover in the absence of co-workers or to balance workload.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.