It Inventory Associate Jobs in Goshen, IN (NOW HIRING)

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries.  We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are.  We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.  We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Monitoring and controlling inventory integrity.
2. Maintain product identification and location program.
3. Research inventory discrepancies and ability to reconcile them.
4. Responsible for completing physical inventories/cycle counts/random or receipt audits/reconciliations.
5. Track and report non-conforming product.
6. Resolve inventory problems in a timely manner.
7. Document damaged product.
8. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. as part of the job function.
9. Must be able to pass the forklift certification test and drive a forklift on a daily basis.
10. Must be computer literate.
11. Have strong verbal and written skills
12. Must be detailed oriented.
13. Cycle count raw materials, packaging materials, finished goods, and non-conforming materials on a daily basis.
14. Utilize Factory Talk to process cycle counts on bulk raw materials.
15. Utilize Navision software to process cycle counts, review on-hand inventory, current activity, and past activity.
16. Ensure materials are in proper locations. Conducts searches in order to locate misclassified inventory.
17. Open cartons, bundles, and other containers to count items and/or weigh materials to determine quantity on hand. Weigh and mark product displaying remaining product left.
18. Report discrepancies of over/under amounts and any damaged products to supervision - publish weekly and quarterly inventory metrics
19. Communicate and develop process enhancements as needed (performs root cause analysis on inventory discrepancies and recommends process improvements to eliminate them)
20. Assist in receiving and put away process for new raw materials and packaging.
21. Assist in transfers to and from production area.
22. Breakdown boxes and pallets as necessary to fit shelving.
23. Scrub and sweep floors on routine basis in conjunction with others.
24. Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed.
25. Maintain neat, clean and orderly warehouse appearance.
26. Ability to work extended hours/over-time as needed as well as some Saturdays
27. Adhere to all company policies and safety procedures and guidelines.
28. Ensure proper and full time use of PPE.
29. Conform to all quality and safety procedures.
30. Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
31. Organized thought process with high attention to detail with ability to produce accurate results, effective prioritization to meet scheduled deadlines, and strong analytical and problem solving skills
32. Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
33. Proven time management skills with the ability to respond to time-critical issues and work overtime as needed to meet deadlines
34. Customer Service focus with the ability to build and maintain strong working and vendor relationships
35. Excellent work ethic; ability to work self-directed and as a flexible team player
36. Professional attitude and the ability to represent the company with integrity
37. Ability to adapt to change in a dynamic and fast paced environment
38. Required to read and write English, follow verbal instructions and use simple math.
39. Comfortable using a PC with computer software packages, including Microsoft Office and communicating effectively via email and phone frequently

Competencies

1. Organizational skills
2. Thoroughness
3. Detail Oriented
4. Integrity
5. Communication both verbal and written
6. Basic Word/Excel Skills

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to count and record findings. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping, crouching, carrying items, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee may have to lift and/or move items up to 70 pounds and consistently 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time hourly position, and hours of work and days are decided by production and your Manager.

Travel

Travel would be very minimal, if any, and would be primarily local during the business day.

Required Education and Experience

1. Must have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent for this position.
2. One year of factory related experience in shipping and receiving.
3. Relevant warehouse experience within the last 5 years.
4. Recent experience with Cycle counting/inventory.
5. Must be able to work efficiently in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment, while keeping correct data.

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Manufacturing/industry experience.
2. Inventory experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance 

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law.  This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters.  All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member.  Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members.  Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership.  Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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