Inventory Specialist

Inventory Specialist

Location: Salt Lake City, United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Position Summary

Thales is looking for an Inventory Specialist, who is responsible for managing and handling parts, components, materials, inventory control, and housekeeping of the work area, document creation/review, and extensive data entry in compliance with rules for computerized management of stocks and inventory. Organizes or manages inventories and analyses the deviation causes.

In this position, you will propose improvement action plans as an active player of the continuous improvement for the business. Insures the following activities: shipping, incoming reception, storage and on-site handling of stocks and inventories.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Responsible for managing material throughout the warehouse, including tracking, stocking, record keeping, labeling, and movement throughout the plant. Perform material kitting and packaging of orders to prepare for production and customer deliveries.
• Process material issuing, adjustments, batch and serial number tracking, and cancelations in the ERP system. Receive, verify, and stock incoming inventory and supplies.
• Inspect material for damage, proper identification and quantities. Maintain inventory record of material. Coordinate daily and weekly cycle counting and annual full inventory count
• Must be able to coordinate with other departments to properly deliver parts when and where needed. Help develop and implement efficient procedures and metrics and use data to analyze trends while utilizing Lean manufacturing practices.
• Operates hand trucks, ladders, power hand tools, forklifts, packaging machines, and cutting tools. Assists the Shipping department with packaging, palletizing and crating our product to ship orders to customers and vendors. Receives deliveries, including unloading trucks and managing docks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a US Person as defined in applicable law.
• 3 years of equivalent work experience and with a Forklift certification.
• Proven knowledge of inventory management, computer inventory management systems, and analyzing data trends. Proven experience with warehouse equipment, operations, and driving a forklift.
• Demonstrable ability to paying attention to details and organization skills.
• Ability to be flexible, agile, problem solve and work well with others and complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook.

Special Position Requirements

• Schedule: 9/80 Schedule (9 Hours Monday-Thursday; 8 Hours Every Other Friday) Core work hours between 7:00am -3:30pm or 5/40 Schedule available. First Shift, Flexible early Start times possible.
• Physical Environment: Work typically includes operations in the facility stockroom and warehouse areas. Also periodically will be required to work in manufacturing and in loading dock area.
• Travel: Possible domestic travel, less than 3% per year. Must be willing to travel locally to offsite warehouse.

If you're excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

What We Offer

• Elective Health and Dental plans.
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Company provided Life Insurance.

Why Join Us?

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. Thales is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

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The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) 39,233.10 - 69,331.95 USD Annual.