Inventory Control Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

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Headquartered in Cincinnati, LSI is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the symbol LYTS. The company manufactures advanced lighting, graphics, and display solutions across strategic vertical markets. The company’s American-made products, which include non-residential indoor and outdoor lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, refrigerated and custom displays, help create value for customer brands and enhance the consumer experience. LSI also provides comprehensive project management services in support of large-scale product rollouts. The company employs approximately 3,000 people at 23 manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada. Additional information about LSI is available at

EMI is a Division of LSI Industries (NASDAQ: LYTS) which manufacturers American-made products, which include lighting, print graphics, digital graphics, refrigerated and custom displays. LSI aims to help businesses stand out in a competitive market. With a workforce of approximately 3,000 employees and 23 facilities throughout North America, LSI provides top-quality solutions for its clients.

We are looking for a Inventory Control Specialist to support our team at our location in Cranston, RI.

Position Overview:

The Inventory Control Specialist is responsible for driving forklift equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials and receiving, issuing, and controlling inventory.

Essential Job Functions:

• Safety Sensitive position.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supplies workers with materials as needed.
• Issues materials in the computer system that are supplied to workers.
• Weighs/counts materials or products and records weight/quantity on tags, labels, or production schedules.
• Properly identifies, puts away and labels material.
• Responsible for bin locations in computer system and ensures location accuracy.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Works as Receiving Clerk back-up and relieves Receiving Clerk for lunch.
• Lubricates equipment, recharges batteries, fills fuel tank, or replaces liquefied gas tank.
• Observes safety and security procedures. Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions.
• Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Follows policies and procedures and supports organization’s goals.
• Completes Cycle counts as requested.
• Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Consistently at work and on time. Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Follows instructions; responds to management directions.
• Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Meets productivity standards. Strives to increase productivity.
• Contributes to building a positive team spirit. Puts success of team above own interests. Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Maintain cleanliness in assigned area.
• Maintain all safety standards.
• Support other departments as necessary.
• Perform additional assignments in accordance with the Shop Supervisor’s direction.
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Knowledge of Inventory software.
• Ability to enter data into computer after training.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• Obtain and/or maintain Forklift Certification.
• One (1) to three (3) months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off

EEOC

LSI is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.