Inventory Control Specialist

Busch Vacuum Solutions is a leading manufacturer of vacuum pumps, compressors, and blowers for use in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, food processing, metallurgy, biomedical, and material handling.

Busch Vacuum LLC has an immediate direct -hire opportunity open for an Inventory Control Specialist at our service center in Portland, Oregon. The work hours are 7am to 330pm CST. The target starting pay range for this position is $25-29 per hour, depending on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience.

The Inventory Control Specialist generates outbound advice and picking lists for multiple origins, coordinates delivery of picking lists to applicable departments, is responsible for inventory accuracy, cycle counts and reconciliation, and supports warehouse activities such as material handling, use of forklifts and possibly local pick up and delivery, as needed. Prior MRP experience is required, preferably SAP.

If you are enthusiastic about inventory control and warehousing, and contributing to the success of your team, apply NOW for an opportunity to find out why Busch Vacuum is an amazing place to work!

Job Responsibilities

• Generate outbound advice and picking lists for sales, distribution, service, and manual transfers in a sequence that prioritizes allocations
• Review, manage and sort orders and picking list to distribute to warehouse personnel by type of shipment
• Coordinate with Customer Service to identify orders that need corrections or clarification
• Generate and process cycle counts and research and resolve discrepancies, generate cycle count recounts as necessary
• Investigate errors/issues for root cause determination
• Synchronize problem solving and maintain effective communication between departments
• Warehouse responsibilities to include coordination, along with shipping and receiving, material handling and doing local pick-up delivery, as needed
• Assist with implementing and maintaining 5S and Lean activities to improve flow and reduce waste
• Temporarily assumes the responsibilities of the Production Control Clerk as needed

Required Experience

• 2+ years of inventory control or related experience: Required
• Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel: Required
  • ERP/WMS experience required, SAP highly preferred
• Forklift experience or ability to get certified: Required
• Experience driving a box truck, or comfortable learning: Highly preferred
• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
• Associate's degree (two-year college or technical school): Preferred

Personal Qualifications

• Must possess strong written and oral English communication skills
• Must possess a high degree of integrity, accountability, and dependability
• Must be detail oriented and have good decision-making ability
• Must possess good initiative and ability to coordinate activities across departments

Job Requirements

• Ability and willingness to pass a 9-panel drug screen, 7-year criminal history check
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must be willing and able to utilize all required PPE

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, lifting/carrying/pushing pulling up to 25lbs
• Occasional climbing, squatting, kneeling, bending, reaching outward and/or above the shoulder, and lifting/carrying/pushing pulling up to 50lbs
• All applicants must be able to hear and see audible and visual alarms and must be able to wear all required PPE, such as safety shoes, electrical hazards, safety glasses, and hearing protection.

Benefits & Opportunities

Busch Vacuum offers an attractive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, EAP, tuition reimbursement, Legal Plan, 401K, PTO, and more!


Opportunity for growth and advancement via on-the-job training, paid training/certifications, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for advancement within the company. Busch values promoting from within!

Work Environment

• Moderately controlled manufacturing environment, moderate noise levels, fumes, and airborne particles, while working near moving mechanical parts.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily.

Why work for Busch Vacuum ?

As diverse and boundless as the world of vacuum is, so are the jobs and tasks at Busch . From machinist to manager, from mechanical engineering to marketing, from Maulburg to Montreal. We welcome all talents, regardless of education, age, gender, or nationality; worldwide.

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