Material Coordinator

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes and Pools

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team that cares about the work we do and about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families and the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics.

As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK

Join our team as a Material Coordinator 3 on 1 st Shift 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Monday – Friday with some Saturdays per business need. In this role, you'll serve as the central point of coordination between Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Logistics, and Customer Service to ensure materials are available when needed and production schedules stay on track. In our smaller plant environment, you'll wear multiple hats — balancing production scheduling, inventory control, purchasing support, material coordination, and warehouse operations to keep the plant running efficiently.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and takes ownership of solving problems across multiple functional areas. This position has a base hourly rate that ranges from $24.00 - $28.00 per hour based upon experience. Apply Today!

What You'll Do

Develop and maintain daily and weekly production schedules based on customer demand, sales forecasts, inventory levels, and plant capacity.

Convert customer orders into executable production schedules, accounting for equipment availability, labor resources, changeovers, and production priorities.

Monitor schedule adherence and adjust production plans as business needs change; review work-in-process, finished goods inventory, and production performance to identify risks and implement corrective actions.

Plan and coordinate raw material, packaging, and component requirements to support production schedules.

Monitor inventory levels and proactively identify potential shortages or excess inventory.

Manage long-term material requirements for key items including corrugate, bottles, labels, caps, chemicals, and other critical materials.

Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counts, physical inventories, and reconciliation, practicing FIFO and following quality and inventory control procedures.

Create and manage work orders, purchase orders, and material receipts within the ERP/MRP system.

Coordinate with Purchasing and suppliers to expedite critical materials and resolve supply issues.

Maintain planning data including lead times, reorder points, and inventory parameters; prepare reports on inventory, production schedules, and material availability.

Coordinate material movement throughout the facility and conduct daily yard checks to ensure trailers and materials are available to meet production requirements.

Stock and maintain inventory in designated storage areas including the label and corrugate rooms; assist with unloading incoming materials and repositioning inventory as needed.

Prepare materials for shipment to other facilities when necessary.

Collaborate daily with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, Logistics, Customer Service, and Quality to ensure uninterrupted operations, communicating scheduling changes, material shortages, and inventory concerns to key stakeholders.

Support continuous improvement initiatives that improve inventory accuracy, scheduling efficiency, and operational performance.

What You'll Bring

High School Diploma or GED.

2 or more years of experience in production scheduling and planning, materials coordination, inventory control, logistics, or supply chain within a manufacturing environment.

2 or more years of experience supporting food, beverage, chemical, plastics, bottling, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing (preferred)

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