Inventory & Production Operations Specialist

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

The Inventory & Production Operations Specialist is accountable for end-to-end inventory integrity and production material readiness across the facility. This role ensures that materials, components, and consumables are accurately controlled, strategically positioned, and continuously available to support production, repair, and service operations. Acting as a key operational partner to Production, Service Writing, and Procurement, this position drives workflow efficiency, minimizes downtime, reduces inventory risk, and enables on‑time delivery while upholding safety, quality, and cost standards.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and is expected to identify risks, implement process improvements, and proactively resolve inventory and production constraints before they impact performance.

Norcross, GA, US – Full‑Time/Regular

• Own daily inventory accuracy and integrity across assigned production and repair areas.
• Establish and maintain disciplined bin management standards to support traceability, efficiency, and visual control.
• Perform and lead cycle count programs for small parts, consumables, and high‑risk inventory categories; analyze variances and implement corrective actions.
• Investigate, reconcile, and resolve inventory discrepancies, including condition mismatches, receipt errors, usage variances, and system inaccuracies.
• Maintain accurate part numbers, quantities, locations, and status within the inventory management system.
• Manage scrap disposition for damaged, obsolete, or unusable materials, including required system and cost adjustments.

• Track and manage production buckets and repair queues to ensure uninterrupted material flow and adherence to production schedules.
• Pick, kit, and dispense repair components for approved jobs, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and job readiness.
• Actively monitor material shortages, constraints, and delays; elevate and resolve issues to prevent production downtime.
• Support repair planning and execution through close coordination with Service Writers and Production teams.
• Reorganize and optimize bin locations and material flow layouts to improve productivity, ergonomics, and throughput.

• Receive, verify, and process incoming purchase orders to ensure accuracy, condition compliance, and timely availability.
• Restock excess and bulk inventory in alignment with production demand and storage standards.
• Process internal transfer requests and manual requisitions across locations, ensuring proper documentation and system accuracy.
• Partner with Procurement and Parts teams to forecast needs, address shortages, and support supplier responsiveness.

• Identify process inefficiencies, inventory risks, and material flow constraints; recommend and implement practical improvements.
• Support standard work development for inventory handling, kitting, replenishment, and cycle counting.
• Maintain visual management and organizational standards in inventory and production support areas.
• Participate in safety, quality, and operational initiatives to strengthen compliance and performance.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for inventory and production material issues across internal teams.
• Provide proactive customer and internal updates on delayed units or material-driven schedule impacts.
• Communicate clearly and professionally across departments to resolve issues and align priorities.

• Support overall branch operations as needed, including special projects, audits, and operational initiatives.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant work environment at all times.

• Inventory accuracy & integrity
• Production material flow (material shortages, pick/pack error rate, average time to issue parts)
• Customer impact & on‑time delivery (internal/external)
• Inventory health (adjustments, accuracy, scrap rates, bin management)
• Cross‑functional effectiveness & process effectiveness (CI improvements, resolution…