Packing Raw Material Ingredients Coordinator

Summary

Oversees inventory of ingredients; loads/unloads trucks.

Full-time

• Manages and maintains an accurate and adequate inventory of High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, and Vinegar to support both day and night shift operations at the main plant and at the DC.
• Releases orders from established contracts, tests, unloads product and performs record keeping associated with raw materials.
• Monitors inventories of Sucrose (tanks), Alum, Calcium Chloride, and sodium benzoate and advises the Materials buyer when to order and schedule delivery of these items.
• Unloads these items upon arrival.
• At the end of the month, takes an inventory of all of the aforementioned raw materials and turns into the Warehouse Supervisor for accounting purposes associated with month‑end close.
• Maintains an accurate and sufficient inventory of spices to support plant production. Unloads ingredients at any facilities and outside warehouse.
• Unloads raw materials and maintains unloading and storage areas of raw materials in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Assures the company has on‑hand the necessary raw materials to operate daily without shortages. Issues purchase orders for High Fructose Corn syrup, Corn Syrup in truck and by rail and for Vinegar.
• Weighs trucks hauling raw materials in and out, confirms that all openings have security seals, verifies that weights match the bill of lading. Pulls samples of HFCS and CS and checks the BRIX, and pulls samples and titrates vinegar. Sample procedures for railcars are handled in a similar fashion.
• Maintains hard copies of COA’s, kosher tankers, kosher railcars for High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Vinegar, Sucrose, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate and Alum. These records are reviewed by the OU Rabbi during inspections.
• Maintains a database for High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, and Vinegar. This information is used for lot traceability in the event the company recalls finished goods. The database also contains historical data including purchase order numbers, weights, delivery dates, BRIX or GRAIN analysis. For vinegar the database includes tank number being used and the duration it takes to pump the vinegar into the tanks.
• Maintains a file for all Bill of Ladings for truck and railcars during each calendar year.
• Maintains a database for railcars, which includes purchase order number, date the purchase order was placed with the vendor, coordinates delivery and pickup with CSX and monitors duration of railcars on company premises to minimize demurrage.
• Cycles counts labels and packaging materials each day as directed by the Warehouse Supervisor.
• When design or ingredient changes are made to any materials it is the RMIC’s responsibility to use old materials prior to moving to new inventory or to discard the old materials before moving to new materials.
• Cleans work area and warehouse 72 & 89 and all outside warehouse.
• Uses a Scan Gun to receive and count packaging materials and ingredients.
• Unloads, verifies and puts away ingredients.
• Counts ingredients one day per week for ordering purposes and turns that count to the Buyer.
• Checks ingredients daily to ensure they are maintained in FIFO rotation, boxes are taped and placed back in the correct location.
• Cleans the ingredients area and performs daily ingredient area check sheet.
• Pulls ingredients per shift for production and places them in the staging area.
• Inspects returned ingredients to ensure they are properly returned and placed in the correct areas. If they are not properly returned, RMIC must notify the production group member and warehouse supervisor.
• Must help fill in any position when the warehouse group has call‑outs.
• Must work with the warehouse Crew leader to ensure cycle counts are performed daily and help fill in when the warehouse supervisor is out.
• Helps with month‑end counts.

Must have good written and verbal communication skills. Skilled in math and able to keep accurate records. Some operation of personal computer required. Certified forklift operator. Valid NC Driver’s License with a good driving record.

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