Material Coordinator - Plastics Manufacturing

Material Coordinator - Plastics Manufacturing

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Westlake Plastics Company is a world‑leading manufacturer in extrusion and compression molding technologies of high‑performance thermoplastics. Close collaboration with our customers and new product development have been the hallmarks of our 74 years of success.

Westlake Plastics offers a competitive hourly pay rate. Our employees receive benefits (medical, dental, prescription and vision), PTO, paid vacation, birthday off and employer‑matched 401(k).

Coordinate and facilitate shop‑level raw material and finished goods inventory management and reporting, cycle counting of inventory, raw material delivery and finished goods pickup between locations; maintain, update and report on stock status in ERP, transport tooling and product to outside service providers as well as picking up local purchases.

• Receive raw material into the ERP system, pull a sample for Quality testing, label each container and physically store on a FIFO basis.
• Inspect cartons/packaging to ensure they are not damaged, report damage if observed.
• Perform Cycle Counts on Raw Material and Finished Goods as required.
• Perform inventory counts in addition to scheduled cycle counts as required.
• Collaborate with various departments/facilities to manage efficient flow of all materials.
• Maintain strict material handling practices in accordance with good practice/procedures.
• Maintain all information for status of materials on a weekly basis.
• Proactively report minimum stock levels to the Supply Chain Coordinator and the Supply Chain Manager.
• Adhere to standard warehouse management principles.

• Coordinate with departments to ensure efficient movement of all materials and evaluate all materials sent to the production department.
• Manage transportation of materials from one department/facility to another and make all necessary transactions in the ERP system.
• Transport raw material and/or finished goods between three facilities including the Mayfield, PA facility.
• Coordinate with all department managers and Supply Chain Team members to ensure accountabilities for all materials.
• Coordinate and transport production tooling for outside processing as required.
• Coordinate and transport WIP inventory for outside processing as required.

• Maintain ISO standards in Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Warehousing, and Production areas.
• Coordinate with the Quality Department to test raw material.
• Monitor and maintain strict material handling of all material throughout the manufacturing process.
• Report “near misses/accidents” to the Supply Chain Manager.
• Maintain a safe working environment throughout the Inventory/Warehouse and Production areas of all facilities.
• Operate the forklift and box truck in a safe and professional manner to avoid accidents and injuries.
• Wear all required PPE based on responsibilities and duties.
• Ability to lift 50lbs or more on a regular basis.
• Be able to operate a forklift.
• Have a current driver license and insurance to be able to drive a small box truck for product transportation. Does not require a CDL license.
• Provide support in all areas as requested.
• Additional Duties as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager.

• Report daily and weekly activity and problems/challenges to the Supply Chain Manager.
• Handle and be responsible for special projects as assigned by the Supply Chain Manager.
• Ensure as much as possible his/her work environment sort, set in order, shine, standardize, sustain (with a view to introducing 5S methods), and guarantee a safe Inventory/Warehouse and Production environment.
• Provide feedback to the Supply Chain Manager as needed.
• Ensure good dialogue within the team.
• Ensure good written and verbal communication.
• Encourage feedback from the Supply Chain Manager and the team as needed.
• Interface with other departments (especially Shipping Warehouse, Inventory/Warehouse, Quality and Production).
• Strong working knowledge of Inventory Control.
• Basic working knowledge in…