Materials Control Coordinator
ERA Industries LLCDescription
Position Summary
The Materials Control Coordinator is responsible for the accurate and timely execution of daily material flow activities supporting manufacturing operations. The role performs receiving, shipping, material movement, staging, inventory transactions, raw material handling, remnant control, and other Materials Control activities as assigned.
The Materials Control Coord
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inator ensures that material is properly identified, documented, transacted, stored, staged, and moved in accordance with production priorities, quality requirements, and established procedures. This role is a hands-on position that supports reliable production flow by ensuring the correct material is in the correct location at the required time.
The role is intended to provide disciplined execution of the site’s routine Materials Control activities while maintaining strong standards for traceability, transaction accuracy, safety, organization, and responsiveness to production needs.
Key Responsibilities
1. Material Receiving
•Receive raw material, purchased components, outside processed product, and other incoming items
•Verify quantities, purchase order information, material identification, and required documentation
•Complete receiving transactions accurately in the ERP system
•Maintain required heat, lot, certification, and traceability information
•Properly identify, label, and place received material in designated locations
•Escalate quantity, condition, identification, or documentation discrepancies to the Materials Control Specialist or Supervisor
2. Material Movement & Staging
•Move material between receiving, storage, production, outside processing, inspection, and shipping areas as required
•Stage raw material, components, and work-in-process based on production priorities
•Verify part number, job number, quantity, identification, and destination before movement
•Maintain physical identification and traceability throughout material movement
•Support production personnel by ensuring scheduled material is delivered to the appropriate work area
•Escalate missing, misplaced, damaged, or improperly identified material
3. Inventory Control
•Complete material issue, transfer, return, location, and other assigned inventory transactions
•Maintain accurate storage locations and material identification
•Support cycle counting, physical inventory, and inventory verification activities
•Assist in investigating discrepancies between physical inventory and ERP records
•Maintain organized raw material, component, work-in-process, and remnant storage areas
•Ensure material is not moved or consumed without appropriate identification and transaction discipline
4. Shipping Execution
•Prepare completed product for shipment in accordance with established shipping instructions
•Verify part numbers, revisions, quantities, customer information, and packaging requirements
•Complete assigned ERP shipping transactions and documentation
•Apply required labels and prepare shipping documentation
•Support customer-specific packaging and shipment requirements
•Ensure product is protected from damage during handling, staging, and shipment
5. Raw Material & Remnant Control
•Properly store and identify bar, plate, sheet, tube, billet, and other raw material forms
•Maintain heat, lot, material specification, and other required traceability information
•Identify and return usable remnants to controlled storage after production use
•Ensure remnants are properly labeled and associated with required traceability documentation
•Assist in maintaining orderly and efficient raw material storage locations
•Report unidentified, damaged, or questionable material immediately
6. Production Support
•Respond to material movement and staging requests in accordance with established priorities
•Support Production Control and production personnel in locating material and maintaining job flow
•Assist with movement of material to and from band saw, waterjet, inspection, outside