Inventory Coordinator
Aston Carter · Middle River, MD · 3 wk ago
On-siteManufacturing$24.5–$32/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content. We need to extract content.
Job description includes: Overview paragraph (The Inventory Coordinator oversees...). That could be "About the role" or maybe "Job Description". We'll use "About the role" heading.
Responsibilities: list of duties. We'll put under
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must include sections only if posting has real specific content. We need to extract content.
Job description includes: Overview paragraph (The Inventory Coordinator oversees...). That could be "About the role" or maybe "Job Description". We'll use "About the role" heading.
Responsibilities: list of duties. We'll put under Responsibilities
with - each.
Essential Skills: list of skills/requirements. Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The posting has "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". We can combine into "Requirements" or "Qualifications". We'll decide: Use "Requirements" for essential skills (minimum qualifications). Use "Qualifications" for additional skills? But we should avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine both into one "Requirements" section with all skill/experience bullets. However we need to follow instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering essential and additional skills), Pay, Benefits, Schedule (maybe combine Pay and Benefits? but they are separate headings allowed). We need to include Pay and Benefits only if posting actually states them. Yes, pay range and benefits listed. Schedule: posting includes shift details: 2nd shift schedule from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., working a 4x10 schedule from Friday through Monday. So we can include Schedule.
We must not include Job ID etc. Also remove boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove Application Deadline, About Aston Carter, etc. Also remove Work Environment? Could be part of About the role? But we have to preserve all substantive information; we cannot discard Work Environment if it's substantive. However we could incorporate it into About the role or maybe a separate section like "Work Environment". But we only have allowed headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Work Environment is not in list, so we should not create a heading for it. We need to incorporate its content elsewhere, maybe into About the role or Responsibilities? The work environment description includes shift schedule (which we already have Schedule), manufacturing and warehouse environment, interaction with materials, use of ERP and Microsoft Office, emphasis on SOPs, accuracy, collaboration. Some of that overlaps with responsibilities and skills. We can embed relevant details into About the role or Responsibilities. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot lose details. So we need to ensure that the content from Work Environment is not omitted. We can incorporate into About the role (overview) and maybe Responsibilities (like "Use ERP systems and Microsoft Office for inventory tracking and reporting").
Thus we need to parse the Work Environment paragraph and distribute its content.
Let's extract:
Work Environment paragraph:
"This role operates in a manufacturing and warehouse environment that supports production activities. The position is on a 2nd shift schedule from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., working a 4x10 schedule from Friday through Monday. Work involves regular interaction with materials, components, and raw stock, as well as use of ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications for inventory tracking and reporting. The environment emphasizes adherence to SOPs, accuracy in inventory records, and collaboration with production teams to meet operational priorities."
We already have Schedule section for shift details. We'll put schedule details there.
The rest: manufacturing and warehouse environment, interaction with materials, use of ERP and Microsoft Office, emphasis on SOPs, accuracy, collaboration. These can go into About the role (overview) or Responsibilities.
We'll incorporate into About the role: "The Inventory Coordinator oversees the accurate receipt, movement, and delivery of materials and components to support production operations. This role ensures adherence to standard operating procedures, maintains precise stock records, and sustains material availability on the shop floor through effective inventory control and coordination with production plans. The role operates in a manufacturing and warehouse environment supporting production activities, involving regular interaction with materials, components, and raw stock, use of ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications for inventory tracking and reporting, with emphasis on SOP adherence, accuracy in inventory records, and collaboration with production teams."
That covers.
Now Responsibilities: list each bullet from Responsibilities section. Need to ensure we keep all.
Let's list them:
- Receive inbound goods on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis and strictly follow standard operating procedures for processing inwards goods.
- Ensure accurate and on-time delivery of components and production kits in accordance with production and transfer order plans and priorities.
- Sustain the supply of Kanban materials to the shop floor to support continuous production.
- Manage raw material movements and replenishment to maintain appropriate stock levels.
- Maintain stock point accuracy and ensure that the ERP system (LN or similar) accurately reflects actual stock movements.
- Investigate and resolve any discrepancies between physical inventory and ERP records.
- Participate in a daily cycle counting program to verify inventory accuracy and support ongoing inventory control.
- Manage and maintain FIFO processes to achieve appropriate stock rotation and minimize obsolescence.
- Support inventory control and inventory management activities within the warehouse environment.
- Assist with shipping and receiving functions as needed, ensuring materials are correctly documented and stored.
- Follow all established SOPs to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance in inventory-related processes.
- Perform data entry related to inventory transactions, material handling, and stock adjustments in the ERP system.
- Complete additional inventory-related duties as reasonably assigned to support production and warehouse operations.
Now Essential Skills list:
- High school diploma.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in inventory coordination, inventory control, or inventory management.
- Experience with inventory coordinating in aerospace, automotive, or heavy manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems; experience with any ERP system is acceptable.
- Proficiency using Microsoft products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Experience with cycle counts and daily inventory verification processes.
- Experience in shipping and receiving within a warehouse or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to follow and apply standard operating procedures (SOPs) consistently.
- Material handling experience in a warehouse or production setting.
- Strong data entry skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to maintain stock point accuracy and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, or heavy manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with Kanban systems and shop floor material replenishment.
- Comfort working with ERP systems for inventory tracking and production support.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in alignment with production and transfer order plans.
- Effective communication skills to coordinate with production, warehouse, and other operational teams.
- Ability to work independently while adhering to established processes and standards.
We can combine these into Requirements section (maybe split into Required and Preferred but we can just list all). We'll avoid duplication: some items appear both in Essential and Additional (e.g., Experience in aerospace..., Familiarity with Kanban, Comfort with ERP). We'll keep unique items.
Let's compile unique bullet list:
- High school diploma.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in inventory coordination, inventory control, or inventory management.
- Experience with inventory coordinating in aerospace, automotive, or heavy manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems; experience with any ERP system is acceptable.
- Proficiency using Microsoft products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Experience with cycle counts and daily inventory verification processes.
- Experience in shipping and receiving within a warehouse or manufacturing environment.
- Ability to follow and apply standard operating procedures (SOPs) consistently.
- Material handling experience in a warehouse or production setting.
- Strong data entry skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to maintain stock point accuracy and reconcile inventory discrepancies.
- Familiarity with Kanban systems and shop floor material replenishment.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in alignment with production and transfer order plans.
- Effective communication skills to coordinate with production, warehouse, and other operational teams.
- Ability to work independently while adhering to established processes and standards.
Note: "Experience with inventory coordinating in aerospace..." is similar to "Experience in aerospace..." but we keep both? Might be duplicate. We'll keep one: "Experience with inventory coordinating in aerospace, automotive, or heavy manufacturing environments is preferred." That covers.
Now Pay And Benefits section: we need separate Pay and Benefits headings? The instruction: Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Pay and Benefits separate. We'll include Pay: "$24.50 - $32.00/hr." plus note about factors. Benefits: list of benefits.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The benefits list includes items; we should keep them.
Benefits list:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
We'll put each as
- .
Schedule: we need to include shift details: 2nd shift schedule from 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., working a 4x10 schedule from Friday through Monday.
We'll put that as
maybe.
Now we must not include any boilerplate like Job Type & Location, Application Deadline, About Aston Carter, EEO, etc. Also remove "Work Environment" heading (we integrated). Also remove "Job Type & Location" (Contract to Hire based out of Middle River, MD) - is that substantive? It's location and job type. Should we preserve? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. Location and job type are substantive. But we don't have a heading for location/job type. We could incorporate into About the role or maybe a separate section like "Job Type & Location" not allowed. So we need to fold that info into existing sections. We can add location and job type into About the role or maybe a brief note. Let's add to About the role: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Middle River, MD." Also we could add shift schedule there but we have Schedule section.
Thus About the role will include overview plus location and job type.
Now we must not include "Application Deadline" etc.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (overview + location/job type)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $24.50 - $32.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Schedule
This
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Pay and Benefits separate. We'll include Pay: "$24.50 - $32.00/hr." plus note about factors. Benefits: list of benefits. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". The benefits list includes items; we should keep them. Benefits list: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) We'll put each as
maybe. Now we must not include any boilerplate like Job Type & Location, Application Deadline, About Aston Carter, EEO, etc. Also remove "Work Environment" heading (we integrated). Also remove "Job Type & Location" (Contract to Hire based out of Middle River, MD) - is that substantive? It's location and job type. Should we preserve? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. Location and job type are substantive. But we don't have a heading for location/job type. We could incorporate into About the role or maybe a separate section like "Job Type & Location" not allowed. So we need to fold that info into existing sections. We can add location and job type into About the role or maybe a brief note. Let's add to About the role: "This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Middle River, MD." Also we could add shift schedule there but we have Schedule section. Thus About the role will include overview plus location and job type. Now we must not include "Application Deadline" etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
... (overview + location/job type)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Pay
The pay range for this position is $24.50 - $32.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Schedule
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