Material Coordinator (Florence)
General Dynamics Electric Boat · Florence, SC · 2 days ago
PurchasingFull-time
About the role
The Offsite Maintenance and Modernization (M&M) Office is hiring a Material Coordinator. This position will be located in Florence, SC and will support the new construction of VCS and CLB products. The successful candidate will perform Material Control and Support functions in support of NEWCON work assigned to our prime strategic partner (SteelFab) at our Steel Fab facility in Florence, SC. The ideal candidate will cultivate and promote a positive team environment and be highly motivated. The selected candidate will interface with all levels of customer and EB management and communicate with Quonset Point, Groton, Off-Site Management, and government personnel.
Responsibilities
- Receive, identify, locate, and retrieve materials
- Possess an energetic and positive attitude and be willing to adapt to changing task requirements
- Physically lift items up to 40 pounds as required
- Travel and work overtime as required; may be required to travel to different EB sites or shipyards
- Work any shift as needed
- Contribute to site improvement goals in Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule, and Continuous Improvement
- Follow or issue verbal and/or written instructions; work as necessary to support production needs
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with subordinates and supervisors
- Responsible for material segregation, creating shipping documents, and communicating expected ship dates to downstream consumers
- Collaborate with site leadership to ensure readiness for inspections and audits
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED
- 1+ years of warehousing and/or material handling experience
- Business and EWA travel to other shipyards/strategic partner locations required
- Willingness to work other than normal duty hours, including shift work, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays
Preferred Experience
- Experience with material ordering and inventory control computer systems (e.g., MRP, EWP)
- Understanding of material documents, including receipts and shipping documents
- Oracle Training
- Vocational, Technical, and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs
- Proficiency in Cornerstone and PQS
- Proficiency in MRP
- Military service
Skills
- Highly organized with the ability to multitask in a constantly changing environment
- Strong coordination skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Strong communicator with the ability to balance priorities
- Experience with MDDs, SDDs, and DI’s
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of EB and government management/oversight
- Computer skills in MS Word, MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical, causal analysis, communication, organizational, planning, and writing skills under minimal supervision
- Proficiency in MS Suite (Excel, Project, VISIO)
Physical Qualifications
- Climbing
- Color Vision
- Crawling
- Heavy Lifting
- Kneeling
- Light Lifting
- Medium Lifting
- Pulling
- Pushing
- Reaching
- Stooping
- Twisting
Environmental Attributes
- Acids or Alkalis
- Cold
- Dry
- Dusty
- Fumes
- Hot
- Inside
- Noise
- Oily
- Outside
- Wet