Material Expeditor - Waterford, MI

About Us

At Miller Industries, we design, engineer, and manufacture custom products in the USA, with locations across Michigan. Our divisions include Miller Fabricated Systems, Flex Air, Miller Industries Representatives, and MI Service Group. We specialize in custom steel fabrication, commercial and industrial HVAC systems, and modular mechanical and electrical systems. As a family-operated business, we pride ourselves on hard work, quality, and employee growth.

Responsibilities

• Review production priorities, material requirements, shortage reports, purchasing commitments, and warehouse availability to identify material requiring immediate action.
• Coordinate with Buyers, Planning, Production, Shipping and Receiving, Program Management, suppliers, and transportation resources to resolve material constraints.
• Expedite open purchase orders and supplier commitments when requested, documenting updated promise dates, quantities, shipment status, and risks.
• Locate material within the warehouse and confirm part number, job, unit, quantity, condition, and storage location before movement.
• Stage and transfer material and production units to the appropriate manufacturing plant or work area based on approved priorities and need dates.
• Operate a Hi-Lo to unload, move, stage, load, and deliver material safely and efficiently.
• Ensure all physical moves are supported by accurate labels, transfer documents, packing slips, and timely inventory transactions.
• Identify shortages, missing material, damaged parts, incorrect quantities, and misplaced inventory; escalate issues with clear facts and recommended next actions.
• Follow urgent material through receipt, inspection, storage, staging, transfer, and delivery to the manufacturing point of use.
• Maintain a current expediting log or system record that identifies owner, commitment, risk, next action, and required date.
• Support receiving and shipping activities during workload peaks, including verification, labeling, put-away, staging, and documentation.
• Participate in material readiness reviews and communicate realistic status without overstating supplier or internal commitments.
• Protect job and unit traceability when material is split, transferred, substituted, returned, or reallocated.
• Support orderly warehouse storage, housekeeping, aisle control, and safe material handling practices.
• Complete required Hi-Lo pre-use inspections and report equipment or safety concerns immediately.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support Shipping and Receiving and manufacturing operations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; additional training in supply chain, logistics, inventory, or manufacturing preferred.
• Three or more years of experience in expediting, material control, shipping and receiving, inventory, purchasing support, production control, or manufacturing preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a sit-down industrial forklift/Hi-Lo safely and proficiently; current certification preferred, with ability to complete company-required qualification.
• Ability to read purchase orders, packing slips, job and unit identifiers, bills of material, shortage reports, and production schedules.
• Experience with ERP or inventory systems and basic proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and Teams preferred.
• Strong follow-through, urgency, organization, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities without losing transaction accuracy.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and escalate risks early.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly pay rate.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Short-Term Disability (STD).
• 401k with immediate match.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Profit sharing bonus eligibility.
• Overtime opportunities.