Materials Coordinator (1st Shift)

About the role

Viant Medical is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical devices. With nearly 6,000 associates across 24 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources. Together, We’re in It for Life. The Materials Coordinator is an entry level position primarily responsible for ensuring adequate levels of materials exist to avoid production stoppage, moving material, finished goods and components between locations.

Responsibilities

• Identify, select, and move materials to support production jobs.
• Ensure all material movements are transacted within computer system to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Initiate material lot change.
• Check status of material during production and replenish as needed.
• Verify proper operation of production equipment.
• Initiate maintenance request for equipment requiring attention.
• Perform line clearances including, but not limited to, clean and store equipment, clean machine and raw material bays, return material to warehouse.
• Ensure regrind, runners, and other scrap parts are properly moved to regrind trailer.
• Communicate job status and production issues with next shift.
• Follow and support all company and safety policies and procedures.
• Move complete pallets from PPNC locations to FGB locations daily.
• Maintain the rear yard area, especially after equipment cleaning.
• May be called upon to assist as machine operator.
• Assist Machine Operators 3 and 4 in addressing machine issues.
• Perform RMB audits as requested by supervisor or manager.
• Perform weekly warehouse maintenance housekeeping as requested by supervisor or manager.

Requirements

• 1-2 years’ experience in a fast-paced manufacturing work environment
• Forklift experience and certification required

Skills

• Basic mathematical skills
• Analytical trouble shooting
• Ability to read technical drawings/prints
• Strong mechanical/technical aptitude
• Computer skills as required by stated accountabilities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills