Raw Materials Coordinator
Novolex · Covington, GA · 4 wk ago
Purchasing$27.44–$32.62/hrFull-time
About the role
This position reports to the Process Engineer. The resin technician tracks raw material inventories, orders, and receives materials, schedules deliveries to support plant production usage, and adjusts the plan as needed.
Responsibilities
- Daily Inventory Verification and Planning: Check inventories, update resin tracker, communicate inventory levels with plant leadership, update RPP % target for extrusion, review resin consumption for the previous day and investigate potential areas of concern, coordinate with SUM to ensure correct blend of input materials, monitor RPP percentages, talc usage rate, and masterbatch rate to line condition, review production schedule and verify orders and delivery schedules for resin, blowing agents, and film, and make schedule changes if necessary.
- Weekly Inventory Verification and Planning: Review strategic raw materials plan with the Extrusion Unit Manager and update the resin tracker, ensure Bills of Lading are completed correctly and filed, perform full raw materials and non‑poly inventory, investigate any significant adjustments, analyze impact on supply as needed.
- Monthly Planning: Collaborate with the plant scheduler and resin procurement to review demand for upcoming months, adjust orders based on changes to the strategic plan, use MD04 and current raw materials on order to determine timing, cancellations, or additions, and communicate changes to the Extrusion Manager.
- General Support: Follow the safety program by performing work safely, reporting unsafe acts/conditions, adhering to health and safety rules, reporting injuries immediately, and wearing appropriate PPE; participate in mock recalls, internal audits, and NSF/BRC audits; maintain documentation standards, housekeeping, and GMPs.
Skills
- Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Effective oral communication with groups of customers or employees.
- Proficiency with basic arithmetic, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, rates, ratios, percentages, and interpretation of bar graphs.
- Problem‑solving skills: define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Capability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and manage multiple variables.
- Computer literacy, including basic SAP receiving functions.
Pay
Competitive starting pay range of $27.44‑$32.62 per hour, paid weekly – based on experience.
Schedule
1st Shift – 12‑hour shift, 07:00 AM – 7:00 PM, 2/2/3 schedule.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Comprehensive well‑being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health.
- Community Engagement: Focused Giving Program supporting sustainability initiatives and food/hunger needs, plus facility‑level community activities.
- Training and Development: Access to MyLearning platform, company and industry training curricula, tuition reimbursement (non‑union), and other skill‑enhancement programs.