Warehouse/Material Inventory Control Tech

About the role

Supports CF Rail Services team. CF Rail Services is a leading railcar repair and maintenance provider.

Responsibilities

• Learn and adhere to all CFRS safety procedures.
• Learn the basic flow and logistics of railroad industry and repair business.
• Keep work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Follow written and verbal directions.
• Have basic math, reading, and writing skills.
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Identify parts required and kit as necessary for delivery.
• Organize and disperse material to work areas.
• Unload or load materials at designated area.
• Stack and sort material at work area.
• Perform general cleaning material storage areas.
• Operate various hand and power tools.
• Administer and ensure quality and safety procedures are being adhered to.
• Maintain an adequate quantity of all necessary material and supplies.
• Perform site physical inventories, counts, and variances.
• Lead the overall daily operation of the warehouse department.

Qualifications and Experience

• High school diploma or GED preferred, but not required.
• Knowledge of computer applications including, but not limited to, Microsoft Office suite, and Oracle.
• Basic understanding of QA manual.
• Participate in training.
• Valid drivers' license with acceptable driving record.

Skills

• Reasoning skills.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Work assignments involve standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, climbing, crawling, and crouching in strained and awkward positions for prolonged periods of time at various heights up to 20 feet.
• Uses hands, legs, and arms to climb vertical ladders to staging or suspended platforms.
• Lifts, carries, and sets up equipment and components that weigh up to 50 lbs.
• Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• May be required to work overtime and/or varied shifts.