Material Specialist

WireCo is the strength behind the world's evolution, through deep legacy and forward thinking, we create premium ropes that inspire innovation without limits. WireCo is headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas with manufacturing plants, distribution facilities and research and development centers worldwide.

WireCo offers a competitive wage, incentive programs, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits offerings for employees and their families. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with generous company match, 100% company-paid life insurance, and 100% company-paid disability insurance.

For more information, check out our website atwww.wireco.com.

The primary responsibilities of the Material Specialist, DC are pulling completed product from the floor, palletizing, staging for transportation, and loading and unloading freight from vendors and outbound to customers.

The Material Specialist, DC must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team's strength
• Accountable - celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware - demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent - acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined - takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent - promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious - seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads the effort to implement best practices within job scope; expected to participate in activities designed to improve production, quality and safety.
• Oversees the work of employees to ensure quality and productivity standards are achieved and maintained.
• Works with employees to identify and correct work not meeting standards and assists department management in establishing productivity standards.
• Responsible for administering and communicating policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company requirements.
• Develops and maintains excellent working relationship across all levels of the organization.
• Performing any other miscellaneous duties as by may be assigned by Scheduling and Materials Manager

Supervisory Responsibility

• None

Required Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• INITATIVE AND PEOPLE SKILLS:
  • Must be able to work effectively in a high-involvement, empowered work environment. Must work as a member of a Team and be able to interact and work cooperatively with cross-functional teams and other business units within the company. Must possess excellent people skills, including ability to effectively communicate.
• EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
  • 1 year of related experience
• LANGUAGE SKILLS:
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as bills of lading, packing lists, shipping schedules, shipping reports, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with Managerial/Supervisory co-workers, Quality Control Personnel, Sales Personnel, and Customers.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
• REASONING ABILITY:
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
  • Must be able to be certified as a Forklift Operator

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous manufacturing experience that includes the use of measuring devices

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

• Standard office equipment including computer, mouse, keyboard, telephone, multifunction copier
• Personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• An applicant must complete a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability