Material Coordinator

Company: Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences
Location: San Jose
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Manufacturing Facilitator or designee, the Material Coordinator / material handler is responsible to coordinate and expedite the flow of work and materials within or between production lines according to the production schedule.
• Keeps production area supplied with Kanban raw materials, performs Kanban audits, and / or transfers material to and from the warehouse.
• Transfers released product to warehouse.
• Maintains the production area in an organized manner.
• POC to move all Hot materials to each product line.
• Participants in raw material inventory cycle counts accurately.
• Follows QSR, ISO, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Use computer system to track shortages and research which parts are on the production floor.
• Performs all necessary transactions related to job.
• Brings all required materials to the production area and moves work in process and finished product to the appropriate areas.
• Generates documentation for material movement in accordance with company policies.
• Keep close control of materials in production area to ensure smooth flow of materials.
• Notifies Shift Leader or Production Manager of any actual or potential shortages
• Track material movement throughout the day, ensuring delivery between internal productions departments are made in a timely fashion
• Monitor the progress of parts on the shortage report and relay the results to the Production Manager and Production Planner to update the Master Schedule
• Works with warehouse to bring all required materials to the production area and moves work in process and finished product to the appropriate areas
• Generates documentation for material movement in accordance with company policies.
• Keep close control of materials in production area to ensure smooth flow of materials.
• Notifies Shift Leader or Manufacturing Facilitator of any actual or potential shortages.
• Requisitions materials needed for the production area.
• Utilizes production plans and computerized system to ensure that adequate level of raw materials are kept in the production area.
• Verifies quantities and items requisitioned when received for correctness.
• Moves work in process to staging area for next operation.
• Sorts and stacks materials in accordance with company policies.
• Assists Shift Leader in maintaining inventory of indirect materials and supply items.
• Active participation in Lean Activities.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.Requirements:
  • High School Diploma / GED and able to read and write English
  • Needs to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
  • Deals with routine situations requiring exercise of judgment.
  • Performs manual calculations, verifies documentation.
  • Interprets information obtained from computerized inventory system. Writes neat and clear information in inventory records.
  • Uses mechanized material movement equipment.
  • Heavy work.
  • Requires constant moving or lifting objects.
  • Walking and pushing to move materials.
  • Two years? experience in a manufacturing environment (Preferably medical device manufacturing).

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