Job Shop Inventory Specialist
Overview
We're hiring Inventory Control Specialists for our Nashville manufacturing facility.
You'll kit the material that keeps production moving, pulling heavy, oversized steel components with forklifts and combi-lifts, then staging them at assembly, mechanical processing, and welding cells. Every move gets logged in the inventory system.
The job runs in two halves: material handling on the floor, and accurate transactions in the system.
Compensation
- $24 – $27 / hr
- Overtime available
Hiring on 1st Shift
Responsibilities
- Kitting: Pull and stage every component a job needs before production starts.
- Material Delivery: Move steel components to assembly, machining, and weld cells.
- Lift Operation: Handle heavy, oversized loads with forklifts and combi lifts.
- Inventory Transactions: Log every material move in the system as it happens.
- Receiving: Unload and stage incoming steel from inbound trucks.
- Load Securing: Strap and block heavy loads before moving them.
- Equipment Checks: Complete pre-shift inspections and report mechanical issues immediately.
- Warehouse Organization: Organize storage areas to keep staging lanes clear.
Requirements
Qualifications
Required
- Experience operating large-capacity forklifts
- Comfortable handling long, awkward steel loads
- Basic rigging, strapping, and securement knowledge
- Computer literacy for inventory transactions
- Accurate record-keeping on every material move
- Lift 50 lbs; bend, squat, climb frequently
- Reliable attendance and overtime flexibility
Preferred
- Combi lift or side-loader experience
- ERP experience: SAP, NetSuite, Epicor, or Fulcrum
- Prior inventory control or kitting background
- Experience staging material for weld or assembly cells
- Current forklift certification
- 5+ years in manufacturing or yard environments