Material Coordinator
Core
Warehouse-floor owner of material readiness for production, physically verifying kitting status, staging areas, and kanban racks to ensure every scheduled build has material in hand before it's needed.
Role type
Senior IC material coordinator (manufacturing/warehouse)
Builds
Production kits and material flow for defense technology systems
Domain
Defense technology / Manufacturing / Supply Chain
Required skills
kitting, staging, kanban replenishment, inventory management, lot/serial/batch tracking, material traceability, 5S principles, forklift operation, cycle counting
Preferred skills
Lean manufacturing, ERP/WMS usage, Microsoft Office, supply chain leadership communication
Technologies
ERP, WMS, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Walk production schedule daily and verify kit status for every upcoming build, flag at-risk builds early by physically checking shortages, coordinate with Production leads on build sequence changes, stage and deliver kits to the production floor, monitor kanban card/bin levels and trigger replenishment, maintain kanbin locations and labeling, right-size kanban quantities, perform cycle counts and spot-checks, receive and transact material movements, maintain traceability, keep staging areas organized, own physical flow of material, coordinate pickups/deliveries with material-handling equipment, partner with Shipping/Receiving to resolve delays, identify bottlenecks in kitting flow, apply Lean/5S principles, standardize kitting checklists, communicate status to leadership, train material associates, escalate material shortages immediately