Inventory & Materials Associate

Company Description

Inspired Flight’s Purpose Statement says it all - Conserving resources, creating jobs, and saving lives by innovating the American drone manufacturing. Founded in San Luis Obispo, California our entirely U.S. based team designs, builds and supports highly capable and flexible drone platforms for both commercial and government customers.

Our purpose driven team exemplifies our Core Values. We are:

Collaborative: We harness the collective intelligence and energy of our team to surpass individual potentials and achieve shared goals.

Resilient: We approach obstacles with flexibility and creativity, supporting one another to stay focused, resourceful, and determined.

Diverse: We place a high value in people of all heritages, genders, sexual orientations, and points of view to spark innovation and solutions, enriching our work environment and outputs.

Continuously Improving: We are committed to ongoing learning and innovation by always seeking ways to enhance our processes, products, and personal expertise.

Underlying all of this is our deeply rooted belief that the cutting-edge aerial tools we create are advancing an industry that is good for people, good for our planet and good for the United States of America.

Position Summary

Inspired Flight Technologies is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Picker / Inventory Associate to support daily production operations. This role is responsible for accurately transacting material, picking parts for work orders, and maintaining inventory accuracy within our ERP system.

This is a hands-on role that directly supports manufacturing flow and on-time builds.

Key Responsibilities

• Pick parts and components according to work orders and job travelers
• Accurately transact material in ERP (NetSuite)
• Perform cycle counts and assist with inventory reconciliation
• Verify part numbers, quantities, and revisions before issuing material
• Stage material for production and kit builds
• Maintain clean and organized inventory locations
• Assist with receiving and put-away as needed
• Report discrepancies in inventory or documentation

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow written instructions and part numbers precisely
• Previous warehouse or manufacturing experience preferred but not required

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Accurate material transactions
• Clean and organized inventory locations
• On-time kitting for production
• Low inventory discrepancies

Work Environment

• Fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Primarily on feet
• Interaction with production, supply chain, and engineering teams

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may need to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Inspired Flight is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued, but prioritized. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer that seeks to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.