Materials Coordinator

Tittle: Materials Coordinator

Location: Midland, GA (Onsite)

Type: Fulltime

Rate: $75-80K

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

This is an on-site position, meaning much of this role will require working out of our customers' facilities located in Columbus, Georgia.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Spend significant time on the manufacturing floor, walking the line, checking material status, and identifying potential flow issues.
• Monitor work-in-process (WIP) materials, identify jobs at risk due to material issues, and expedite inbound/outbound materials accordingly.
• Work closely with production supervisors and planners to prioritize job material needs, align allocations, and escalate when issues arise.
• Coordinate with procurement/supply chain for supplier delays, shortages, expediting special components, and maintaining visibility of material lead-times.
• Update the ERP/MRP system (or equivalent) with material movement, job status, and inventory status, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, support physical counts, and identify discrepancies between system and actual material stock.
• Support continuous improvement efforts: suggest and implement improvements in material flow, kitting, Kanban systems, FIFO/FEFO, 5S adherence in material storage areas.
• Participate in daily/weekly production meetings, provide status on material readiness and risk to meet delivery commitments.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, production, logistics) to drive operational effectiveness.
• Adhere to aerospace manufacturing standards, quality requirements, safety rules, and regulatory obligations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects, reducing cycle times, eliminating bottlenecks, and enhancing throughput.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proactive, high-urgency mindset - you see material risks and act before they become schedule issues.
• Strong sense of ownership of material flow and schedule delivery performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - you'll coordinate across functions and work on the floor with production teams.
• Detail-oriented yet capable of seeing the bigger picture: you track individual parts but also understand job/execution level risks.
• Adaptable and resilient: manufacturing priorities shift, and you'll need to adjust material flow accordingly.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Technology or related field preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in materials management, production control, manufacturing operations (preferably in aerospace or heavy manufacturing).
• Strong familiarity with ERP/MRP systems and shop-floor material flow (e.g., kitting, WIP staging, job prioritization).
• Demonstrated ability to work on the floor, interact with production teams, escalate and resolve material flow issues in real-time.
• Good analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with a track record of driving follow-through on issues and providing reliable status updates.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with Lean manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to spend significant time walking the manufacturing floor (standing, walking, sometimes lifting moderate loads, interacting with operators/supervisors).
• Aerospace manufacturing environment experience is desirable (but not necessarily mandatory if strong manufacturing materials experience is present).

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods standing and sitting at a desk working on a computer.
• Prolonged periods of standing and the ability to traverse a shop environment
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.