Coordinates and expedites flow of material, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules or department supervisors' priorities. In this job, the Material Coordinator reviews production schedules and confers with department supervisors to determine material required or overdue and to locate material, requisitions material and establishes delivery sequences to departments according to job order priorities and anticipated availability of material; arranges for in-plant transfer of materials to meet production schedules, and with department supervisors for repair and assembly of material and its transportation to various departments, and examines material delivered to production departments to verify if type specified.

• Monitor and control movement of material and parts along conveyor system, using remote-control panel board, compute amount of material needed for specific job orders,
• Applying knowledge of product and manufacturing processes and using adding machine;
• Compile report of quantity and type of material on hand, move or transport material from one department to another, using hand or industrial truck;
• May compile perpetual production records in order to locate material in process of production, using manual or computerized system, and maintain employee records.
  
  

Required Skills And Knowledge For Material Coordinators

• High school diploma or equivalent, but more education and/or technical training and expertise is preferred.
• Minimum two years' work experience in a warehouse/distribution environment.
• Proficient with warehouse procedures and policies (receiving, shipping, inventory controls.
• Required to have skills or the ability to be trained to operate various warehouse material handling equipment (MHE) to include, but not be restricted to the following; stock chasers, electric cars, stretch wrapping machines, pallet jacks, rate shop systems/shipping systems, dollies, hand trucks, electrically powered stand up forklifts, order fulfillment systems, mobile scanners.
• Proficient in the following: inventory software and systems; Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Office 2010 or latter; data entry; and typing skills.
• Knowledge of security measures to prevent loss of product and control access.
• Knowledge of protective clothing, safety, and hazardous material handling procedures ensure employees' safety, in a safe environment to work.
• Must be able to carry 70 pounds (heavier items are moved with weight handling equipment or with assistance from other workers.