Inventory Technician

Aspire Bakeries is a North American baking company with a leadership position in specialty frozen baked goods. Formed from leading bakery companies, its innovative food portfolio includes breads, artisan breads, buns, cookies, donuts, muffins and pastries from beloved brands likeLa Brea Bakery,Otis Spunkmeyer, andOakrun Farm Bakery. With 13 bakeries in North America, we are committed to driving innovation, predicting upcoming consumer trends and flavors, and exceeding our customers' expectations. Aspire Bakeries champions the values of Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity and Care to help us deliver on People Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Collaboration.

Key Accountabilities:

The Inventory Lead performs coordinated cycle counts, assists receiving raw material, and assists with loading outbound trailers as requested by bakery to ensure they arrive at the bakery timely for production. Directs team members on proper storage location of allergens/non allergens. Assures systematic movements are created on all material movements.

Responsibilities:

• Train all incoming employees on proper picklist use and proper movements.
• Monitors all orders received from bakery and create picklist to load materials based on FEFO.
• Audit warehouse daily to ensure inventory accuracy
• Inbound receiving
• Staging of materials for shipment
• Perform physical & systematic movement of raw materials to storage location/outbound staging
• Perform physical & systematic movements of packaging materials to storage location/outbound staging
• Perform systematic/physical returns raw materials to warehouse storage locations'
• Perform systematic/physical returns packaging materials to warehouse storage locations
• Monitor and track all material movements to ensure inventory accuracies
• Oversee and assist daily physical inventory cycle counts in accordance with published schedule
• Monitors movements to guarantee FEFO is being followed
• Operates lift truck in production area and warehouse
• Works to maintain and improve on the quality, legality and safety of each product and the processes used in their manufacture. Responsible for keeping assigned work area clean and tidy at all times and reporting any potential contamination and suspicious activity to a Supervisor immediately.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• At least 1 year SAP experience in a manufacturing environment
• At least 1 year inventory/cycle counting experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
• At least 1 year forklift experience a plus, including deep reach & walkie rider
• Proficient in computer usage including Microsoft Suite

Physical Requirements:

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 is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. Work will be required in freezer. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

We thank each applicant for taking the time and effort to submit your resume, however, only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Our organization is committed to promoting the independence, dignity, integration, and equality of opportunity of persons with disabilities by ensuring the accessibility of our facilities and services. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. Applicants need to make their required accommodations known in advance.