**Job Title: Inventory Specialist** **Job Description** This position involves both office and warehouse work, playing a crucial role in organizing the warehouse and ensuring efficient picking for production needs. The Inventory Specialist will work closely with the Buyer and Plant Manager, performing receiving duties, operating a forklift, and managing inventory within our system. **Responsibilities** + Perform receiving duties on all incoming materials, including unloading trucks. + Organize and store materials in warehouse areas, including tagging/numbering pick locations. + Review, match up, and sign off on all pertinent receiving documents and submit correctly. + Store and track bin locations properly. + Hold and release raw materials based on QC assessment and test results. + Rotate product in warehouse, following FIFO rules. + Tag products with XF labels and product ID numbers. + Perform cycle counts to verify and validate inventory to system count. + Identify expired products, alert team, and determine a course of action. + Load and unload trucks. + Assist shipping as needed. + Prepare products for safe shipping. + Communicate effectively between all teams. + Provide excellent customer service to customers. + Maintain a clean and safe work environment. + Cross-train with warehouse and production personnel for backup and need-based services. + Perform other duties as needed. **Essential Skills** + Ability to operate a forklift or willingness and ability to learn. + Experience in inventory, shipping, and receiving. + Proficiency in MS Office for documentation. + Ability to lift up to 60 pounds repetitively. + Ability to read and understand standard operating procedures (SOPs). + Basic math skills (converting kilos to pounds, fractions, decimals). **Why Work Here?** Join a growing company with great opportunities for advancement. We are moving to a larger location, offering an excellent environment for career growth. Our company values employee development and has a history of converting temporary workers into full-time employees. **Work Environment** This is a brand-new, modern, and clean facility. The position operates on the 1st shift, where production runs the heaviest with three mixers running throughout the shift. The dress code includes pants, a t-shirt, closed-toe non-slip shoes, and adherence to GMP standards (hair nets, beard nets, no jewelry). Employees are required to keep a pair of non-slip shoes at work to avoid wearing outside shoes in the production/warehouse area. A shift supervisor and an experienced production worker will assist with the basic training of tasks. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $24.00 Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Ephrata,PA. **Application Deadline** This position will be accepting applications until Jan 21, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.