LOCATION: Lake Forest, CA SUMMARY: Panasonic Avionics Corporation is looking to hire an Inventory & Distribution Specialist III to join our corporate Supply Chain Department. Hourly rate ranges from $20.19 to $34.62 based on years of experience. This is a full time, direct hire position, offering full medical, dental, vision, 401k, and life insurance. Additional benefits include tuition reimbursement, two weeks of accruable PTO, 14 paid Company Holidays, 7 sick days, and 3 personal days. Ask your recruiter about additional perks to work with PAC. WHO IS PANASONIC AVIONICS? If you've ever boarded a plane with a video display on the seat in front of you, offering Movies, TV, Gaming, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Audio; there's a great chance that Panasonic Avionics is behind it all. And we are looking for the best and brightest to join our Supply Chain Team to help us continue to provide the best In-Flight-Entertainment products on the planet. JOB SUMMARY
WHAT YOU WILL DO
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Assigns daily work to the warehouse staff based on general instructions from the Manager, Repair Logistics to achieve departmental goals related to receiving, picking, shipping turnaround times and on-time delivery.
- Provides functional training to the work group and serves as focal point for technical or procedural questions from the staff. Ensures high-quality customer service.
- Responsible for receiving and verifying incoming purchase orders; labeling and delivering the parts to stores in Oracle; and picking sales orders and entering the picks into Oracle.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Daily Operational Maintenance
- Oversee receiving, picking and shipping activities.
- Interface with vendors that support the warehouse including the packaging material supplier, office machine repair, freight companies and product suppliers.
- Process all inventory transactions. Research and reconcile inventory inaccuracies.
- Responsible for yearly Cycle Count, reconciliation and reporting.
- Receive materials and process according to verbal or written work instructions.
- Package per ATA300 specifications and/or customer requirements prior to shipping, if applicable.
- Prepare and process Request-to-Ship documents.
- Arrange for product pick-ups in accordance with customer requests.
- Prepare and process both internal and external customer orders which includes packaging, labeling and shipping.
- Receive incoming repair orders.
- Monitor daily shipping and receiving reports in order to prioritize work.
- Assess workload and reports resource constraints to the Supervisor.
- Assume primary responsibility for interdepartmental communication.
- Ensure that all materials are processed per Repair Station and Quality Control Manual.
- Responsible for warehouse cleanliness and safety compliance. Maintains a 5S organization.
- Provide recommendations for overtime and supply purchases, being sensitive to cost containment.
Internal/External Audits and Organizational Support
- Responsible for supporting internal and external audits of departmental processes and procedures.
- Participates in the ISO9000 and ISO14000 quality processes.
- Ensures inventory accuracy and works closely with cycle count coordinator to establish root cause and corrective action for any picking, shipping or receiving errors.
- Perform as back-up for the Logistics Supervisor.
- Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent internationally recognized qualification or recognized technical qualification in electronics or electronics technology with relevant experience and training.
- Must have 3+ years material handling/warehouse experience or 5+ years Avionics Quality Control or Inspection experience
- Experience and knowledgeable level of understanding using Oracle.
- Knowledgeable of warehouse shipping and receiving procedures.
- Knowledgeable with basic math.
- Must have a valid and clean driver's license. (A driving record background check may be performed.)
- Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements and AS9001 requirements is desirable.
- Proficient using MS Office suite of applications.
- A moderate level of problem solving is required to make the determination regarding product compliance with regards to specifications, industry standards, and relevant regulatory requirements.
- Ability to interact with diverse personalities highly desired.
- Ability to manage numerous detailed projects under a great deal of stress.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Extremely well organized, with the ability to track multiple activities involving numerous details.
- Outstanding problem solving skills and good judgment in dealing with competing priorities, limited resources and time pressures.
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments. May be an informal team leader.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Ability and willingness to work daily and weekend overtime as required.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
