Materials Management Specialist
Location
Texas City, TX | United States
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Job Description and Qualifications
Materials Management Specialist
At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What’s Possible Role and Responsibilities: We are seeking a Materials Management Specialist to support our Texas City plant. This position requires 20% - 25% domestic travel during the first year for training and to support Air Products Global Materials Management Organization. Once the plant has been stabilized and processes are in place this will be a plant support role with minimal travel.
Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Materials Management Specialist is responsible for the warehouse spare materials, shipping/receiving of goods and accountable for inventory preservation supporting the Texas City, TX maintenance organization. The incumbent embraces the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of those materials from the consumption, re-ordering, tracking, refurbishment, and re-stocking.
The Materials Management Specialist will constantly interface with all site personnel, equipment suppliers, engineering, and functional support services. Integrity is a vital part of the Air Product’s culture and employees are expected to uphold the highest ethical standards and communicate across all channels with respect and honesty.
- Provide support to operations and maintenance on a day-to-day basis optimizing equipment in service time, minimizing downtime.
- Responsible for the cleanliness and organization of the on-site materials warehouse locations and maintaining acceptable storage conditions for plant equipment spares and segregation of Air Products and Customer spares.
- Work in conjunction with the Maintenance Planner and Technical Assistant to support planned and unplanned work. In a team environment works towards solving parts problems through alternate sourcing, material selection and equipment design.
- Support outages and other maintenance activities by filling SAP work order material reservations or purchased component and stage materials by specific jobs to streamline the process with technical crafts.
- Ensure that material received matches Purchase Order. Ensure that the Certificate of Analysis for calibration gases, oils, etc. are received with the order and that it meets the required specification.
- Supports the shipping out of hazardous materials, such as gas and catalyst samples, as required.
- Communicates with the Global Materials Management team to enforce company standards, common practices and assists on inventory audits.
- Compiles and issues report from SAP for documenting and communicating current materials inventory accuracy and cycle counting progress. Leads the cycle counting (inventory verification) of parts to compare against SAP system inventory and assists in investigating when discrepancies are found.
- Replenish spare parts consumed at the plant by utilizing SAP inventory management and assist requisitioning functionality.
- Assist the Capital Spare Repair Process including expediting repairs with vendors.
- Oversees vendor managed stocking programs.
- Receive and offload material deliveries to site; tag and stock material as required. Receive, Issue, and Return goods using appropriate SAP transactions.
- Communication of key information regarding material cost, lead-time/delivery schedule, and availability.
- Responsible for packaging parts/materials for shipment and work with shipping providers for transportation logistics. Able to safely operate warehouse and all terrain forklift as well as pallet-jacks.
Required Skills / Abilities: - Must have strong interpersonal skills and be capable of interacting with a diverse team of people with various backgrounds and interests.
- Experience in safe operation of forklift and other materials handling equipment.
- SAP or similar CMMS experience with Materials.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Capable of making decisions, prioritize workload, and multi-task. Drives responsibilities through to their completion.
- Willingness to work overtime, weekends and be on call as required.
Education Requirements: - High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 3 years minimum of related work experience in a Materials Management / Supply Chain environment required.
Physical Requirements: - Must be able to climb ladders and steps.
- Able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
- Must be able to operate forklift.
- Must be clean shaven.
- Must be willing to work at a tobacco-free facility.
Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance, retirement plans/401(k), and sick time. You will be eligible for benefits and will also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products .
Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans bring to the table. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
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