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Ottenweller Company, Inc. · 23 hours ago

Purchasing Assistant (Fort Wayne, IN)

Fort Wayne, IN

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Ottenweller Company, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to manage the delivery and organization of purchased components. The role involves sorting shipments, verifying bin locations, maintaining inventory levels, and running errands as needed.

Industrial ManufacturingManufacturingRobotics

Responsibilities

Sort through UPS shipment daily and ensuring that packages are delivered to correct department, cabinet, or storage area

Verify the bin locations in E10 for all purchased components and ensure that the components are delivered to the proper bin or location

Maintaining proper bin levels for purchased components and keeping the area clean and organized

Performs monthly purchased component cycle counts

Responsible for all delivery and pickup of subcontract goods using company vehicle

Run errands as needed to businesses such as Home Depot, Meijer, etc

Must successfully complete fork truck training and hold a valid fork truck license

All other duties assigned

Qualification

Fork truck licenseDocument interpretationBasic math skillsProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Must successfully complete fork truck training and hold a valid fork truck license

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Ability to write routing reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively with vendors and employees in the organization

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentages

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, and volume

The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; use both feet to operate pedals; and talk or hear

The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

The employee is frequently required to climb or balance

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus

The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles

The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate