Production Coordinator / Materials Handler- Meat Room

Muenster Milling's newest custom pet food production in Denton, Texas is hiring! We are looking for a Production Coordinator / Administrator to support our production team and provide necessary in-person inventory support to our 3-room production facility. This role will be stationed in our Meat Room - a refrigerated room with temperatures at or around 35 degrees with occasional work in our freezer room (below 20 degrees). This is an inventory management role in a food production facility, NOT a warehouse management role.

Scheduled Shift : Monday through Friday 7am-4 : 30pm; open to Saturday / weekend work based on production schedule.

Summary and Objective :

The Production Coordinator / Administrator is a self-motivated and independent worker who can manage a wide range of inventory ranging from bulk raw meat, premixes, packaging and finished products that will ship to the customer. The role involves meticulously tracking and managing inventory throughout the production process, utilizing NetSuite and handheld scanners for recording transactions, labeling items and shipping and receiving inventory. This position supports operations by ensuring accurate inventory levels, conducting cycle counts, and coordinating with the supply chain team. Key responsibilities include managing production work orders, maintaining batch sheets, proper coding, shipping and receiving inventory and addressing defective items.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Creates and reviews production work orders, issues material to work orders, completes work orders, and closes work orders
• Manages production log and batch sheets, ensuring accuracy between physical logs and ERP system
• Responsible for ensuring proper code and lot dating of products
• Prints and applies item labels to work in process inventory and finished goods.
• Performs cycle counts and maintains correct inventory through production process in real time
• Record product weights and quantities of product produced
• Monitors status of all open work orders and ensures the real time and daily completion of all transactions to ensure an accurate inventory
• Coordinates with supply chain to receive shipments of in-bound raw material
• Ensures accurate accounting of and disposition of all defective or damaged products
• Responsible for generating inter-company transfer records for the shipment of raw materials and finished goods
• Follows assigned standard operating procedures while providing feedback on how inventory management processes can be improved.
• Generally works in a temperature controlled environment. Frequent exposure to refrigerated conditions and items are at or around 35°. May be exposed to -20° while managing products in the freezer.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor or other team leader.

Experience and Education :

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics :

Food Safety & Quality Responsibilities :

All Employee Responsibilities :

Work Environment :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly work within a plant environment. The work requires the ability to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel for extended periods of time scanning / tracking data. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms to assess inventory in assigned room, and talk and listen to ensure production is completed according to production schedule and accurately report data in NetSuite. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud in plant. Must be able to work in an environment with strong odors and varying temperatures.

Location and Travel :

The position is based full-time onsite at an assigned manufacturing facility with the ability to travel to other locations, as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Scheduled Shift : Monday-Friday 7am-4 : 30pm, or until production plan is completed.

40 hours per week