Job Summary Required Qualifications and Skills
We are seeking a detail-oriented Materials Coordinator for a temp-to-hire opportunity in Pleasanton, CA within an engineering and manufacturing environment. This role supports production operations by coordinating materials, maintaining inventory accuracy, building production kits, and helping ensure manufacturing teams have the supplies and components needed to meet operational goals.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on materials coordination, cross-functional teamwork, and working in a quality-focused production environment. The role offers exposure to purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, quality, and sales teams, making it ideal for a candidate who wants to build long-term experience in production operations and inventory control. Candidates can expect a collaborative setting with supportive leadership, clear processes, and a team-oriented culture focused on safety, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH KITTING, BOMs (Bill of Materials or Manifests) AND ABILITY TO READ DRAWINGS & SCHEMATICS.
- Sort, inspect, count, verify, and route raw materials, finished parts, semi-finished parts, and supplies throughout stockroom and production areas.
- Build production kits from bills of materials, complete inventory transactions, and maintain accurate clerical and system records.
- Monitor inventory, work-in-process, lead times, safety stock, and material availability to help identify shortages, supply gaps, and production constraints.
- Assist purchasing with vendor coordination, material receipts, vendor returns, purchase order preparation, and requisitions as needed.
- Perform routine cycle counts, support annual inventory counts, and verify the accuracy of incoming and outgoing material movement.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, quality, logistics, and sales teams to support timely production flow and customer order fulfillment.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay rate: $25.00 per hour.
- Job type: Temp-to-hire.
- Location: Pleasanton, CA.
- Coordinate inventory control, material handling, kitting, and material movement to support manufacturing production.
- Monitor material shortages, work-in-process, lead times, and safety stock to support production planning and on-time delivery.
- Maintain accurate inventory records, complete system transactions, and support cycle counting and stock counts.
- Work cross-functionally with purchasing, manufacturing, engineering, quality, logistics, and sales teams.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in inventory control, material handling, or a manufacturing environment, with 3 to 5 years of related experience strongly aligned with the role.
- High school diploma, GED, or higher preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including spreadsheets and word processing documents.
- Ability to read and follow production documentation, inventory records, work instructions, and material handling procedures.
- Strong organization, time management, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Clear communication skills with the ability to ask questions, flag issues, and collaborate effectively across departments.
- Commitment to safety procedures, quality standards, reliable attendance, and punctuality.
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. and stand, bend, reach, walk, push, pull, and grasp as required.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with ERP or MRP systems used for order management, inventory control, and production planning.
- Experience working with bills of materials, standard operating procedures, and work instructions.
- Prior experience in medical device, regulated manufacturing, or other quality-focused production environments.
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