Job Description

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Company: Alicat Scientific, Inc.

Position: Inventory and Logistics Specialist

Report To: Inventory Manager

Location: In person only-Tucson, Arizona 85743

Salary: $19 an hour

Shift: Mon–Fri, 11 AM–7:30 PM

About Alicat

Alicat Scientific, Inc. is a leading manufacturer based in Tucson, Arizona, specializing in flow and pressure instrumentation for both research and industrial applications. With over twenty-five years of continuous growth, we pride ourselves on delivering fast and accurate results to our global customers while fostering a culture of diversity, employee development, and business success. #Alicat

The Inventory & Logistics Specialist is responsible for executing and maintaining accurate inventory operations, supporting material preparation for production, and ensuring efficient and accurate shipping processes.

This role acts as a key operational link between Inventory, Production and Shipping, ensuring materials are properly controlled, staged, and delivered in alignment with production and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Inventory Operations

- Maintain accurate inventory transactions in ERP system
- Ensure proper material identification, labeling, and location control
- Enforce FIFO practices where operationally feasible
- Perform and support cycle counts and inventory audits
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies (shortages, misplacements, incorrect counts)
- Maintain clean and organized inventory locations to support efficiency and traceability

Production Support (Includes Material Preparation)

- Pick, stage, and prepare materials for production work orders (Head Assembly, SMT, etc.)
- Verify accuracy of components, quantities, and revisions prior to release
- Ensure materials issued to production are complete, accurate, and traceable
- Coordinate with production teams to prioritize urgent or high-impact builds
- Monitor shortages and proactively communicate material gaps
- Support return-to-stock or reconciliation of unused materials
- Help standardize material staging and preparation processes to reduce errors

Shipping & Logistics

- Prepare, pack, and verify outgoing shipments (domestic & international)
- Ensure accuracy of shipping documentation (commercial invoices, packing lists, labels)
- Coordinate shipments with carriers (DHL, FedEx, UPS)
- Track shipments and assist in resolving delivery issues
- Verify part numbers, quantities, and configurations prior to shipment

Cross-Functional Responsibilities

- Act as a swing resource between Inventory, Production Support, and Shipping based on priorities
- Serve as a control point for material movement between Inventory, Production, and Shipping
- Help enforce discipline around material access and movement
- Identify process gaps causing inventory loss or inefficiencies
- Support development and enforcement of SOPs

Qualifications

Required

- 2–5 years experience in inventory control, warehouse operations, or logistics
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems
- Strong attention to detail and accountability
- Ability to work hands-on in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred

- Experience supporting production (material staging or work orders)
- Familiarity with BOM structures and part revisions
- Experience with international shipping
- Basic data analysis (Excel)

Key Traits

- Detail-oriented and process-driven
- High ownership mindset over material accuracy
- Comfortable working across multiple functions
- Able to switch between physical work and system transactions

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Life and Disability Insurance Plans

• 401k with up to 5% match and vesting schedule

• Tuition reimbursement

• Earned PTO

• Paid holidays

• Parental Leave

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