Process Improvement Specialist

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Greentech • Hardware • Energy
The Role
Supports fabrication and assembly operations by organizing, tracking, staging, and delivering materials. Maintains inventory and shortage records, prepares ship-loose containers from engineered lists, coordinates material requests with production control, and keeps staging areas organized. May operate a forklift to transport materials and ensures adherence to safety, manufacturing, quality, and process standards.
Summary Generated by Built In

Powell is an engineered to order manufacturer of switchgear and electrical equipment for the power generation industry. As a Process Improvement Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting fab or assembly activities. Four 10s Schedule: Monday-Thursday 5:00am-3:30pm

Position Summary

As a Material Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting the designated division or department through the gathering, organizing and record keeping of needed materials and documents. This includes engineered documents and lists, inventory controls, maintaining accurate records, and facilitating the stocking and restocking of material needs throughout a designated shop area.  The following outlines the primary duties and responsibilities for this position.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Must learn and adhere to all safety policies and practices to avoid safety incidents.
  • Must learn and adhere to all manufacturing policies and practices to ensure consistent production.
  • Ensure quality by following standard work/process instructions and identifying any potential risks to product quality.
  • Organizing and managing buyout and customer ship loose, both the material as well as ensuring any ship loose gets added to the engineering ship loose list.  
  • Communicate with staff and production control team to request material and identify material shortages.
  • Fill ship loose containers with appropriate items per engineered ship loose lists.
  • Maintain records of gathered or shortage materials.
  • May utilize a forklift to transport, load and unload materials.        
  • Responsible for the organization and upkeep of the different materials stored in the ship loose staging area and outside containers.       
  • Responsible for organizing and keeping track of larger ship loose material.  
  • Responsible for delivering kit material from staging area to the designated projects 

More Information

This job description outlines the essential functions of the job and does not contain a comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties

About Us
In our 75+ year history, Powell has always known that our employees are at the heart of our success. Without question, we have the most talented people in all parts of our organization. As a manufacturer, we recruit and hire experienced and knowledgeable applicants to ensure our product is engineered, fabricated, and assembled to customer specifications!
Powell’s culture has and will always be founded in our "can do" attitude. If we can imagine it, we can do it. Become a part of our story and let us help you write yours. Hard work pays off in all our teams, with opportunity for advancement and promotion without sacrificing work-life balance. Successful candidates must have a legal authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis, with only those candidates selected for interview contacted.
Powell offers comprehensive health insurance for you and your family, 401k savings, annual bonus potential, generous paid time off, professional development opportunities, company-sponsored wellness programs, and a collaborative work environment.
EOE Protected Veterans/Disability
If you need an accommodation in the hiring process, you may contact 713.378.2685. Application status inquiries will not be accepted in this manner.

Skills Required

  • Legal authorization to work full-time in the United States
  • Ability to follow safety policies and practices
  • Ability to follow manufacturing policies, standard work, and process instructions
  • Ability to organize, track, and maintain accurate material and document records
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The Company
HQ: Houston, Texas
2,758 Employees
Year Founded: 1947

What We Do

Powell is hiring! - Powell is dedicated to improving people’s lives by providing reliable power distribution systems in every market we serve. From industrial to renewables we play a part in providing communities across the globe access to electricity, Powell takes pride in listening to our customers, understanding their needs, and proposing innovative and cost-efficient solutions. As a global manufacturer, we utilize our Core Values: Customer First, Respect for our Employees, Continuous Improvement and “Can-Do” Attitude, to solve our customers’ toughest problems. At Powell, we believe in being a partner to our customers by providing innovative engineered electrical power solutions and services. Our offerings include: low & medium voltage electrical distribution packages, electrical and valve servicing, and a wide number of automation systems to increase the overall safety of your system. Be sure to follow us for updates & to visit our website for more information: powellind.com An Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disability

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