Material Handling, Mon-Fri, 6 am to 2:30 pm - Bedford, MA, United States
$49,920 - $56,160 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for managing operational inventory, including consumables, fixtures, and bulk materials, while maintaining inventory accuracy and supporting the efficient flow of materials throughout production. Key responsibilities include releasing production work orders, ensuring the timely completion of operations preventive maintenance (PM) activities, and managing material and fixture availability to support production schedules.
What you'll do
- Perform cycle counts in coordination with Inventory Control to ensure production-owned SAP storage locations maintain accurate inventory records.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to maintain inventory accuracy.
- Manage bulk inventory bins on the production floor and coordinate warehouse replenishment requests to ensure zero production downtime due to material shortages.
- Escalate material shortages, inventory risks, and production constraints to Operations and Planning teams to prevent schedule impacts.
- Administer the Fastenal inventory management system and identify opportunities to expand inventory coverage through Fastenal solutions.
- Coordinate and track Operations PM activities to ensure 100% on-time completion and accurate closure of maintenance records.
What you'll need
- High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
- Minimum of 3 years manufacturing, production support, inventory control, or material handling experience.
- Hands-on SAP experience.
- Experience with maintaining inventory accuracy and cycle counting.
- Experience working with KPIs and on-time completion metrics.
- Able to lift 40lbs and stand for almost entire shift.
Nice to have
- Prior experience conducting root cause problem solving.
- Ability to be trained and cross-trained in other departments.
- Enthusiastic learner.
- Continuous improvement mindset.
Skills: operational inventory, cycle counts, SAP, material handling, production schedules
This role has been open 4 days — well below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2424
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (2424 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 243 | 2424 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 408 | 9738 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 53 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: operational inventory, cycle counts, SAP, material handling, production schedules
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 384 open roles · median 81 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 243 open roles · median 31 d
- Applied Materials · 229 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 104 open roles · median 53 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 74 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 2424 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.