Materials Control Specialist

Saalex is seeking a Materials Control Specialist in Point Mugu, CA. The selected candidate will manage the receipt, storage, identification, inventory, traceability, procurement, and issuance of materials supporting Navy manufacturing programs. This position works closely with purchasing, production control, engineering, and quality personnel to ensure material availability while maintaining compliance with AS9100, contractual, quality, configuration-control, and customer requirements.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $93k-$105k (depending upon experience)
Work Location: Onsite – Point Mugu, CA. Work may involve warehouse, manufacturing, production, and material-handling environments and requires compliance with applicable safety, security, export-control, and government-site procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Receive, inspect for documentation completeness, label, store, and issue raw materials, parts, work-in-process, and finished goods.
• Maintain accurate inventory records in ERP/MRP systems, including receipts, issues, transfers, returns, adjustments, and cycle counts.
• Preserve required lot, batch, heat, serial-number, shelf-life, and certification traceability.
• Monitor material requirements and production schedules; identify shortages, excess, aging, or obsolete inventory and coordinate resolution with purchasing and production control.
• Verify correct part numbers, revisions, quantities, and material status before issuing materials to production.
• Control storage, handling, packaging, shelf-life, and preservation requirements to prevent damage, deterioration, contamination, or unauthorized use.
• Segregate and document nonconforming, damaged, expired, or unverified materials and coordinate disposition with Quality Assurance and Engineering.
• Source and procure materials, components, services, and outside processing required to support Navy manufacturing programs.
• Issue and administer purchase orders in accordance with approved supplier lists, contract requirements, quality requirements, and company procedures.
• Ensure purchase orders include correct part numbers, revisions, quantities, delivery requirements, certifications, traceability, inspection, packaging, and flow-down requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery status, shortages, and lead times and expedite critical orders to support production schedules.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Materials Control, and Production Control to resolve supplier discrepancies, nonconforming materials, and schedule risks.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, supplier documentation, purchase order status, and material receipt information within ERP/MRP systems.
• Support supplier evaluations, corrective actions, audits, physical inventories, approved supplier list maintenance, and continuous-improvement efforts.
• Identify cost, lead-time, quality, and supply-chain risks and recommend alternate sources or mitigation actions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in materials control, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, logistics management, procurement, or supply-chain operations.
• Experience with ERP/MRP or inventory-management systems.
• Working knowledge of inventory transactions, material traceability, receiving documentation, work orders, and bills of material.
• Strong attention to detail, recordkeeping, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a production-driven environment.

Desired:

• Experience in aerospace, defense, shipbuilding, Navy, DoD, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with AS9100 quality-management systems, shelf-life controls, material certifications, and configuration management.
• Experience supporting supplier evaluations, corrective actions, audits, and approved supplier list maintenance.
• Knowledge of procurement, purchasing, supplier management, material planning, and supply-chain risk mitigation.
• Forklift or material-handling-equipment certification, as required.

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Security Clearance:

Active security clearance required. Requirements to obtain and maintain a clearance include U.S. Citizenship, security investigation, and other applicable government requirements.

Benefits

• Employer Paid Health Care Plans for Employees & Family
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Wellness Resources
• Stock Option Benefit