# Job Shop Inventory Specialist

> Laborup · Nashville, United States · — · Posted 2026-08-07

**Salary:** USD 48,000–54,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

**Overview**

We're hiring Inventory Control Specialists for our Nashville manufacturing facility.

You'll kit the material that keeps production moving, pulling heavy, oversized steel components with forklifts and combi-lifts, then staging them at assembly, mechanical processing, and welding cells. Every move gets logged in the inventory system.

The job runs in two halves: material handling on the floor, and accurate transactions in the system.

**Compensation**

-   $24 – $27 / hr
-   Overtime available

**Hiring on 1st Shift**

**Responsibilities**

-   **Kitting:** Pull and stage every component a job needs before production starts.
-   **Material Delivery:** Move steel components to assembly, machining, and weld cells.
-   **Lift Operation:** Handle heavy, oversized loads with forklifts and combi lifts.
-   **Inventory Transactions:** Log every material move in the system as it happens.
-   **Receiving:** Unload and stage incoming steel from inbound trucks.
-   **Load Securing:** Strap and block heavy loads before moving them.
-   **Equipment Checks:** Complete pre-shift inspections and report mechanical issues immediately.
-   **Warehouse Organization:** Organize storage areas to keep staging lanes clear.

## Requirements

**Qualifications**

Required

-   Experience operating large-capacity forklifts
-   Comfortable handling long, awkward steel loads
-   Basic rigging, strapping, and securement knowledge
-   Computer literacy for inventory transactions
-   Accurate record-keeping on every material move
-   Lift 50 lbs; bend, squat, climb frequently
-   Reliable attendance and overtime flexibility

Preferred

-   Combi lift or side-loader experience
-   ERP experience: SAP, NetSuite, Epicor, or Fulcrum
-   Prior inventory control or kitting background
-   Experience staging material for weld or assembly cells
-   Current forklift certification
-   5+ years in manufacturing or yard environments

## Apply

[Apply at Laborup](https://apply.workable.com/laborup/j/46815ACB59/apply)

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