Anchor Fabrication has an immediate opening for a highly motivated Inventory Cycle Counter in our Shipping department.  

Position Summary:

The Inventory Cycle Counter is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records within a fabrication environment by performing daily cycle counts, investigating discrepancies, and supporting continuous improvement in material handling processes. This role ensures that raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), finished goods, and consumables are correctly tracked to support production efficiency and on-time delivery. This role is vital to ensuring our customers’ needs are consistently met, promoting our company’s continued strong national growth.   

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Internal Relationships: All Departments

External Relationships: Occasional and incidental contact with customers or prospective customers

Traits Displayed:

• Ability to exude high energy, solution-based thinking, while focusing great attention to detail and maintaining a service-oriented disposition.
• Contribute to a work environment that promotes pride in being part of a winning team and encourages personal and professional growth and success.
• Assure productivity and high-quality standards are constant so that the company and employees collectively enjoy optimum financial returns, job security, personal career growth and excellent service to customers.
• Ability to provide exemplary and consistent customer satisfaction, with a strong capacity for building relationships.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly cycles count on raw materials (steel, aluminum, bar stock, sheet metal), fabricated components, hardware, and consumables.
• Verify quantities for WIP items are staged on the shop floor and in storage locations.
• Ensure accurate labeling, bin locations, and part numbers for all materials.
• Assist with full physical inventory when required.
• Communicate with manufacturing personnel, the purchasing department, and other Supervisors on material status (shortages, discrepancies, roadblocks)
• Research and resolve inventory variances by working with Purchasing, Production, and Warehouse teams.
• Participate in 5S, lean manufacturing, or warehouse optimization initiatives.
• Take part in 8D and other root cause and corrective analysis for inventory error.
• Move, weigh, and measure materials using pallet jacks, forklifts, cranes, or scales as required.
• Organize and maintain inventory storage areas to ensure proper FIFO/FEFO and accessibility.
• Perform other related duties as instructed.