<p><span data-contrast="none">Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":272}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">This role establishes material flow, WIP locations, storage and staging design, the ERP and warehouse management configuration, and the inbound, WIP and outbound organizations do not yet exist. The Manager designs them during construction and then leads the organization that runs them.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":272}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":300,"335559739":60,"335572079":10,"335572080":6,"335572081":4860443,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">Material Flow and Plant Layout</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":210,"335559739":70}"> </span></em></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design end-to-end material flow — inbound receiving through finished goods shipment — including bulk chemical and rare earth feedstock handling, inter-area WIP movement, and finished magnet packaging and dispatch.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Define WIP locations, buffer sizing and staging areas between Metallization, Magnet Production and Machining, and physically confirm them on the floor with Construction and the Operations areas before turnover.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish the storage strategy: racking, bulk storage, hazardous and controlled material segregation, environmental and humidity requirements, and floor marking and location addressing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Specify material handling equipment — forklifts, tuggers, lifts and containers — and the traffic patterns, aisle widths and pedestrian separation that make movement safe at rate.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">ERP and WMS Configuration and Deployment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":210,"335559739":70}"> </span></em></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own functional configuration of the ERP and warehouse management environment: item masters, units of measure, storage locations and bins, put-away and picking logic, and transaction types.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Build and govern item, location and BOM-linked material data, including the master data controls that keep it accurate as volume scales.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish lot genealogy from incoming rare earth feedstock through finished magnet, supporting customer, defense and rare earth sourcing documentation requirements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Deploy barcode or RFID labeling, license plating and mobile scanning so transactions are captured at the point of movement rather than reconstructed later.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with Automation & Digital Manufacturing on ERP–MES integration for production consumption, WIP moves and finished goods receipt, and with Finance on inventory valuation and cost flow.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own testing, training, go-live and stabilization. Transaction discipline on the floor determines whether inventory records are trustworthy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><em><span data-contrast="none">Warehouse and Material Movement Operations</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":210,"335559739":70}"> </span></em></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own inbound receiving: carrier scheduling, dock management, receipt and inspection coordination with Quality, bulk chemical transfer, and hazardous material handling and storage compliance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own WIP material movement between process areas — kitting, lot staging, container management and delivery to point of use — to a defined service standard.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":60,"335559740":258}"> </span></