IWT Primary Manufacturing Plant: Material Purchasing Representative – Winchester
IWT Primary Manufacturing Plant
This is a Full-time position in Winchester, KY posted June 11, 2021.
OverviewInfiltrator Water Technologies (IWT) is a market leader within the onsite wastewater treatment industry, Infiltrator manufactures a variety of revolutionary products and innovative, environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional stone and pipe leachfield and concrete septic wastewater system components.
IWT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Drainage Systems (ticker: WMS, NYSE).The majority of our products are produced almost entirely from recycled resins.
Infiltrator’s recycling operation is among the country’s top twenty producers / consumers of recycled resins and among only a few of whom consume 100% of that resin in the finished products produced.
Infiltrator operates some of largest molding machines and robotics producing the largest plastic molded parts in the world.
IWT has always and continues to compete on innovation; we hold over 200 patents.ResponsibilitiesBe part of an environmental solution through repurposing of post-industrial and post consumer waste!
The successful candidate will focus on managing a full supplier base and will be skilled in mining, reporting and communicating data for the purchasing function, reporting to the Manager of Champion Polymer.
CORE RESPONSIBILTIES:* Identify, qualify, develop and manage material suppliers.
* Responsible for soliciting material samples, testing, and interpreting data to grow incoming recycled PP and PE quantities.* In the Champion Manager’s absence, attend and supply reports on material levels and projections for production and manufacturing meetings.* Conduct and maintain all daily work, follow up detail and communicate as necessary with suppliers, staff, other IWT departments and management.* Work with the Quality Department to verify samples meet the required specification.
This includes samples of incoming lots, vendor test materials, and development materials.* Process all paperwork including, but not limited to, vendor samples, research and development, and incoming lot detail for quality.
Prepare purchase orders and timelines for delivery.* Maintains and understands the material inventory process.QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in the conversion of plastics, such as grinding, extrusion, and float-sink technologies desired.
Degreed with experience in purchasing post-industrial and/or post-consumer PP and PE is preferred.
This position located in Lexington, KY area.
IWT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Drainage Systems (ticker: WMS, NYSE).PI135895189
