About Us:
Founded in 1994, Blue Falls Manufacturing (BFM) is the proud producer of Arctic Spas® Hot Tubs and All Weather Pools. We are proud to be Canada’s largest hot tub dealer, providing the best product and service in the industry. BFM thrives on inspiration, innovative engineering, and employee dedication and experience. Our team is customer focused, delivering the highest level of service and product quality possible.
Summary
We are looking for an Inventory Control Coordinator to support accurate inventory flow, receiving, put-away, material movement, cycle counting, and inventory system discipline at our Thorsby facility. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, comfortable working in a warehouse/manufacturing environment, and able to work collaboratively with Inventory, Purchasing, Production, Quality, Logistics, and other departments. This role is responsible for helping ensure physical inventory, system inventory, locations, labels, and movements remain accurate and controlled.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Receive and inspect incoming stock: Accurately receive, count, inspect for damage, and verify incoming materials against purchase orders, packing slips, transfer documents, and approved receiving procedures.
- Identify and escalate discrepancies: Quarantine or flag damaged, incorrect, excess, short-shipped, unidentified, or non-conforming materials and communicate issues to the appropriate supervisor, Purchasing, Quality, Logistics, or requesting department.
- Maintain inventory system accuracy: Update inventory records in inventory/RFID/barcode and supporting systems as required, ensuring physical stock, system quantities, locations, bins, and movement records remain aligned.
- Support RFID, barcode, and location control: Assist with RFID/barcode, bin, zone, sub-zone, and location processes, including investigation of mismatches between physical inventory, system data, and approved storage locations.
- Process material movements and transfers: Verify and process put-away, picking, staging, transfers, returns to stock, location changes, and other inventory movements according to approved procedures.
- Perform inventory counts: Complete scheduled and exception-based cycle counts, physical counts, recounts, and spot checks by item, bin, zone, or location.
- Investigate inventory variances: Research count discrepancies, document likely causes, and submit adjustment requests or escalation details for approval according to inventory control procedures.
- Support replenishment activities: Monitor low-stock, min/max, Kanban, shortage, and general replenishment signals and communicate requirements to Purchasing or the appropriate supervisor according to approved ordering procedures.
- Report on inventory operations: Provide clear updates on order progress, stock availability, receiving issues, inventory discrepancies, transfer issues, and order fulfillment concerns.
- Organize and label inventory: Apply approved part numbers, labels, bin IDs, and location identifiers; flag missing, incorrect, or unclear part information or master data for correction through the approved process.
- Maintain warehouse stock and space: Keep racks, bins, totes, pallets, quarantine areas, staging areas, and storage locations clean, safe, organized, and easy to identify.
- Handle materials safely: Load, unload, sort, move, stage, and deliver materials manually or using approved material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, or utility vehicles.
- Verify deliveries and shipments: Accept, count, and note the condition of parts and materials for incoming, outgoing, internal, and inter-location shipments.
- Support inventory planning inputs: Provide inventory accuracy, usage, shortage, and stock movement information to support purchasing, production planning, warehouse forecasting, and inventory control decisions.
- Ensure safety and housekeeping: Follow and support safety requirements, PPE expectations, equipment rules, 5S/visual management practices, and clean work area standards.
- Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Inventory, Purchasing, Production, Quality, Logistics, Maintenance, and other teams to resolve material flow, shortage, quality, and inventory accuracy issues.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow inventory procedures accurately and consistently.
- Comfortable investigating discrepancies, asking questions, documenting issues, and escalating concerns before moving or adjusting inventory.
- Basic computer skills, including ERP/WMS use, scanners, tablets, email, spreadsheets, and inventory reports.
- Ability to read and understand part numbers, labels, purchase orders, packing slips, transfer documents, work instructions, and inventory count sheets.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cooperatively with warehouse, production, purchasing, logistics, and quality teams.
- Physically fit with good mobility and manual dexterity.
- Able to stand, walk, bend, reach, and perform warehouse tasks for sustained periods over an eight-hour shift.
- Capable of performing repetitive tasks in a fast-paced manufacturing and warehouse environment.
- Ability to push/pull and/or lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
- Positive attitude, reliability, excellent attendance, punctuality, and willingness to learn.
Experience and Qualifications
- 1-3 years of experience in a warehouse, inventory control, receiving, shipping, manufacturing, or related material handling role preferred.
- Experience with inventory management systems, ERP systems, WMS platforms, barcode systems, or RFID-supported processes is preferred.
- Experience operating material handling equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, or utility vehicles is an asset.
- Forklift or other equipment certifications are considered an asset; training may be provided where appropriate.
- Manufacturing, warehouse, parts, production support, or distribution experience is considered an asset.
Work Environment
- Warehouse and manufacturing setting.
- Role requires regular movement through warehouse, production, receiving, staging, and storage areas.
- Work may involve exposure to normal warehouse/manufacturing conditions, equipment traffic, changing priorities, and seasonal workload fluctuations.
Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation commensurate with skills and qualifications.
- Overtime as required.
- Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, LTD, and AD&D.
- RRSP matching program.
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
- Cross-functional training and developmental opportunities.
Other Requirements
- Valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation to commute to and from work.
- Steel-toed or composite-toed footwear required; all other essential PPE provided by the company.
- Must be able to comply with company safety, attendance, equipment, and inventory control procedures.
Closing Statement
BFM is an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity in our workforce. We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Thorsby, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- warehouse: 2 years (preferred)
- Inventory Control Management : 1 year (preferred)
- Hazardous material handling: 1 year (preferred)
Language:
Work Location: In person
