Custom Shop Material Handler - Fender

Within Fender Musical Instrument Corporation’s (“FMIC”) global Manufacturing team, we are focused on delivering operational excellence to the business and our customers by promoting collaboration, building trust, and setting high standards.  Our mission is to support and enable the makers who fuel the pursuit of musical expression.  We are currently searching for an exceptional Material Handler to join our team in Corona, CA.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.

The Material Handler for Custom Shop will provide material for assigned production area employees and carry out assignments from priorities established by Team Lead or Production Manager.

Essential Functions

• Basic understanding of the flow of material from raw material to finished goods and how their assigned area affects the process.
• Provide material to the production lines in a timely manner to support the production schedule.
• Perform daily goods issues and receipts transactions on sub-assemblies and finished goods.
• Maintain hour by hour charts.
• Set-up and maintain parts supermarket / kanban.
• Fill parts bins on production floor hourly / daily.
• Create daily parts pick-list for warehouse to pull non kanban parts
• Perform daily, weekly, monthly cycle counts as necessary.
• Identify and correct inventory discrepancies
• Commitment to working in a team environment. Communicate in a positive, helpful and constructive manner
• Ability to read and understand production schedules
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work place.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Good written and verbal English skills.
• Basic Knowledge of SAP, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to understand bills of material.
• Must be reliable and a self-starter.
• Able to work overtime as needed.
• Strong math skills.
• Basic computer skills, 6 months - 1yr manufacturing experience preferable in Fender 

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay rate for this position is $20.50 per hour.