Position Title: Cycle Counter
Wage: $18-$22/hour
Shift: 1st
Hours: 6am-2:30pm
QPS Employment Group is hiring a Cycle Counter for a company in Elkhorn, WI. This is an associate to hire opportunity.
Cycle Counter Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Perform daily and scheduled cycle counts of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- Investigate, analyze, and reconcile inventory discrepancies
- Accurately record count results in the ERP/MRP system
- Coordinate with Production, Quality, Purchasing, and Shipping to resolve inventory variances
- Ensure proper identification, labeling, and traceability of stainless steel materials (heats, lots, serials, etc.)
- Support compliance with GMP, FDA, and industry-specific quality standards
- Assist with physical inventories and audits (internal and external)
- Verify inventory transactions including receipts, transfers, adjustments, and shipments
- Identify root causes of inventory errors and recommend corrective actions
- Maintain organized, clean, and safe inventory areas in accordance with 5S and safety requirements
Cycle Counter Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent (Associate degree preferred)
- 2+ years of experience in inventory control, cycle counting, or materials management in a manufacturing environment
- Experience working with ERP/MRP systems
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Basic math skills and ability to interpret inventory data
- Ability to read and understand work orders, bills of material, and material certifications
- Familiarity with stainless steel products, lot control, or traceability preferred
- Preferred experience in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environments
- Preferred knowledge of GMP, FDA, ISO, or ASME standards
- Preferred Forklift certification or willingness to obtain certification
- Preferred experience with continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, 5S)
- Preferred good communication skills
- Actively work to create strong communication and a healthy working environment
- Communicate in a positive, clear, and respectful manner
- Respectfully listen to concerns and ideas brought forward
- Support and participate in company functions
- Respect confidentiality
- Embrace continuous improvement and customer-first thinking
- Embody values of Integrity, Trust, Creativity and Courage, Teamwork, and Excellence
- Attendance on a regular, consistent basis is mandatory
- Lift, reach, bend, stoop, twist, kneel, crouch, carry objects, ascend/descend stairs, and commute to the work location
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment.
Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
- Over 40 years of staffing experience
Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
