Summary: The Operations Specialist supports day-to-day operational activities across purchasing, inventory control, production support, order processing, and warehouse operations within a medical device manufacturing environment. This role ensures accurate material flow from receiving through production and final customer shipment while maintaining compliance with internal quality system and regulatory requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create, manage, and track work orders to support medical device production
- Perform some purchasing activities for production materials, consumables, and non-BOM items, including issuing purchase orders and tracking deliveries
- Assist in maintaining appropriate inventory levels using min/max planning, production schedules, and supplier lead times
- Process customer orders accurately and coordinate with warehouse personnel to ensure timely picking, packing, and shipment of finished medical devices
- Execute inventory transactions including receipts, transfers, adjustments, cycle counts, and finished goods transactions within the inventory management system
- Maintain accurate inventory records and support material traceability in accordance with internal quality and regulatory requirements
- Ensure materials are purchased only from approved suppliers and work with Quality to maintain supplier compliance
- Provide backup support for warehouse operations, including picking, packing, staging, labeling, and organizing materials
- Coordinate with Operations, Quality, Production, Sales, and Warehouse teams to resolve inventory discrepancies, shortages, or order issues
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory accuracy, purchasing efficiency, and operational flow
- Follow all safety practices, company policies, and quality standards at all times
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
Skills and Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or relevant coursework preferred
- Previous experience in operations, purchasing, inventory control, manufacturing, or warehouse roles required; medical device manufacturing experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy, traceability, and documentation
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and ERP/MRP or inventory management systems
- Basic understanding of purchasing, supply chain, and production support processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively support cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with warehouse tools and equipment (e.g., pallet jacks, ladders, box cutters) preferred
- Ability to lift and move materials (up to 50 lbs.) and spend portions of the day standing or walking in a warehouse environment
- Dependable, proactive, and solution-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset
- Embody the Access Vascular Guiding Principles
Physical Demands:
The physical activities described within the job posting are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Access Vascular, Inc is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status.
About Access Vascular
Access Vascular was founded in 2015 to address the most common and costly complications of intravenous therapy: infection, thrombosis and phlebitis. The company is developing a suite of venous access devices made from patented biomaterials which are highly biocompatible and have demonstrated 6X fewer complications. .