Material Coordinator - Michels Energy Solutions, Inc

Michels Corporation
Bowling Green, OH
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Who this role is best for

Field-experienced professionals with inventory management skills will find this role in energy infrastructure projects.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on inventory experience and a strong client-facing mindset
    — “excellent customer service skills”
  • Individuals comfortable with on-site work and logistics coordination in industrial settings
    — “facilitate the daily receiving and shipping”
  • Professionals who thrive in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
    — “work with the site project engineers”

Things to consider

  • Strong attention to detail is critical for inventory and documentation accuracy
    — “strong attention to detail”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle a mix of equipment types and vendor interactions
    — “receive documentation for all materials, equipment, vendors and supplied items”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize ability to manage discrepancies and resolve them efficiently
    — “Verify inventory records against physical counts, investigate discrepancies”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with Oracle or SAP systems in your resume and interview responses
    — “Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and customers’ data systems (i.e. Oracle or SAP based)”
  • Showcase your capacity to work independently with minimal supervision
    — “under minimal supervision”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate inventory management
  • efficient material coordination
Typical background
supply chain managementlogistics

Skills & requirements

Required

Inventory ManagementProject CoordinationCustomer Service

Preferred

LogisticsProcurement

Stack & domain

Self-motivationStrong Attention To DetailExcellent Customer Service SkillsPipelineGas Distribution SystemsCompressor And Pump StationsIndustrial FacilitiesUtility InfrastructureEnergy-related Construction

About the role

Original posting from Michels Corporation via Greenhouse

Material Coordinator

Michels Energy Solutions, Inc.

Location: Bowling Green, OH | Full-time | Travel Required

Michels Energy Solutions, Inc. (MES) serves as the general contracting and prime contractor arm of Michels, delivering complex energy and industrial infrastructure projects across North America. MES provides turnkey project execution, leveraging Michels' self-perform capabilities to manage every phase of construction, from planning and procurement through field execution and project closeout.

With deep expertise in pipelines, gas distribution systems, compressor and pump stations, industrial facilities, utility infrastructure, and energy-related construction, MES partners with clients to safely deliver critical projects that power economies and support growing communities. Known for tackling challenging scopes and providing integrated solutions, Michels Energy Solutions combines the resources of a national contractor with the agility, accountability, and hands-on leadership needed to successfully execute large-scale energy and industrial projects.

Our work improves lives. Discover how a career at Michels Energy Solutions, Inc. can change yours.

A Material Coordinator, under minimal supervision, is responsible for organizing and maintaining a parts inventory in the field and will facilitate the daily receiving and shipping, and receive documentation for all materials, equipment, vendors and supplied items for the Project, including subcontractors for each dedicated site. This role will work with the site project engineers when receiving major equipment, Company supplied equipment and Contractor supplied equipment. Critical for success are self-motivation, strong attention to detail, and excellent customer service skills.  

Why Michels Energy Solutions, Inc.?

We consistently ranked among the top 10% of Engineering News‑Records Top 400 Contractors

We’re a national leader in pipeline with a long track record of success.

Our steady, strategic growth revolves around a commitment to quality.

Family‑owned and operated organization with long‑term stability

We invest an average of $5,000 per employee per year in training and career development.

We perform high-impact, essential work that supports homes, businesses, and communities.

A culture where everyone shares responsibility for safety, regardless of title

We’re part of the Michels family of companies—one of North America’s largest and most diversified energy and infrastructure contractors.

We offer a comprehensive benefits program including:

Health, Dental, and Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Legal Assistance and Identity Theft Protection Plans

(Benefits may vary based on position and location)

Why you?

You like to surround yourself with dedicated, value-driven people

You value challenges and opportunities over a 9 to 5 job

You learn from the past and push ahead toward the future

You like to know your efforts are noticed and appreciated

You believe that individual commitment to a group effort is key to success

You want your work to make a difference in people’s lives

What it takes?

Maintain and promote a strong health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) culture for all employees, vendors, subcontractors, and customers to comply with HSEQ policies, procedures, regulations, and continual improvement objectives. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and risks with a commitment to correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe or nonconforming actions or conditions. 

Maintain material inventory by receiving, organizing, storing, tracking, and issuing parts for use in the field. Utilize existing inventory to help minimize costs.  

Develop schedule of preferred materials and shipment dates with field supervision and home office expeditors and buyers. Occasionally will work with clients’ material representative to return incorrect, unused, or damaged materials. 

Create detailed Bills of Material from customer specifications and project engineering documents.

Verify inventory records against physical counts, investigate discrepancies, and adjust errors. 

Complete day-to-day data entry into appropriate software, inventory tracking and reporting, and ad-hoc requests. 

Implement and maintain "best in class" support to deliver high and consistent service levels to internal and external customers. Collaborate with supervisor to coordinate and optimize efforts to achieve organizational objectives. 

Visually inspect and record incoming materials, coordinate overages, shortages, and damaged shipments. Ensure material has proper paperwork required (i.e. certs, MTR’s, manuals, etc.). 

Other duties as assigned.  

Must possess a valid driver license for the type(s) of vehicles which may be driven and an acceptable driving record as determined by Michels Review Team 

Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and customers’ data systems (i.e. Oracle or SAP based). 

Join a company that powers progress. Be a part of Michels Energy Solutions, Inc.— where you don’t just build projects, you build a career.

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Source: Michels Corporation careers (Greenhouse)

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