Fontaine Modification Company
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Fontaine Modification focuses on the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for heavy truck manufacturers, dealers, and commercial truck users worldwide. We fill the niche between what OEM truck chassis builders can produce in their respective manufacturing plants and what the market needs for the wide variety of fleet and vocational truck applications. Fontaine’s long history of providing innovative and custom-engineered solutions in an environment of integrity, customer responsiveness, quality products, and superior workmanship has made us a recognized leader in the industry for more than half a century.
Fontaine Modification is seeking a dependable, safety-focused, quality-minded, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician to support production operations through disciplined material handling, inventory control, warehouse organization, and line-side material support.
The Warehouse Technician is a critical link between suppliers, warehouse operations, production, quality, and the customer. The position is responsible for ensuring the right material is available, in the right quantity, in the right condition, at the right location, and at the right time to support production requirements.
The successful candidate will demonstrate ownership of the warehouse environment, maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping, protect inventory accuracy, identify problems before they disrupt production, and actively contribute to continuous improvement.
Fontaine Modification is seeking a dependable, safety-focused, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician to support our truck modification manufacturing operations. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the right materials are available, accurately tracked, properly stored, and delivered to production when needed.
The Warehouse Technician will support receiving, inventory control, material staging, line-side delivery, shipping, and warehouse organization while maintaining high standards for safety, quality, accuracy, and 5S. The ideal candidate takes ownership of their work, communicates proactively, identifies potential problems before they impact production, and looks for opportunities to improve material flow and efficiency.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who takes pride in being dependable, organized, safety-conscious, and part of a team that builds high-quality solutions for the heavy truck industry.
WAREHOUSE TECHNICIAN
POSITION SUMMARY
Fontaine Modification focuses on the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for heavy truck manufacturers, dealers, and commercial truck users worldwide. We fill the niche between what OEM truck chassis builders can produce in their respective manufacturing plants and what the market needs for the wide variety of fleet and vocational truck applications. Fontaine’s long history of providing innovative and custom-engineered solutions in an environment of integrity, customer responsiveness, quality products, and superior workmanship has made us a recognized leader in the industry for more than half a century.
Fontaine Modification is seeking a dependable, safety-focused, quality-minded, and detail-oriented Warehouse Technician to support production operations through disciplined material handling, inventory control, warehouse organization, and line-side material support.
The Warehouse Technician is a critical link between suppliers, warehouse operations, production, quality, and the customer. The position is responsible for ensuring the right material is available, in the right quantity, in the right condition, at the right location, and at the right time to support production requirements.
The successful candidate will demonstrate ownership of the warehouse environment, maintain high standards of safety and housekeeping, protect inventory accuracy, identify problems before they disrupt production, and actively contribute to continuous improvement.
This position is expected to operate with a “production-ready” mindset: anticipate needs, identify risks, communicate issues early, and take action to prevent material shortages, errors, damage, delays, and unnecessary downtime.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Material Receiving & Inventory Control
- Receive, unload, inspect, identify, and verify incoming materials, components, supplies, and equipment against applicable documentation.
- Confirm quantities, part numbers, descriptions, condition, and other required information before material is placed into inventory.
- Identify and immediately communicate damaged, incorrect, short, excess, or questionable material.
- Accurately process material transactions in applicable inventory/status systems.
- Maintain accurate inventory locations and ensure materials are stored in their designated locations.
- Perform routine cycle counts and participate in physical inventory activities.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and assist in identifying root causes rather than simply correcting system quantities.
- Protect inventory from damage, contamination, deterioration, loss, or unauthorized use.
- Maintain appropriate material identification, labeling, lot/part traceability, and organization standards.
Production & Line-Side Material Support
- Pick, stage, sequence, and deliver materials to production in accordance with production schedules and established material-flow requirements.
- Maintain appropriate line-side inventory levels to support uninterrupted production without creating unnecessary excess inventory or congestion.
- Monitor production requirements and proactively identify potential material shortages before they affect production.
- Coordinate with production personnel and leadership regarding material priorities, shortages, substitutions, discrepancies, and changing requirements.
- Support efficient material flow throughout the facility.
- Ensure materials delivered to production are the correct part, correct quantity, correct condition, and correct destination.
- Retrieve and return unused, excess, or obsolete material in accordance with established processes.
- Support production changeovers, special projects, customer requirements, and other operational priorities as assigned.
Shipping & Logistics
- Support outbound shipping activities, including material preparation, packaging, labeling, staging, loading, and documentation.
- Verify shipments for accuracy before release.
- Properly secure and protect materials during movement and shipment.
- Maintain organized shipping and receiving areas.
- Communicate shipment discrepancies, delays, damage, or other concerns promptly.
Safety & Risk Prevention
- Demonstrate personal ownership for safety and actively contribute to a safe work environment.
- Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, carts, and other material-handling equipment safely and in accordance with training and established procedures.
- Complete required inspections of material-handling equipment before use and report unsafe conditions or equipment defects immediately.
- Follow applicable OSHA requirements, Fontaine safety policies, procedures, JSAs/JHAs, and established safe-work practices.
- Maintain clear aisles, emergency access, exits, fire equipment access, and designated pedestrian/forklift travel paths.
- Properly store materials to prevent falling-object, struck-by, ergonomic, fire, chemical, and other workplace hazards.
- Stop and escalate work when an unsafe condition presents an immediate risk to people, equipment, product, or the facility.
- Participate in safety observations, Good Catch/Near Miss reporting, corrective actions, and other proactive safety initiatives.
- Promote a safety culture in which employees are expected to identify hazards and address them before an incident occurs.
Quality & Product Protection
- Treat material accuracy as a quality responsibility and recognize that incorrect or damaged material can directly affect the finished truck and customer.
- Follow established inspection, identification, storage, handling, and traceability requirements.
- Prevent material damage through proper handling, storage, transportation, and stacking practices.
- Immediately communicate quality concerns, incorrect parts, damaged material, or potential nonconformances.
- Support containment and corrective-action activities when material or inventory issues are identified.
- Maintain accurate documentation and system transactions to support product and material traceability.
5S, Lean & Continuous Improvement
- Maintain warehouse areas according to established 5S standards: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.
- Identify opportunities to improve material flow, storage utilization, inventory accuracy, ergonomics, safety, productivity, and workplace organization.
- Participate in continuous-improvement activities and problem-solving initiatives.
- Support visual management practices, standardized work, and established warehouse procedures.
- Identify recurring problems and bring forward improvement opportunities rather than accepting inefficient processes as “the way we have always done it.”
- Participate in Kaizen, 5S audits, safety activities, process reviews, and other improvement initiatives as assigned.
- Maintain an organized warehouse that allows employees to quickly identify what is needed, where it belongs, and whether it is available.
Communication & Teamwork
- Maintain timely, professional, and accurate communication with warehouse personnel, production employees, supervisors, managers, suppliers, carriers, and other stakeholders.
- Communicate material shortages, inventory discrepancies, shipment issues, damaged material, safety concerns, and other operational risks promptly.
- Listen effectively and actively seek feedback without becoming defensive.
- Build productive relationships across departments and contribute to a culture of teamwork and accountability.
- Provide clear information during shift changes and handoffs to ensure continuity of operations.
- Demonstrate flexibility when production priorities or customer requirements change.
- Support coworkers and other departments when operational needs require additional assistance.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
The Warehouse Technician is expected to demonstrate the following behaviors consistently:
Ownership
Takes responsibility for the condition, accuracy, organization, and performance of the warehouse area. Does not wait for someone else to identify obvious problems.
Accuracy
Understands that inventory accuracy directly impacts production, cost, customer satisfaction, and operational performance. Verifies information before completing transactions or releasing material.
Production Mindset
Understands production priorities and proactively supports the flow of material necessary to meet customer commitments.
Safety Leadership
Recognizes that safety is everyone's responsibility. Identifies hazards, speaks up, and takes appropriate action when unsafe conditions are observed.
Problem Solving
Looks beyond the immediate problem to understand why it occurred and participates in preventing recurrence.
Reliability
Reports to work prepared, follows through on commitments, completes assignments on time, and can be relied upon during changing production demands.
Professionalism
Deals directly and respectfully with people and problems, maintains composure under pressure, and represents Fontaine professionally.
Continuous Improvement
Looks for better, safer, faster, and more efficient ways to perform work while maintaining quality and compliance.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Communication: Listening effectively, transmitting information accurately and understandably, actively seeking feedback, and communicating operational concerns promptly.
Customer Focus: Understanding and meeting the needs of internal and external customers and recognizing that warehouse performance directly affects production and the ultimate customer.
Flexibility: Performing a wide range of tasks, responding effectively to changes in production priorities, accepting new responsibilities, and supporting changing business needs.
Attention to Detail: Monitoring adherence to standards and actively verifying the accuracy of material, documentation, inventory transactions, labels, quantities, and locations.
Professionalism: Dealing directly and forthrightly with people and problems, maintaining composure, and persisting to complete work to the required standard.
Dependability/Reliability: Following through on commitments, producing timely and accurate work, maintaining attendance expectations, and contributing wherever needed to achieve operational goals.
Teamwork: Building cooperation among individuals and departments, sharing information and resources, and working toward common production, safety, quality, and customer objectives.
Interpersonal Influence: Building effective relationships and adapting communication and working styles to different individuals, departments, and operational situations.
Directive Influence: Providing clear direction or instruction when appropriate, maintaining compliance with established processes, and valuing input from knowledgeable resources.
Problem Solving: Recognizing problems, gathering relevant information, identifying contributing factors, escalating appropriately, and participating in sustainable solutions.
Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities to eliminate waste, reduce risk, improve material flow, increase accuracy, and strengthen operational performance.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in warehousing, manufacturing, logistics, material handling, or a related industrial environment preferred.
- Previous experience supporting a manufacturing or production environment preferred.
- Forklift certification or demonstrated ability and willingness to obtain certification required.
- Experience with inventory management, warehouse management, ERP, or material-status systems preferred.
- Basic computer skills required.
- Ability to accurately read and interpret part numbers, labels, work instructions, shipping documents, and other operational information.
- Ability to perform basic inventory calculations and accurately document material transactions.
- Demonstrated ability to safely operate material-handling equipment.
- Ability to lift and handle materials weighing up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, climb, and work in an industrial environment for extended periods.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment where priorities may change based on production and customer requirements.
- Willingness to participate in required safety, quality, equipment, and process training.
SUCCESS MEASURES
Success in this position will be demonstrated through consistent performance in areas including:
- Inventory Accuracy
- Material Availability to Production
- Receiving & Shipping Accuracy
- Material Damage Prevention
- On-Time Material Delivery
- Warehouse Organization & 5S
- Safety Compliance & Hazard Identification
- Good Catch/Near Miss Participation
- Reduction of Material Shortages and Discrepancies
- Accurate System Transactions
- Continuous Improvement Participation
- Responsiveness to Production Needs
- Dependability and Attendance
- Teamwork and Communication
Performance expectations may be measured through established department and company metrics, audits, inventory results, safety observations, quality performance, production feedback, and demonstrated adherence to standardized work.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
This position operates primarily within an industrial manufacturing and warehouse environment and may be exposed to moving equipment, forklifts, truck components, welding and fabrication activities, noise, dust, weather conditions, and other manufacturing-related hazards.
The employee is expected to consistently use required personal protective equipment, follow established safety procedures, and maintain awareness of surrounding operations.
Fontaine CORE VALUES IN ACTION
The Warehouse Technician is expected to consistently demonstrate Fontaine's commitment to:
Safety: No production objective takes priority over working safely.
Quality: Do it right the first time and protect the quality of the finished product.
Customer Responsiveness: Understand that every material movement ultimately supports a customer commitment.
Integrity: Be accurate, honest, and accountable in every transaction and interaction.
Teamwork: Work across departmental boundaries to achieve common goals.
Continuous Improvement: Challenge the status quo and seek safer, more efficient, and more reliable ways to work.
Superior Workmanship: Take pride in the accuracy, organization, and quality of the work performed.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Fontaine Modification offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including medical insurance and a 401(k) plan. Fontaine Modification is a member of the Marmon Group / Berkshire Hathaway family of companies.
TO APPLY
Please submit a resume and cover letter describing your relevant background and experience. Candidates are encouraged to identify three specific reasons they believe their experience, skills, and work ethic would make them a strong contributor to Fontaine Modification.
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.
