We Are AUTOKINITON

AUTOKINITON is a Michigan-based automotive company delivering operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

• Communicates within department, and production, customer requirements and changes to demands.
• Prioritizes activities with areas of production and Shipping area to ensure requirements are met on time.
• Daily interaction with customer systems (Honda Supply Team, DDL, SMART, etc.), as required and according to policies. Including manual releases and EDI
• Materials Dept. data entry to include, but not limited to, Shippers, ASNs, and customer purchase orders, emails, etc. Maintenance of QAD as it applies to Shipping and customer orders

This full-time, salary, role is a part of our Materials team and reports to the Materials Manager .

Required experience:

• Experience in Automotive/Shipping environment as it pertains to customer systems (Honda, ACH, Ford, JCI, AAM, DCX), customer service, Shipping paperwork, EDI and ASNs
• Computer literacy; including detailed Microsoft Office and QAD (Materials/Shipping) experience
• Daily contact with carriers to schedule and cancel trucks

Working conditions:

• We’ll provide position-specific details including physical and focused efforts, working environment and conditions, and reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Where you’ll be:

This position is located at our Belleville Plant 1, in Belleville, MI offering many community events, resources, programs, and recreational opportunities for you and your family.

Community features:

• Belleville Lake & Festivities
• Lower Huron Metro Park
• Yankee Air Museum

Why you’ll enjoy working here:

• Competitive Wages and Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Company contribution match, and 14 paid holidays, including a bridge holiday in December.
• Work-Life Balance: Many of our Associates have stayed with us for 25+ years! It takes a good work-life balance to make it that far. We support your personal and professional priorities as they impact your well-being.
• Growth Opportunities: Take your career to the next level through tuition reimbursement programs, on-the-job training, learning management systems, and advancement opportunities from within our organization.
• Learning and Development: We empower all our Associates – from entry-level to senior-level – with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their current roles and beyond at AUTOKINITON.

AUTOKINITON Promotes a dynamic and collaborative work environment for everyone.

AUTOKINITON is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. AUTOKINITON makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Required Skills

Required Experience

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job.  The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments.  May require knowledge of or ability to quickly learn specialized software to complete work assignments.  Able to demonstrate continued expertise in the primary tools or applications used in completing daily work assignments.
• Requires very good communication skills with ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand
• Excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
• Must be able to proactively listen to others to understand issues and situations.  Must be able to clearly articulate business needs to both internal and external customers.
• Ability to analyze and correct process and or system issues using independent judgment
• Ability to generate and explain detailed schedules and performance objectives
• Must be able to complete detailed documentation accurately