Full-Time

Material Specialist

Ensign-Bickford Industries

Ensign-Bickford Industries

51-200 employees

High-tech conglomerate in space, biotech, defense

No salary listed

Simsbury, CT, USA

In Person

Associate's

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
ERP
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • A high school diploma is required.
  • An Associate of Applied Science degree in Business or equivalent experience is a plus.
  • Experience working in aerospace and defense, preferably in a material management organization, is desired.
  • Experience using enterprise resource planning systems to logically move and physically ship materials is required.
  • Experience with inventory transactions, storage, and cycle counts is required.
  • Knowledge of hazardous material shipping and movement experience is desired.
  • Department of Transportation Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 and International Air Transport Association certification is a plus.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office products, especially Word and Excel, is required.
  • Ability to work independently in a dynamic and changing work environment is required.
Responsibilities
  • Support the daily shipment receipt and distribution process.
  • Lead problem resolution to ensure accurate and timely accounting for incoming supplier inventory.
  • Support the weekly cycle count process by running and distributing count sheets, managing counts, reconciling weekly reports, leading corrective actions, and reporting results weekly.
  • Work with Operations teams to create and maintain expendable, production, and vendor-managed Kanbans.
  • Work closely with Operations teams to manage the kitting program.
  • Work with Operations and Program team members to complete dispositions of excess project inventory and participate in material close-out activities.
  • Assist with reconciliation, disposal, and accounting for excess and obsolete inventory.
  • Support the Customer Furnished Property program and supplier inventory process.
  • Lead problem resolution and perform reporting for the Customer Furnished Property program and supplier inventory process.
  • Provide backup support for hazardous material and inert product shipping.
  • Prepare for and support outside audits.
  • Troubleshoot inventory issues and perform reconciliations.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working in aerospace and defense, preferably in a material management organization.
  • Knowledge of hazardous material shipping and movement experience.
  • Department of Transportation Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 and International Air Transport Association certification.
Ensign-Bickford Industries

Ensign-Bickford Industries

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EBI operates across space and defense, pet food science, and biotechnology, coordinating multiple high-tech units. Each unit develops specialized technologies or products, while a centralized operating system standardizes processes and enables cross-unit collaboration from development to deployment. Its private, multigenerational ownership combined with a centralized platform supports long-term planning across diverse fields. Its goal is sustainable, multi-generation growth by integrating advanced capabilities across its sectors while upholding shared values.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Denver, Colorado

Founded

1836

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What believers are saying

  • A $29.5 million Navy IDIQ in July 2026 extends EBAD work through 2031.
  • March 2026 sole-source awards show customers still treat EBAD as uniquely qualified.
  • Cawood’s 2025 acquisition expands diagnostics reach into Europe and adjacent lab services.

What critics are saying

  • Beyond Gravity sued EBAD in February 2025, signaling contract and IP friction.
  • Blue Origin absorbed Honeybee Robotics, removing a visible robotics asset from EBI.
  • Defense contracts concentrate revenue, so any Navy redesign in 2027 would hit hard.

What makes Ensign-Bickford Industries unique

  • EBAD’s sole-source Navy components make it a critical supplier for defense programs.
  • Artemis II hardware success in April 2026 validates EBAD’s space deployment engineering.
  • EnviroLogix plus Cawood create a farm-to-feed diagnostics platform across geographies.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Performance Bonus

Company News

Portland Press Herald
Jul 7th, 2024
Obituary: Paula Ferguson

EnviroLogix was acquired by Ensign-Bickford Industries in 2010 and the couple retired in 2012.

Chemtech Environmental Limited
Jul 7th, 2022
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. hired Cawood on Jul 7th 21'.

Cawood joined Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) last year as part of its Diagnostic Solutions Group.

GovCon Wire
Jan 27th, 2022
Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. sold assets to Blue Origin, LLC in the amount of $262M on Jul 1st 21'.

Blue Origin has agreed to acquire advanced robotics manufacturer Honeybee Robotics from technology conglomerate Ensign-Bickford Industries for an undisclosed amount.