Inventory, Parts, and Shipping Specialist - Part-Time
Location: Reston, VA
Job Type: Part-Time, In-Person
Schedule: Monday-Friday, approximately 20 hours per week
Pay: $18.50-$20.00 per hour, depending on experience
This is a part-time, in-person position in Reston, Virginia, approximately 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday. The pay range is $18.50-$20.00 per hour, depending on experience.
U.S. citizenship is required due to customer and contract requirements. A pre-employment drug screen is required.
Please apply only if you are looking for steady part-time, onsite work and are comfortable with hands-on inventory, parts, shipping, receiving, kitting, and production support.
About C-AT
Communications-Applied Technology, also known as C-AT, is a small U.S. manufacturer located in Reston, Virginia. We build communications equipment used by public safety, defense, emergency response, government, and mission-critical teams.
C-AT keeps voice communications operating when infrastructure is unavailable, degraded, or when multiple agencies need to communicate together. Our work supports customers who depend on clear, reliable communication when failure is not an option.
Position Summary
C-AT is seeking a practical, detail-oriented, hands-on Inventory, Parts, and Shipping Specialist to support our operations team.
This position is responsible for helping keep inventory organized, accurate, and available for production. The role includes inventory control, parts organization, kitting, shipping, receiving, and production support.
The right person will be comfortable working in a small business environment where accuracy, communication, follow-through, and willingness to pitch in are important.
Key Responsibilities:
Inventory Control
- Track, organize, and maintain inventory items.
- Keep stockroom areas clean, labeled, orderly, and easy to navigate.
- Verify physical inventory against system records.
- Help identify missing, misplaced, obsolete, or duplicate parts.
- Conduct cycle counts and assist with inventory audits.
- Report inventory discrepancies to management.
- Help establish and maintain bin locations, part labels, and storage organization.
- Monitor critical parts and communicate shortages before they delay production.
Parts and Production Support
- Pull parts needed for production.
- Assemble kits based on Bills of Materials.
- Verify part numbers, quantities, condition, and drawings before releasing kits to assembly.
- Label kits clearly with the appropriate sales order or production information.
- Communicate missing, unclear, or questionable parts before making assumptions.
- Support assemblers by making sure parts and materials are ready when needed.
- Help keep production moving by identifying blockers and communicating them promptly.
Shipping and Receiving
- Receive incoming shipments and compare items against purchase orders and packing slips.
- Inspect incoming materials for damage, shortages, incorrect parts, or quantity discrepancies.
- Document receiving issues and notify the appropriate person.
- Store received items in the correct inventory location.
- Prepare outgoing shipments accurately and securely.
- Package products and parts to prevent damage during transit.
- Assist with shipping labels, packing lists, tracking information, and related documentation.
- Support both domestic and international shipping requirements as needed.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship required due to customer and contract requirements.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Comfortable working onsite in Reston, Virginia.
- Comfortable with physical work, including standing, walking, using stairs, organizing shelves, receiving shipments, and occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Basic computer skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to follow procedures and ask questions when something is unclear.
- Clear communication and good judgment.
- Prior experience in inventory, shipping, receiving, warehouse, stockroom, parts, logistics, production support, or a similar hands-on role preferred.
Preferred Experience
- Inventory control or stockroom experience.
- Shipping and receiving experience.
- Experience with purchase orders, packing slips, Bills of Materials, or part numbers.
- Kitting or production support experience.
- Experience with FedEx, UPS, USPS, ShipStation, or similar shipping tools.
- Experience with inventory or business systems such as SOS, Odoo, QuickBooks, ERP, WMS, or similar software.
- Experience in a small business, manufacturing, technical equipment, public safety, defense, government contracting, warehouse, military logistics, or parts environment.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is practical, steady, accurate, and willing to pitch in. This person does not need every process to be perfect before getting started, but they must be careful, organized, and willing to learn how C-AT works before suggesting changes.
We are looking for someone who:
- is detail oriented
- avoids guessing
- asks good questions
- notices when something does not look right
- communicates problems early
- follows through on assigned tasks
- keeps work areas organized
- can handle repetitive detail work without losing focus
- works well in a small team
- is comfortable helping wherever needed
Work Environment
This position is based onsite at C-AT’s Reston office. The role involves stockroom work, inventory organization, parts handling, shipping, receiving, kitting, and production support. The work is hands-on and requires regular interaction with operations, assembly, purchasing, and management.
Equal Opportunity Statement
C-AT is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.50 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
