Quality & Inventory Control Inspector
Job Location:
De Queen, AR - USA
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Job Summary
Quality & Inventory Control Inspector
Bell Lumber & Pole Co.
Location: De Queen Arkansas
Full-Time1st Shift hours: 7:00AM - 3:00PM Monday-Friday (Overtime as needed)
Starting pay is $22.50 an hour
Bell Lumber & Pole is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Quality & Inventory Control Inspector to join our this role you will help maintain quality and accuracy in our inventory conduct inbound and outbound load inspections and support wood flow through our De Queen peeling yard.
Facilitate communication and documentation across yard operations internal teams and vendors ensuring accurate records and timely reporting of discrepancies or issues.
Audit and monitor inbound materials and suppliers for quality and compliance document recurring issues and coordinate with internal teams and vendors to resolve concerns and contain nonconforming material.
Inspect and verify incoming materials for quality quantity and compliance documenting and escalating any issues or rejected materials as needed.
Verify outbound shipments for accurate identification quantities and documentation ensuring all loads meet requirements before release.
Serve as a communication link between yard supervision admin shipping scheduling loaders grading/framing/kiln leads QC Broken Bow and vendors.
Conduct routine physical yard audits and reconcile system inventory to actual yard condition.
Accurately complete and maintain inspection records and documentation
Communicate inspection results with plant and quality leadership
Maintain a clean safe and organized work area
Other yard duties as needed
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Experience:
Experience working outdoors in variable weather conditions in a fast-paced heavy-equipment yard environment
Hands-on manual labor experience preferred (consistently lift 50 pounds)
Previous quality control inspection and record-keeping experience is preferred
Skills & Requirements:
Strong attention to detail and comfort with counts paperwork and physical verification.
Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn pole classes lengths tags markings barkie/peeled/GRW/KDW/KDF flow preferred
Clear communication with supervisors admin loaders QC logistics vendors and other yards.
Basic computer skills and ability to learn Bell systems spreadsheets and inventory tools.
Willingness to stop hold and escalate suspect material when the check fails.
Commitment to safety and proper PPE use
Familiarity with inventory systems is helpful
First 30 Days | Days 31-60 | Days 61-90 | 90-Day Readiness |
Learn yard flow material types key locations control check forms inbound/outbound paperwork and safety expectations. | Begin owning routine inbound/outbound checks with oversight. Learn secondary counts hold process and system/inventory updates. | Own daily check rhythm vendor wood audit documentation yard audit support and discrepancy follow-up with limited supervision. | Can independently protect load identity count integrity material status and inventory visibility while escalating issues appropriately. |
With a family legacy spanning over 115 years Bell Lumber & Pole Co. and its businesses (Bell Timber Inc. Bell Structural Systems Alamco Wood Products) have established a reputation for excellence.
As one of the largest producers of high-quality renewable wood poles and structures for utility and telecom companies across North America and beyond Bell plays a vital role in powering the future. We are also a leader in manufacturing mass timber structural components for commercial and industrial addition we provide wood fence posts and barn poles to farmers and ranchers. Bell operates in 17 locations with a workforce of over 400 employees across the U.S. and Canada.
Our mission TO RADICALLY LOVE AND INFLUENCE LIVES is lived out internally in the way our employees interact with each other and externally in the way we give back to the communities we serve.
Bell Lumber & Pole offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
Health dental and vision insurance (with HRA and FSA)
401(k) with company match
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid holidays and generous paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Employee assistance and employee/community hardship programs
Bell Lumber & Pole is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
This applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Bell makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.
Bell is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please call or send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. For additional detail you can read through our EEO Policy.
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Required Experience:
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About Company
Bell provides wood poles and engineered structures for utilities and telecom. Custom glulam products for mass timber. And buys timber from woodlands owners.
