Material Flow Team Lead - 2nd Shift (DC)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Sportech is a rapidly growing company in Elk River, MN. We are looking for talented people who wish to join a values-based company that desires to help our people and customers win. We design, manufacture, and assemble cab components and systems for the powersports, golf and turf, industrial and agricultural end markets. Our design and engineering capabilities allow us to provide complex components and assemblies to our original equipment manufacturer customers. We are always on the gas and seeking dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated individuals to join our extraordinary team.

Sportech offers eligible full-time employees a robust and competitive benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options, including flexible spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCA)
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits
• Basic life insurance and voluntary life insurance
• Hospital indemnity plans, pet insurance, and legal/identity theft services
• 401k plan with up to a 4% employer match
• Paid company holidays, paid vacation, and paid volunteer time
• Sportech Learning Academy (SLA) with courses offered onsite quarterly, focusing on personal and professional growth and development for employees, and tuition reimbursement options for courses completed outside of Sportech

Further benefits information is provided as part of the offer process for any offer extended by Sportech. Pay varies by position and is based on multiple factors including labor market data and, depending on position, may include education, work experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, and/or certifications. Additionally, Sportech takes into account the internal equity of current employees when considering compensation. Sportech’s reasonable and good-faith estimate for new hire compensation at the time of posting for this position is $26.50 - $30.50 per hour, which includes a $3.00 per hour shift differential for working 2nd shift. Pay may also include variable compensation from time to time such as overtime for non-exempt positions, shift differential for specific shifts, and/or bonus targets (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Job Summary

Maintains an inventory of raw materials in stock, on order, and work-in-process in production. Provides inventory information to production schedulers and may investigate inventory accuracy. Reorder materials or issues reorders requests when appropriate.

Essential Job Functions

• Support the production process by coordinating the movement of material into, within and out to manufacturing in a timely and professional manner
• Review planned time off- plan and communicate coverage and concerns during daily production meeting
• Review payroll and PTO requests
• Review daily production schedule and ensure all jobs are covered in the market and receiving area to confirm that production and manufacturing commitments are achieved
• Communicate to supervisor/manager if there is shortage and/or overage in labor resources
• Perform job completions in a timely manner
• Drive team to maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area as established through 5S standards
• Review weekly 5S audit with team and resolve 5S issues for your area
• Document any safety or environmental issues through incident reporting procedures and participate in safety investigations
• Evaluate status of picking, return to stock, and cycle counting processes
• Capture issues on the material flow countermeasure board, and immediately communicate issues to responsible parties in departments span of control
• Reconcile inventory discrepancies and report information to finance weekly
• Operate a variety of equipment applicable within assigned area (i.e., CRTs, forklifts, etc.).
• Create, train, and audit to standard work documents and subsequent work instructions for all primary job functions
• Review and audit material from negative on hand report daily
• Review and process scrap as needed
• Communicate daily during pre-shift meeting important announcements, metrics, and pertinent company communications to team
• Attend L10 department meetings
• Attend production, cell board, and ship board meetings daily escalating inventory and resource constraints as needed
• Provides coaching and proper documentation on performance
• Participate in quarterly and end of the year performance reviews
• Participate in the requisition and onboarding of new employees
• Drive a continuous improvement culture by involving employees in problem solving, decision making, and recognizing them for outstanding work during daily pre-shift communication meetings and ongoing developmental 1:1’s
• Process Outsource Jobs
• Perform other related duties as needed

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus 1 to 2 years of relevant experience.
• Forklift training and certification required
• Ability to lift and perform other physically demanding tasks associated with material handling and receiving
• Accurate counting skill
• Some computer skills
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships with team members