Materials Supervisor

Materials Supervisor

This position is responsible for the allocation of staffing resources to support planned production levels, while following policies and procedures. Manage shipping, receiving, cycle counting, and plant materials handling processes and supervise hourly/salary team members to achieve company goals for on-time delivery, on-time receipts and inventory accuracy.

Essential Functions:

• Under the direction of the Materials Manager, assists with the following materials supervisor responsibilities:
• Provides supervision to hourly and salary employees on assigned shift.
• Track attendance, schedule vacations, ensures compliance to the employee handbook, etc.…
• Conduct daily shift meetings to keep employees aware of production levels, delivery performance, quality, safety, overtime, upcoming events, etc.…)
• Supervise daily staffing and output levels to meet or exceed planned productivity levels.
• Motivate, provide clear direction and set expectations for new and existing hourly and temporary personnel.
• Ensure that all hourly and temporary personnel have the training needed, the tools required and are held accountable to set expectations.
• Update and maintain work instructions, and training guides.
• Administer the inventory cycle count program to attain 98% accuracy levels
• Supervise the material handling of parts to meet or exceed established production levels
• Participate in problem solving teams to identify root cause and corrective actions to resolve quality related issues.
• Supervise and support the receiving and shipping groups to assure materials are shipped and received in accordance with company objectives.
• Engage in problem solving within these departments to drive improvements as necessary.
• Teach and champion inventory control techniques throughout the organization.
• Organizes and maintains warehouse and inventory areas for efficient material storage
• and handling, including labeling, stocking and organizing stock items
• Establish, monitor and continuously improve inventory control systems, such as KANBAN, where appropriate.
• Initiate ECNs to support materials' and operations' objectives. Direct participation by materials group in all APQP functions.
• Support the Month End activities as they pertain to steel reconciliation, resolving negative on hand inventory and the closing of month end financials.
• Work in conjunction with the Production Supervisors to establish pick to order, and linked flow of material to support Lean Manufacturing processes.
• Provide logistical support to plant manufacturing with emphasis on uninterrupted material availability.
• Ensure employee safety by ensuring all safety devices are in use and the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is always worn.
• Report all accidents / near misses to the operations manager and safety manager within 24 hours. Participate in the completion of the accident investigation / report.
• Assist with implementing and sustaining corrective actions Ensure associates within the materials group attend all safety related training events.
• Acquire an understanding of manufacturing principals to drive ERP improvements
• Support departmental escalation policy
• Support cross training initiatives of the department
• Support continuous improvement efforts within the plant
• Maintain 5S initiatives within shipping, packaging, material handling, warehouse and receiving areas.
• Continually search for process improvements to improve Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Safety and Cost metrics.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Training:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Associates or bachelor's degree in related field preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1-3 years-practical experiences in a manufacturing environment with a focus on material handling practices preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes.
• Working knowledge of various safety programs and OSHA regulations.
• Familiarity with Quality systems and processes.
• Familiar with basic MRP principals.
• Lean Manufacturing experiences.
• Good communication and leadership skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Detail oriented & self-motivated.

*This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Duties may change without notice in management's sole discretion. Reyco Granning is an at-will employer, each employee is free to resign at any time, just as Reyco Granning is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.