Communications Shop Supervisor

Shop Supervisor Total Safety is looking for a Shop Supervisor to join their safety conscious team! The Shop Supervisor ensures accuracy of inventory through monthly and annual inventory cycle counts. Coordinates functions for the shop, the field and inventory control and performs a variety of duties to ensure the proper receipt, handling, storage, and shipment of all commodities. Provides services and commodities for TAR. Troubleshooting Electrical and IT applications daily. Essential Duties Reviews daily work requirements, assigns, monitors, and reviews work of Material Assistants for accuracy and progress. Trains team members to improve skill, productivity, safety, and quality. Assists with and teaches problem resolution. Plans and coordinates special projects. Oversees and performs receiving and inventory control functions. Ensures that all commodities are handled safely and protected against damage or loss. Tracks and expedites shipments where needed. Ensures that short, incorrect, lost or damage claims are processed and filed with freight or insurance companies and follows through until the claim is paid or resolved. Ensures that inventory transactions are entered efficiently and accurately and is responsible for the integrity of the inventory record keeping. Coordinates and performs shipping function and ensures that products are packaged and labeled appropriately. Ensures that customer specific requirements are met. Ensures that the most efficient and cost‑effective methods of shipping are used and optimizes use of carriers for routes, schedules, and rates. Ensures that shipping documents—including bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, air bills, and import and export documents—are completed accurately and timely. Ensures that corrective actions are completed in a timely manner. Assists in resolving issues related to shipping, receiving, and inventory control. Investigates and responds to questions and addresses discrepancies. Oversees and performs physical cycle counts and traces history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and system records and recommends actions to resolve discrepancies. Works with Sales and Purchasing to implement forecasting and improve utilization of excess or slow‑moving stock. Ensures that warehouse space is optimized and that items are stored in a safe, secure, well‑identified manner and that materials can be moved efficiently. Works with Purchasing to improve supplier performance in product protection, packaging, document accuracy and any other areas that impact efficient warehouse operations. Provides leadership in achieving safety goals. Ensures that safety awareness is ongoing, good housekeeping is practiced and ensures that various environmental and safety regulatory requirements are met. Ensures that corrective and preventative actions are put in place before issues arise. Assists with the human resource functions of the department including hiring and firing, performance appraisals, counseling and coaching staff. Monitors team members' work hours and ensures accuracy of timesheets. Ensures labor reporting is accurate and balances with timesheets as required. Gives input to salary and job change actions. Troubleshooting Electrical and IT applications daily. Assists with special projects as assigned. Must be able to assist with jobs in the field. Skills and Experience Related, progressive experience with exposure to applying fundamental terms, concepts, practices, and procedures in materials management and inventory transactions. Lead experience or training with understanding of human relations and training preferred. Demonstrated ability to research, analyze and recommend efficient and effective solutions to problems. Excellent PC skills with thorough knowledge of MS Office programs, and proficiency with specialized, function‑related applications such as AS400 based Rental Man. Ability to train others to use system. Ability to develop spreadsheets and modify formats to complete assignments and ability to recommend improvements. Ability to maintain data integrity, extract data, perform calculations and prepare reports accurately and timely. Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive data. Above average organization and communication skills required to interact with multiple internal, external & managerial contacts. Attention to detail and ability to handle diverse tasks simultaneously. Forklift certification as required by facility. Must demonstrate ability to work in a team environment and willingness to assume additional or new responsibilities readily. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb and stoop, kneel or crouch. Uses hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color, vision, and ability to adjust focus. Working Environment Shop and yard environment. May be frequently exposed to wet, humid, outside weather conditions and vibration. May be exposed to high pressure, chemicals, and shop traffic. The noise level in work environment is usually moderate. Must be able to climb stairs and or towers. Educational Requirements High School education or G.E.D. Additional specialized courses or associate degree in related field preferred or internal experience with exposure to materials management and inventory control and some product knowledge. Equal Opportunity Employment Total Safety and its subsidiaries afford equal opportunity in employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy, familial status, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected under Federal, State or Local law. Total Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Total Safety