What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Supervisor- 2nd Shift position at Generac Power Systems?
Company Generac Power Systems
Name Materials Supervisor- 2nd Shift
Req # 63536
Employment Type Full Time
Shift 1st
The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from incoming receiving/inspection to line side presentation for production including end-of-line pick, pack and ship, de-trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra-plant deliveries. Success in this role is defined by driving significant continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and timely transactional reporting. This will be measured by ongoing improvements in delivery performance (internal and external), cycle count progress, cycle count accuracy, uninterrupted material movement for production lines and efficient use of labor resources.
Essential Duties:
- Ensure timely material flow within the facility as well as timely delivery in receiving material from other locations as well as preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities.
- Develop and implement standard process and strategies that enable production efficiency improvements.
- Lead, Supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring and certification in the execution of improvement priorities and the achievement of key performance indicators.
- Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials.
Other Duties as assigned and the following:
- Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.
- Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.
- Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.
- Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction
- Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate.
- Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload.
- Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned
Minimal Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- 2 years of materials leadership or related experience in an operational environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.
- Formal leadership or team development training.
- Experience in Lean or Demand Flow principles.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Relationship Building & Trust - Demonstrated skill in Approachability, Interpersonal Savvy, Caring about Direct Reports, Compassion, Fairness to Direct Reports, Listening and Ethics & Values.
- Accountability - Demonstrated skill in Drive for Results, Action Oriented, and Perseverance.
- Transparent Communication - Demonstrated skill in Written Communications and Presentation Skills.
- Inspire, Motivate and Recognize - Demonstrated skill in Motivating Others, Negotiation, Building Effective Teams, and Managing Vision and Purpose.
- Conflict Management & Resolution - Demonstrated skill in Conflict Management, Managerial Courage, Standing Alone, Confronting Direct Reports, and Command Skills.
- Giving Feedback - Demonstrated skill in Developing Direct Reports, Delegation, Directing Others, and Informing.
- Change Management - Demonstrated skill in Process Management, Managing Through Systems, Lean/Re-Engineering, Sizing Up People, Hiring and Staffing.
- CPIM or CSCP Certification.
Physical demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; and talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to walk; stoop; crouch; bend and reach above shoulders. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance, waist high, up to 10 feet away. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in the typical conditions of a manufacturing environment including seasonal variation in temperatures and occasional exposure to manufacturing fumes or by-products. The employee must comply with the assigned location PPE requirements including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, appropriate gloves, clothing and shields for required tasks and closed toed or safety shoes as required by facility safety policies.
"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."
Generac Power Systems Inc. is an equal opportunity employer/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.
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