Assistant Supervisor

Suncast Hiring Team•Batavia, IL

9d•$24 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Suncast Corporation is hiring an Assistant Supervisor to oversee material delivery, inventory accuracy, and personnel coordination within an assigned production zone. The role supports operational efficiency, compliance with procedures, and timely fulfillment of production needs. It includes coordinating and supervising material controllers, zone forklift operators, wrappers, and other zone employees; maintaining accurate inventory and production transactions; and ensuring that shop orders are correctly managed and closed. The Assistant Supervisor also supports employee training, safety, staffing, communication, and adherence to company and union procedures. This is a full-time position in a manufacturing facility. It is physically active and involves regular standing, walking, climbing stairs, stooping, or kneeling; occasional lifting or moving of up to 50 pounds; and moving 1,000 pounds using a hand truck. The facility has seasonal temperature and humidity variations, a moderate manufacturing noise level, and regular use of safety equipment. The schedule may require additional hours, including weekends, to meet production demands. The anticipated pay range is $24.00–$25.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma preferred.
Five years of experience in a manufacturing position with material control experience preferred.
At least one year in a leadership position strongly desired.
At least one year of experience using a computer-based inventory system required; extensive coursework may substitute for work experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively to the supervised group.
Ability to communicate with the hourly workforce.
Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; calculate rates, ratios, and percentages; and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, and diagrammatic instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to learn specialized programs on a centralized computer.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including regularly standing, walking, climbing stairs, stooping, or kneeling; occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; and moving 1,000 pounds using a hand truck.
Ability to communicate effectively and use active listening skills.
Ability to work additional hours, including weekends, when production demands require.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Spanish skills.
High school diploma.
Five years of manufacturing experience with material control experience.
One or more years of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily staging of production inventory requirements, run queries and reports, and print bills of materials for scheduled products.
Set up production jobs by printing layouts and bills of materials, preparing work cells, and ensuring startup sheets are signed; communicate discrepancies to the zone manager and industrial engineer.
Ensure lane scanning is accurate, zone personnel are trained, and errors are addressed and reported promptly.
Assign and fairly distribute work to material controllers and forklift operators, and request temporary help when needed to cover a shift.
Ensure materials are available at presses when required and delegate inventory, material, and production information to appropriate employees and departments.
Maintain inventory accuracy in assigned production areas; ensure adjustments, scrap, machine transactions, cycle counts, and driver transactions are completed accurately and on time.
Monitor staging lanes and material disposition, and ensure product moves properly through staging areas.
Use WMS IVP, Softeon, iVP, and Mattec to manage inventory, cycle counts, and production information.
Compare system and physical counts, investigate root causes of discrepancies, correct inventory inaccuracies, perform cycle counts, and take corrective action to prevent errors.
Train and supervise zone employees daily, including material controllers and forklift drivers; provide weekly or as-needed safety training and serve as primary trainer for additional assistant zone supervisors.
Monitor Direct Pick inventory accuracy and communicate with forklift drivers to ensure needed components reach production lines.
Monitor shop order status, take timely action on shop order closings, account for scrap and adjustments, and close completed shop orders after required cycle counts and inventory corrections.
Analyze daily material usage and adjustments in the warehouse and production zones; identify, count, and remove excess inventory from completed shop orders and return it to warehouse or staging areas.
Use computer-based production systems to plan shift assignments and ensure personnel follow approved counting, labeling, and transaction methods.
Provide Labor, Industrial Engineering, and Quality Assurance with accurate container counts and stack patterns; report incorrect standard counts to Industrial Engineering and document findings by email.
Keep zone personnel informed of changes in technology, methods, and materials.
Support and comply with safety policies, quality standards, housekeeping methods, and applicable employee-law requirements.
Conduct and document safety training and evaluations, including new-hire safety, PPE, forklift safety and certification, accident reporting, incident investigations, and required safety procedures.
Conduct daily observations and location audits, and explain company policies and enforce PPE requirements.
Confer with the department manager regarding staffing, hiring, and employee discipline; apply work methods and discipline in accordance with the employee bargaining agreement.
Suggest or initiate plans to motivate workers and assist them in resolving work-related problems.
Maintain accurate and timely employee timekeeping records, monitor labor-tracking swipes, attendance, punches, lunch and break times, and checklist sheets.
Attend shift-change production meetings, send daily shift notes by email, communicate verbally during shift changes, and attend other related meetings as required.