Material Lead

West Pharmaceutical Services•Walker, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Self-directed with good leadership skills and the ability to assist the Materials Supervisor in the daily scheduling, operation, and evaluation of Materials Team Members. Performs functions related to component order entry, material tracking, production, and inventory control. Ensures correct delivery of materials and components interdepartmental. Assists the Materials Supervisor with training, coaching and overall shift activity. Assists as needed in the Supervisor’s absence.

Requirements

High School or Equivalent
Less than 3 years
Minimum six months prior materials experience.
Experience with cGMP purchasing practices, ISO, and medical device manufacturing preferred
Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target.
Comply with the company’s safety policy.
Comply with the company’s quality policy.

Responsibilities

Assist and directs the activities and resources of assigned shift Materials Team including work assignments, break scheduling and relief.
Establishes team objectives and measurements for warehouse, calculates and compares results with daily reporting and holds the team accountable.
Coordinates with the Production Leads and Shift Supervisor on production matters as needed to meet work objectives.
Assist with coordination of training and coaching for Materials Team members.
Maintains a clean, neat, and safe work environment. Identify and resolve potential safety hazards.
Provides a “Customer Service” attitude when interacting with internal and external customers while accomplishing work and achieving quality standards.
Coordinates and expedites the flow of work and material for the production process.
Utilizes customer orders, work orders, production specifications and production work sheets ensuring the proper distribution to the appropriate personnel and departments.
Assists with the process of scheduling, developing routings, and delivering parts to ensure production schedules and shipments are met in a timely and accurate manner.
Assists with inventory and warehousing activities as needed.
Contribute to continuous process improvement efforts to reduce scrap, cycle times, improve efficiency, and eliminate waste within the production environment.
Other duties as assigned.
These duties are not all encompassing and may change over the incumbent's development.