Material Operations Supervisor - Westminster, MD

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Greenwood, SC

4d•$71,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton's AER MSD Mission System Division Aerospace division is currently seeking a Material Operations Supervisor. This position is based at our Westminster, MD facility and is responsible for leading the site's material operations team - receiving, stockroom, kitting, internal material movement, cycle counting and shipping - to ensure the right material is at the right place at the right time to support the production schedule. The supervisor leads a team of hourly material handlers, owns inventory accuracy and material flow performance, and partners with Supply Chain, Production, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to protect on-time delivery while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, inventory and productivity.

Requirements

Required skill set, education requirements, and experience

Responsibilities

Lead the daily execution of material operations across receiving, stockroom, kitting, point-of-use replenishment, internal material movement and shipping to support the production schedule.
Supervise, coach and develop a team of material handlers and material coordinators, including staffing, training, performance management, timekeeping and adherence to plant policies and the collective work rules where applicable.
Own inventory accuracy for the site: manage the cycle count program, drive root cause analysis of variances, and maintain accurate transactions and material master data in the ERP system.
Ensure material is kitted and staged to the production plan; escalate shortages and expedite critical material with Supply Chain and Planning to prevent line stoppages.
Achieve agreed-upon team goals for key performance indicators including safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory turns and responsiveness; report performance in daily accountability and tiered meetings.
Ensure all material handling processes are executed in accordance with safety, quality, environmental and trade compliance requirements, including ITAR-controlled and export-controlled material handling, FOD prevention, ESD control and shelf-life control.
Serve as a continuous improvement leader for material flow - apply lean tools (5S, standard work, kanban/pull, water spider routes, value stream mapping) to reduce waste, travel distance and inventory while improving flow.
Support the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process with accurate material availability, inventory and capacity input.
Partner with Quality on nonconforming material control, MRB material segregation, and disposition of scrap and excess/obsolete inventory.
Manage warehouse layout, storage systems, material handling equipment and consumable supply programs; ensure equipment is inspected, maintained and safely operated (including powered industrial trucks).
Support internal, customer and regulatory audits (AS9100, ITAR, customer and government source inspection) with accurate records and process compliance.
Responsible for ensuring Environmental, Health and Safety are included as part of everyday activities, including incident reporting, near-miss elimination and completion of assigned EHS actions.
Responsible for site compliance to all Eaton Supply Chain Management Policies addressing Materials and Inventory Management, and related controls, to include Vendor Supplied Materials and consigned inventory requirements.