Materials Handler

Adient•Normal, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Handler stages the necessary materials at line side needed to produce approximately 4 hours of finished goods. The Material Handler must also identify part shortages in advance, understand and use the Kanban system and communicate and understand the materials replenishment systems. Normal Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.

Requirements

Must be knowledgeable of the inventory levels.
Must be able to evaluate color.
Must be willing to abide by the company hand book in regards to following safety rules and job rotations.
Must be willing to report unsafe conditions, reporting unsafe acts, participating in safety/ergo committees, participating in safety Kazan events, participating in blue sky initiatives, participating in safety audits, and participating in safety observation feedback events.
Assist the plant in achieving safety goals.
Participate in communications events such as plant wide meetings, line meetings, department meetings, and training exercises.

Responsibilities

Stages the necessary materials at line side needed to produce approximately 4 hours of finished goods.
Identifies part shortages in advance.
Understands and uses the Kanban system.
Communicates and understands the materials replenishment systems.
Controls inventory in Manufacturing.
Prevents shortages in manufacturing due to lack of parts.
Prevents any damages to tow motors or any accidents relating to the tow motors.
Evaluates color.
Abides by the company handbook in regards to following safety rules and job rotations.
Reports unsafe conditions and unsafe acts.
Participates in safety/ergo committees.
Participates in safety Kazan events.
Participates in blue sky initiatives.
Participates in safety audits.
Participates in safety observation feedback events.
Assists the plant in achieving safety goals.
Participates in communications events such as plant wide meetings, line meetings, department meetings, and training exercises.