Materials Management Supervisor, Weekend Shift

Powell Industries•North Canton, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring employees have the proper training, skills, and tools to work safely and effectively. The supervisor will create and sustain a safe work environment, maintain compliance with industrial workplace safety and health regulations, and identify improvement opportunities for safety, leading or recommending corrective actions. The position also involves managing the employee safety program on an ongoing basis. Key responsibilities include managing and maintaining inventory accuracy and cycle count requirements, completing root cause investigations and corrective actions for inventory discrepancies, and managing excess and obsolete material investigation, corrective action, and disposition aligned with company policy. The supervisor will ensure employees are trained to follow documented inventory and cycle counting procedures and prepare the workforce for quality and finance audits. Process improvements to enhance inventory control metrics will be implemented in cooperation with manufacturing. The role also includes maintaining the quality document file system, effectively managing assets and people to achieve objectives, meeting financial goals (e.g., overtime allowance, variable department expenses), managing the employee payroll system, and ensuring proper utilization and maintenance of fixed assets. Communication, meeting leadership, consistent administration of company policies, maintaining accurate training records, developing individuals and teams for effective operation with minimal supervision, creating an environment for employee growth, administering performance evaluations, and acting as a change agent are also critical aspects of this position.

Requirements

AA or BS degree plus 3 years of experience/or a minimum of 7 years of manufacturing experience
5 years of experience in a leadership role with responsibility of a small team of direct or indirect reports within a manufacturing environment.
5 years of experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Strong time management skills.
Strong analytical skills.
Ability to solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good organization skills
Must be responsible and dependable.
Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively in a matrix environment, collaborating with peers and associates.
Demonstrated ability to effectively work in teams and manage team activities.
Must have demonstrated excellent leadership skills.
Applied knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPS, or other continuous improvement methodologies in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of OSHA and Environmental regulations and employment laws.

Responsibilities

Ensure employees have the proper training, skills, and tools to work safely.
Create and sustain a safe work environment.
Maintain compliance with industrial workplace safety and health regulations.
Identify improvement opportunities for safety, and either lead or recommend corrective action.
Manage the employee safety program on an ongoing basis.
Manage and maintain Powell inventory accuracy & cycle count requirements.
Complete root cause investigation & corrective action to inventory discrepancies.
Manage excess and obsolete material investigation, corrective action & disposition aligned with Powell policy.
Ensure employees have the proper training, skills, and tools to perform work which follows the documented Powell inventory & cycle counting procedures.
Prepare workforce for ongoing Quality & Finance Audits.
Implement process improvements designed to improve inventory control metrics, with assistance from Manufacturing.
Maintain quality document file system for internal & external audit requests.
In cooperation with production control, manage assets and people effectively to achieve established objectives.
Meet or exceed financial objectives such as overtime allowance and variable department expenses.
Effectively manage employee payroll system for each department.
Ensure Powell fixed assets, such as building and equipment, are properly utilized and maintained.
Develop and deliver effective communications with direct reports, teams, other functions, departments, and other internal and external contacts, as required.
Lead and conduct effective meetings.
Administer Powell policy and procedures consistently.
Maintain accurate training records.
Develop individuals and work teams such that they can operate effectively with minimal supervision.
Create an environment where employees can grow and develop into greater levels of contribution.
Develop and administer performance evaluations.
Effectively manage performance.
Act as a change agent; Lead and influence employees at all levels in and through the change process.