Materials Supervisor

Oshkosh•Lakeville, MN

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc. is committed to serving everyday heroes and is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of refuse truck bodies. McNeilus produces a complete line of high-performance rear load, front load, and automated side load refuse bodies to augment any refuse collection fleet. Our team members are critical in our mission of supporting waste warriors and keeping communities safe and clean. The Materials Supervisor will provide leadership and support to all material related activities to ensure efficient and timely delivery of materials and services. This role is a key player to assist in supporting operations. This position is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing inventory control and material flow processes and systems across the plant. Provides leadership toward resolving materials management and inventory control issues and leads resolution activities where needed. This role will develop high performance work teams with ongoing coaching and direction, both formal and informal, enabling a People First Culture.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED with Four (4) or more years of manufacturing experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Lead material operations areas, providing direct leadership to team leads across 1st shift, collectively supporting non union production employees, taking ownership of safety, productivity, efficiency, and accuracy of transactions and inventory.
Provide performance feedback and appraisals to team members to guide their development.
Educate and enforce quality, safety and 5S standards and processes, and recommend changes as opportunities arise.
Assist in the development and management of the flow of materials internally, between plants, and offsite warehousing.
Evaluate and improve processes used to receive, store, pick, and present materials.
Review and update departmental procedures to ensure ISO compliance.
Train employees on materials processes, including but not limited to inventory issues, credits, rejects, receipts, and transfers.
Work cross functionally with Purchasing, Operations, Finance, Safety, and Quality to optimize processes and performance across disciplines.
Review daily shortages due to inventory errors, determine causes and corrective actions.
Develop use of technology in systems and processes.
Other materials-related projects and assignments as required.