Supervisor, Repair Logistics

Panasonic•Bothell, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Who We Are: Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity! How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero and for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us!

Requirements

Recognized technical qualification or relevant experience.
4 - 5 years' experience in materials and/or production planning.
Comprehensive knowledge of Code of Federal Regulations and Department of Transportation regulations to ensure regulatory compliance in Warehouse maintenance and Shipping and Administrative processes.
Must be expert in operational procedures and workflow to eliminate waste and promote individual responsibility and accountability.
Skilled at eliminating roadblocks that impact the quality and timeliness of order processing and delivery.
Must have strong understanding of PAC organization, IFE business, organization structure, processes and personnel.
Strong capability in building effective teamwork to service customer requirements.
Good understanding of how/when to escalate issues to achieve effective and efficient action.
Effective leadership skills to build, educate and lead teams.
Must be well organized and able to balance multiple projects with competing priorities in a fast-paced repair production environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability with shipping system: DHL, FedEx, third party.
Proficiency with Windows Office Suite and working with spreadsheets, databases and analysis tools.
Ability to plan, assign, train, and direct employees with diverse backgrounds.
Ability to interview, hire, and appraise employees.
Highly developed team building and problem solving skills.
Ability to organize department objectives.
Ability to organize material, information, and workforce in a systematic way to optimize efficiency and minimize duplication of effort.
Advanced understanding of electronic production environment.
Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends.
Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s).
Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in an MRP Environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

Oversight of Repair Station Inventory, Warehouse and Repair Order Processing
Develop, communicate, monitor and enforce key performance indicators to continuously improve productivity and efficiency.
Facilitate processing of all internal Repair work orders to meet turnaround commitments to internal customers.
Maintains close working relationships with Repair Station Leads and Repair Shop Supervisors in order to effectively understand and address production issues.
Establish and maintain a 24-hour turnaround culture for parts delivery to the Repair Shop Floor and 24-hour turnaround on customer shipments after completion of repair audit.
As Customer Advocate, works to eliminate roadblocks that impact the quality and timeliness of order processing and delivery.
Serve as Repair Station liaison to Quality and Order Administration Departments for the efficient and timely processing and/or repair of Return Material Authorizations (RMA) work orders.
Ensure all Logistics Staff are trained in Oracle and equipped to efficiently and productively perform their jobs.
Maintain Warehouse, Shipping and Administrative processes within the guidelines and regulations of the Code of Federal Regulations and Department of Transportation.
Has ownership of inventory and assets, coordinating cycle-counts, annual budget planning and leading cost buster initiatives. Develop and implement procedures to eliminate waste and promote individual responsibility and accountability.

Benefits

flexible paid time off
14 vacation days per year
7 sick days
3 personal days
11 company paid holidays per year
offices closed between Christmas and New Year
additional compensation for hours worked on holidays
Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI)
Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family
Dental PPO and DMO options
Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP
401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1
Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program
Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program
Wellness Program
Counseling services
FSA & HSA
Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child
AD&D Insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability
Critical Illness Insurance
Accident Insurance
Legal Assistance
Pet Insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Dependent Care FLSA
Education Assistance
Commuter Program
Employee Purchase Program
Service Award Program