Warehouse and Materials Supervisor

Amcor•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for managing shipping, receiving, and storage of both raw materials and finished goods. The supervisor must utilize space, people, equipment, and time allotted to the area of responsibility in the most efficient manner possible to accomplish the warehouse function. Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty, and wellness categories. The company's global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables them to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons, and closures that are more sustainable, functional, and appealing for customers and their consumers. Amcor is guided by its purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives, and protecting the future, supported by a commitment to safety.

Requirements

Minimum of an Associate’s Degree.
Minimum of three years of experience in a supervisory position.
Knowledge of raw materials and inventory in plastics environment.
Knowledge of allocation, leadership technique, production methods, forecasting, scheduling, real-time operations management and coordination of people and resources.
Ability to write and analyze reports, and business correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information and respond in group environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or other related discipline.
Experience preferably in plastics manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Supervises, trains, and evaluates all hourly Warehouse employees.
Administers all plant rules, programs, and procedures that apply to hourly employees.
Maintains standards of quality to meet customer and internal specifications.
Strives for continuous improvement in quality performance through proper training, good communication, effective leadership/supervision, and follow-up with all members of the shift.
Maintains safe working conditions throughout the plant by taking corrective action on unsafe conditions or acts.
May serve as a member of the Plant Safety Committee.
Implements all approved safety recommendations, and insures compliance with established safety standards, including forklift certification, hearing conservation, and other programs required by law and/or management.
Conducts monthly safety meetings with shift.
Effectively handles employee complaints, suggestions, questions, and conflicts in accordance with the guidelines established in the Employee Handbook and in accordance with company policies/procedures.
Maintains employee morale and discipline through fairness and impartiality.
Assists in the review of labor and materials costs as they relate to operations.
Analyzes, pursues, and recommends methods for reducing these costs.
Coordinates the implementation of any approved material or method changes.
Responsible for communicating these changes to assigned personnel and follows-up to insure understanding and proper implementation.
Keeps current on technical developments and changes in order to appraise or make recommendations to management and supervisors and to instruct and train employees.
Schedules delivery of supplies for the production area to include preforms, tier sheets, top frames, pallets, boxes, and labels as necessary through Forklift Drivers.
Maintains inventory of these supplies based on projected usage and informs Supply Chain Manager of what is necessary to order.
Maintains accurate reports of all daily shipments of finished goods to customers and freight bills of lading.
Responsible for all operational equipment in the warehouse area including forklifts, trailers, and dock doors.
Communicates with vendors and negotiates maintenance cost to ensure equipment is in safe, working order on an ongoing basis and at the most cost effective rates.
Supervises staff to develop and maintain unloading and organized storage of raw materials area to include preforms, labels, top frames, tier sheets, and pallets.
Performs production planning on a daily basis and monthly scheduling to maximize equipment efficiencies and meet customer requirements.
Communicate directly with customers to satisfy product and delivery needs information or planning requirements, and materials specifications.
Monitors and reports material consumption and utilizes current consumption factors to develop supply plans for material needs.
Provides traffic services for inbound and outbound rail, truck, air, postal, UPS and courier services.
Coordinates all motor freight carriers for special commodity rates, contract carrier and freight rate information.
Assists in periodic physical inventory and reconciliation of raw materials, in process, and finished goods stock and compares actual with theoretical consumption.
Responsible for the following SAP functions: proper ticketing of finished goods and raw materials, cycle counting, inventory control and reconciliation, HFI coordination and tracking.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)