Materials Handling Supervisor jobs in Chattanooga, TN

POSITION PURPOSE

The Materials Supervisor is a Tactical Leader responsible for the flow of material within BAC's manufacturing environment. (i.e. BAC/Coil Design). Directly responsible for receiving, material handling, warehouse/inventory control, kitting, loading and shipment of product. This position has direct reports, and is accountable for safe handling, accuracy, movement, storage, and protection of products from delivery to final outbound shipment.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Owns personal and team safety for Material Movement Group. Ensures a safe working environment with a goal of zero OSHA recordables, annually.
• Oversee activities of Material Handling personnel and assist as needed.
• Manage hourly team members by assessing performance, providing positive/constructive feedback, facilitating conflict resolution and addressing repeat issues with corrective actions, performance improvement plans or following BAC’s disciplinary process.
• Interviews, hires, trains & evaluates team member work assignments and ensures adequate staffing for all shifts.
• Manage incoming acceptance and storage of material by following standard FIFO guidelines.
• Develop and maintain the appropriate service routes and material replenishment to internal customers at agreed upon quantity.
• Responsible for developing and updating trailer maps, warehouse locations, inventory storage locations, etc.
• Continuously implement logistical process improvements.
• Assist with disposition and monitoring of obsolete and slow-moving inventory.
• Manage all consigned inventory programs, act as primary contact to relevant vendors.
• Ensure the receiving procedures protect BAC’s financial interests and quality standards.
• Manage and resolve non-conformance product at the time of receipt including coordinating communications with BAC Quality using NCD process, vendor returns, processing debit memos, and adjusting the inventory.
• Maintain shipping records and receiving documents in accordance with regulations and document control policies.
• Establish effective controls to ensure that product is handled with zero defect or damage throughout the material movement process.
• Optimize space utilization in the plant, warehouse, yard and 3PL storage locations.
• Ensure team and individual activities embrace sustainability, reduce the impact on the environment, minimize waste, maximize recycling, minimize energy and water usage.
• Support a culture of innovation through original thinking to improve processes, methods, systems or services; translates new ideas into business opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

NATURE & SCOPE

The Materials Supervisor reports to the Supply Chain Manager and leads a team of material movement, kitting, shipping and receiving employees.  As a key member of the Supply Chain leadership team, the Materials Supervisor partners with members of the Supply Chain group to achieve departmental and organizational goals.  Additionally, he/she provides support for functional processes, projects and initiatives sponsored by EHS, Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Engineering, and Maintenance.  May participate in or lead cross functional teams representing multiple BAC business locations.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Minimum of 4 years professional Warehouse Management experience within a Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a fast paced/cross functional environment.
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems including queries and reports.
• Demonstrated sense of urgency in support of manufacturing schedules and plant sales goals.
• Ability to interpret drawings and technical specifications.
• Ability to develop and manage metrics that drive performance aligned to the business goals.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate tasks and motivate teams to achieve shared goals.
• Keen evaluator of talent and effective developer of high performing teams.
• Effective written communication including documentation of processes/standard work. Ability to communicate to managers, engineers, peers and co-workers with written memos or emails that are professional, concise and clearly understood.
• Demonstrated oral communication skills including the ability to communicate professionally with BAC customer and co-workers. The ability to share information verbally that is clearly understood and technically accurate.
• Competence in speaking in front of groups and giving presentations.
• Project management skills including scoping projects, establishing action lists, and reports.
• High level of competence with systems and software including word processing, spreadsheets and databases, i.e., Word, Excel, SAP, and Access.
• Familiar with all appropriate procedures, policies, and instructions of ISO quality system.
• Ability to interact with engineers, business, and technical stakeholders and provide information.
• Understand and ability to apply Root Cause Analysis Principles, Lean Manufacturing Methodologies and JIT concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business, Operations Management, and Accounting).
• APICS certification in Production and Inventory Management preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.  While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk up to 80% of the time.   This position requires occasional lifting up to 50 pounds and travel up to 10% of the time.  Exposures include elevated noise levels associated with a manufacturing environment, fluctuations in temperature ambient conditions as well as intermittent exposure to the weather in and about the yard and dock areas.  Occasional weekend work is typical, and availability is expected for any of the three operating shifts.