Materials Supervisor

1ST SHIFT SENIOR MATERIALS SUPERVISOR NEEDED - RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

A Leading Manufacturing Company in the Richmond, Virginia area needs a 1st Shift Senior Materials Supervisor. This is a Full Time, Permanent, Direct Hire Position offering Competitive Compensation, Bonus Potential, Good Benefits, Paid Holidays and Paid Vacation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Materials Supervisor would provide leadership to supervisors, leaders and a team of hourly employees, ensuring the team meets targets, safely, on time, and to established quality standards. This position would be accountable for inbound material, inventory control and production material flow to support manufacturing.

• Provide leadership to Supervisors, team leads and front-line hourly team members; ensure a safe work environment, define expectations, provide resources, coach/teach/train associates, ensure accountability, and provide feedback.

• Develop, implement, and audit daily standard work.

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement; conduct root cause analysis and develop/implement corrective action plans.

• Maintain inventory accuracy and optimize material flow

• Maintain good inventory control procedures for all raw material that may be required in assignment department(s).

• Partner with supply chain, quality, production, and other departments to ensure the team meets shipping targets safely, on time, and to established quality standards.

• Ensure timely response to operational issues impacting customer expectations and project cycle time performance.

• Be knowledgeable of company policies and engage appropriate resources (HR, Safety, etc.) when required to handle issues that arise.

• Support, communicate, implement, sustain, and consistently enforce all company policies/procedures.

• Build and sustain good morale and attitudes among all reporting associates.

• Initiate requisitions for open positions. Interview and determine best candidate for position.

• Document associate skills and knowledge to create a skills matrix of employee training needs and accomplishments.

• Ability to capture/analyze data regarding productivity -Understand through observations the causes for high and low productivity.

• Understand production requirements and direct resources appropriately to procure shipment items.

• Works with production/material planners with Kanban systems, consignment programs and cycle counts. Remove material flow constraints through long-term sustainable corrective actions and solutions.

• Communicate decisions with data and documentation.

• Maintain accurate timekeeping in ADP for all assigned direct reports.

• Enforce safety rules, practices, and procedures to assure safety of associates, buildings, grounds, and machinery.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Supervisor Position and or equivalent roles

Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a manufacturing environment related to food-refrigeration products.

Two years’ experience with 5-S, Lean/Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.

Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Able to interact and work effectively with employees at levels of the organization.

Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Must be willing to work extended and/or weekend hours when required.

TO APPLY:

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to: