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This position oversees shipping, receiving, warehouse operations, inventory control, and material flow to ensure production has the right materials, in the right quantity, at the right location, at the right time.\nThe Materials Supervisor directly leads the Materials team, including forklift operators, tugger operators, material handlers, and other warehouse personnel. This role is responsible for maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient material flow system while supporting production schedules, customer requirements, and company goals for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.\nThe Materials Supervisor works closely with Production, Quality, Purchasing, Maintenance, Logistics, and Supply Chain to identify and resolve material-related issues and continuously improve manufacturing and warehouse processes.\nRequirements\nMaterials & Production Flow\nDirect and supervise the daily activities of the Materials team to support production requirements.\nEnsure timely delivery of raw materials, components, packaging, and finished goods to and from production areas.\nManage line-side material flow and ensure production lines remain properly supplied.\nCoordinate material replenishment using forklifts, tuggers, carts, and other material-handling equipment.\nEstablish and maintain efficient material routes, delivery schedules, staging areas, and supermarkets.\nMonitor material shortages and work proactively with Production and Supply Chain to prevent line stoppages.\nRespond quickly to production-related material issues and coordinate recovery plans when disruptions occur.\nEnsure materials are properly identified, labeled, stored, and protected from damage.\nSupport FIFO/FEFO requirements and proper material rotation where applicable.\nIdentify opportunities to reduce material handling, excess movement, inventory, and non-value-added activities.\nWarehouse Operations\nOversee daily warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, staging, picking, replenishment, and material movement.\nMaintain an organized warehouse that supports efficient material flow and safe working conditions.\nEstablish appropriate locations and storage practices for raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and production supplies.\nMonitor warehouse capacity and optimize available storage space.\nEnsure accurate movement of materials between receiving, warehouse, production, and shipping areas.\nMaintain control of WIP and finished goods to support production and customer requirements.\nAssist with warehouse layout and material-flow improvements.\nShipping & Receiving\nSupervise receiving activities to ensure incoming materials are unloaded, inspected as required, identified, and put away accurately.\nOversee shipping activities to ensure finished goods and other shipments are properly prepared, documented, staged, and loaded.\nEnsure shipping and receiving transactions are completed accurately and in a timely manner.\nCoordinate with carriers, suppliers, and internal departments regarding delivery and shipment requirements.\nInvestigate receiving discrepancies, damaged materials, shortages, and shipping errors.\nEnsure shipping and receiving areas remain organized, safe, and productive.\nSupport customer delivery requirements and on-time shipment performance.\nInventory Control\nMaintain high levels of inventory accuracy throughout the warehouse and production areas.\nMonitor material transactions and ensure inventory is accurately reflected in the ERP/MRP system.\nLead or support cycle counting, physical inventories, and inventory audits.\nInvestigate inventory discrepancies and implement corrective actions.\nEnsure material is properly scanned, transacted, and moved within the system.\nMonitor excess, obsolete, damaged, and slow-moving inventory.\nPartner with Materials Planning and Supply Chain to address inventory issues that may impact production.\nTeam Leadership\nDirectly supervise forklift operators, tugger operators, material handlers, and other Materials personnel.\nAssign daily responsibilities, establish priorities, and adjust staffing based on production and shipping/receiving requirements.\nEnsure appropriate staffing and coverage across all Materials functions.\nTrain, coach, and develop employees to improve safety, quality, productivity, and job performance.\nMonitor employee attendance, performance, and adherence to company policies.\nConduct regular team meetings and communicate production priorities, safety expectations, and department goals.\nPromote teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement.\nAddress performance issues promptly and work with management and Human Resources when corrective action is required.\nCrosstrain employees to provide flexibility and adequate departmental coverage.\nSafety\nMaintain a strong safety-first culture within the Materials department.\nEnsure employees follow all company safety policies, procedures, and PPE requirements.\nEnsure forklift, tugger, and material-handling equipment operators are properly trained and authorized.\nConduct or support safety audits and identify unsafe conditions or behaviors.\nEnsure pedestrian and powered industrial truck traffic is properly controlled.\nReport and investigate accidents, near misses, equipment damage, and safety concerns.\nTake immediate action to correct unsafe conditions.\nPromote safe material storage, lifting, handling, and transportation practices.\nContinuous Improvement\nIdentify and implement opportunities to improve material flow, warehouse efficiency, labor utilization, and productivity.\nSupport Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Standard Work, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nAnalyze material-flow issues and develop corrective and preventive actions.\nReduce unnecessary material movement, waiting time, excess inventory, and production interruptions.\nImprove warehouse organization, visual management, and material presentation.\nWork with cross-functional teams to improve processes and eliminate waste.\nParticipate in projects involving warehouse layout, material routes, supermarkets, kanban, point-of-use storage, and line-side replenishment.\nKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)\nThe Materials Supervisor will be responsible for monitoring and improving department performance in areas such as:\nInventory accuracy\nOn-time material delivery to production\nProduction line stoppages caused by material shortages\nOn-time shipping performance\nReceiving accuracy and turnaround time\nMaterial handling productivity\nWarehouse space utilization\nForklift/tugger utilization\nMaterial damage and handling-related losses\nShipping and receiving accuracy\nCycle count accuracy\nLabor utilization and overtime\nSafety incidents and near misses\n5S/warehouse organization\nContinuous improvement savings and improvements\nRequired Qualifications\nHigh school diploma or equivalent required.\n3+ years of experience in manufacturing materials, warehouse operations, logistics, shipping/receiving, or supply chain.\nPrevious supervisory or team-lead experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.\nExperience supervising forklift, tugger, material handler, or warehouse personnel.\nStrong understanding of manufacturing material flow and production support.\nExperience with inventory control, cycle counting, and warehouse 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