Industrial Material Supervisor

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This role will oversee materials management processes, ensuring efficient procurement, inventory control, and supply chain operations. Your leadership will be crucial in maintaining high standards of quality and efficiency, contributing directly to our goal of customer satisfaction.

• Coordinate production team approvals of supplier owned and in-process packaging, material presentation equipment, and in-plant handling procedures.
  
• Confirm packaging functionality to form, fit and function
  
• Get packaging forms approved at the plant
  
• Support returnable containerization (convert cardboard to returnable dunnage).
  
• Manage external warehousing and logistics service providers (supporting part re-pack, rustproofing, container repair, dunnage washing, and long-term part storage).
  
• Work with teams, operators, Material Handling and teams to improve workstation material delivery and presentation.
  
• Replace/repair owned damaged containers
  
• Develop layout proposals for unique operations or line rebalances.
  
• Specify, purchase, and coordinate the installation of MH linefeed equipment.
  
• Responsible for completing cost studies, capital improvement budget projects, forecasting packaging costs, MH equipment requirements, floor space effect, material flow impact, and FPS/SMF system support.
  
• Support new model programs, stockpiling, and capacity alternative planning.
  
• Plant CMMS3 packaging data administrator. Confirm supplier packaging information for accuracy in CMMS
  
• Participate in local ergonomics committee to correct ergonomic and safety packaging issues and concerns.
  
• Participate with PMHV committee for improvement in safety and traffic flow.
  
• Initiate corrective actions to alleviate part quality concerns related to dunnage or handling
  
• Address supplier compliance issues
  
• Participate in SMF planning team supporting lean manufacturing continuous improvement (decanted marketplace, small lot containerization, flexible linefeed, etc.).
  
• Determine container fleet size if required
  
• Dunnage storage and return strategy
  
• Stockpile storage, part preservation
  
• Packaging supplies specifications
  
• Single point of contact for issuing department purchase orders, RFQ's, and payment approvals.
  
• Act as liaison between plant and suppliers to resolve packaging quality concerns and advise and assist suppliers to establish and/or revise packaging to comply with specified guidelines.
  
• Manage container and material handling maintenance projects
  
• Review MP&L Manpower and operations to identify and implement efficiencies
  

• Bachelor of Science in Material Handling or Packaging Engineering degree preferred
  
• Experience and knowledge of packaging guidelines and packaging processes desired
  
• Knowledge of FPS Synchronous Material Flow
  
• Knowledgeable on CPARS and able to write purchase orders for the department
  
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)
  

• Primarily based in a manufacturing plant environment with regular exposure to high temperatures, molten metal, noise, and industrial equipment.
  
• Must be able to wear appropriate PPE and walk through all areas of the plant.