Material Control Supervisor (2025-042)

Astronics AES is seeking a Material Control Supervisor to join our cohesive Manufacturing Operations Team in Kirkland, WA.

This is a First Shift position working onsite Monday – Thursday, 6:00 am - 4:30 pm.

If you are interested in working at a dynamic company with a winning culture which has won awards as one of Washington’s Best Places to work for 15 years consecutively, please read on!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Material Control Supervisor works in collaboration with the Material Control Manager and Material Control team members to ensure that the correct materials are received, stored, issued, and shipped on time to meet customer objectives.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promotes and supports a culture of learning: Assess and baseline current employee competencies and capabilities (knowledge, experience strengths and opportunities).
• Establish short and long-term cross-training and career development plans for each employee based on initial assessment and future Team requirements.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation in Material Control.
• Ensure that all material handling, storage, protection, and shipment is consistent with customer contractual requirements and quality expectations.
• Support the maintenance and reporting of inventory accuracy, reconciling, and conducting root cause and corrective action with other internal organizations as appropriate.
• Responsible for the maintenance and control of company and customer property in alignment with company procedures and FAA Part 45 regulations.
• Responsible for the receipt of materials, ensuring they meet the purchase order requirements and routing them to inspection or putting the material into storage in a timely manner.
• Responsible for issuing materials to the production floor and repair station on time and in the manner requested. Responsible for the movement of material throughout and between the facilities. This may include kitting parts, replenishment of kanban systems, movement of subassemblies via water spider, movement of shipments between buildings, etc.
• Responsible for processing and shipping all customer sales orders on time to meet customer requested dock dates. Includes picking, inspecting, packaging, and shipping product efficiently.
• Supports the company On Time Delivery metric; reconciling and conducting root cause and corrective action with other internal organizations as appropriate.
• Responsible for understanding and applying lean principles within Material Control while collaborating with other leaders on continuous improvement.
• Provides input to budget process and supports operational decisions in alignment with approved budgets.
• Enforces policies and regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor or Associate Degree in a technical discipline or business preferred. APICS certification and lean experience desirable.
• In lieu of degree, will consider H.S. Diploma combined with work experience in a direct supervisory or related operation support role.
• Two years’ experience in Operations supervision preferred. Five years’ experience directly supporting operations, with proven success leading projects and/or teams required.
• Demonstrated expertise employing Lean Principles.
• Recognized as a leader with excellent interpersonal, conflict resolution, and leadership skills.

Competencies:

As a direct people manager, the Material Control Supervisor will have proficiency in process and people competencies as follows:

• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite
• ERP experience
• Warehouse Management System experience

Physical Abilities:

• This role requires a great deal of responsibility in time sensitive situations requiring frequent decision making.
• This is a leadership role requiring frequent public speaking across functions and conflict resolution, as needed.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment and may be exposed to loud/machine noises
• May be in an environment where there is a risk of electric shock. All employees are required to have training on that risk and exercise care around electricity.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• As a US Department of Defense Contractor, Astronics is bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Must be a US Person under ITAR to be eligible.
• An offer of employment is contingent on successfully passing pre-employment background check and drug test which includes screening for the use of cannabis.

Base salary range for this position is $61,229 - $91,843 per year.

Several job-related and non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to experience in comparable roles, skill sets, training, education, licensure or certifications, other qualifications, market conditions and business needs influence actual salary offered.

Astronics AES offers a competitive benefits package including:

Stay Healthy – Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, FSA, HSA, as well as voluntary life/AD&D, voluntary critical illness, accident prevention and hospital indemnity

Save for the Future – 401K & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Find Balance – Employee Assistance Program, work/life balance culture

Time for You – Generous Paid Time Off, starting at 120 hours annually, plus 12 Paid Holidays per year