Materials Supervisor

Position Purpose :

Responsible for the supervision of the plant Materials functions. Provides leadership in shipping / receiving, warehouse, and material handling to meet the requirements of our customers, internal and external. Maintains a continuous flow of product, resolves issues quickly and according to policy. Lead associates to achieve established safety requirements, product quality standards, customer service goals, productivity levels, and good housekeeping goals. Responsible for developing associates with the organization's culture and cross training requirements. Train team members in the elimination of barriers to achievement.

Essential Functions :

• Manage shipping / receiving, material handling, material flow, and freight traffic.
• Provide logistical support to plant manufacturing with emphasis on uninterrupted material availability.
• Develop associates with the team problem solving techniques and formal training on system support activities.
• Coordinates material team efforts to meet customer, plant and company guidelines and requirements.
• Interfaces with manufacturing to maximize productivity.
• Perform audits to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers to ensure proper material flows are maintained.
• Sets example and enforces safety practices.
• Participates in the investigation of safety incidences and identification and implementation of prevention strategies for future reoccurrence.
• Meet with associate(s) when necessary to coach, counsel, or confront issues.
• Seeks resolution that reinforces our values and Company standards, guidelines and policies.
• Provides stewardship to the production control, materials flow and receiving teams.
• Measures performance and continuous improvement efforts of the operations relative to procurement, material handling / process flow and delivery.
• Schedule vacations and enter necessary date in the KRONOS system.
• Train employees on the QAD as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Training

Minimum Qualifications

Physical Demands

Environmental Conditions

Behavioral Traits

Innovative - Feeling comfortable in fast-changing environments; being willing to take risks and to consider new and untested approaches

Persuasive - Building commitment by convincing others and winning them over to your point of view

Excitement - Operating with a good deal of energy, intensity and emotional expression; having a capacity for keeping others enthusiastic and involved

Tactical - Emphasizing the production of immediate results by focusing on short-range, hands-on, practical strategies

Feedback - Letting others know in a straightforward manner what you think of them, how well they have performed and if they have met your needs and expectations

Production - Adopting a strong orientation toward achievement, holding high expectations for yourself and others, pushing yourself and others to achieve at high levels

Cooperation - Accommodating the needs and interests of others by being willing to defer performance on your own objectives in order to assist colleagues with theirs

Consensual - Valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as part of your decision-making process.

Empathy - Demonstrating an active concern for people and their needs by forming close and supportive relationships with others

Hendrickson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.