Materials Manager

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If you're looking for a company that offers both job stability and the opportunity for personal and professional growth, Power Test is the place for you.

Why Power Test?

Financial Stability: Over 90 years in business, our sustained growth is a testament to our prudent financial management and our ability to adapt to changing market dynamics.

Career Advancement: Many of our team members have enjoyed long and fulfilling careers with us, with opportunities for advancement.

Industry Leader: Join a company that is recognized as an industry leader and pioneer.

Community Involvement: Share time, talent, and treasure in the community through group projects, eight hours paid charity time off, donation drives, and employee donation match.

Summary:

The Materials Manager is responsible for operations and tasks in materials management (raw, in-process, and finished goods), inventory maintenance (locations and markings), cycle counting (quantities and accuracy), work order parts fulfillment (part picking and kitting), and production replenishment. This position supervises full-time and part-time staff to ensure the facilities have adequate and timely flow of materials to support production, testing, and on-time shipments to customers.

Essential Functions:

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Coordinate the pulling of parts for functional areas and issuing materials to jobs
• Implement standards for how materials are moved internally to production areas and externally from vendors and/or suppliers
• Control inventory levels by conducting physical counts; reconciling data with systems
• Design inventory locations (racking, floor space, and kitting) that are lean and visual
• Manage the overall stocking of inventory. Create and monitor jobs to replenish stock inventory by working with Purchasing. Planning, and Production Scheduling. Monitor inventory turns and target obsolete/dead inventory on production and Service parts
• Partner with shipping and receiving (S&R) functions and oversee the storage of purchased parts and finished goods. Coordinate several projects simultaneously (logistics background is preferred)
• Create cycle counting plan for stock inventory, and maintain the process
• Oversee part picking materials and components, using a flexible workforce, and resolve shortages, misplaced, and mislabeled materials
• Hire, train and develop hourly and salaried staff. Act as a change agent leader to drive supply chain improvements through process, standardization, and clear roles & responsibilities in the team,
• Develop and maintain departmental training procedures to ensure safety and quality in an atmosphere of continuous improvement.
• Serve as a proactive liaison with other departments to assist with resolving issues relating to materials, kitting, part picking, and order accuracy
• Work closely with P&OS in purchased material receipts and stock inventory levels
• Lead/attend regular L10 meetings, and interface with Purchasing, Planning & Production Scheduling
• Own the Warehouse and S&R budget
• Update and maintain all processes, work instructions, and forms pertaining to department
• Responsible for staging of production materials and accurate transacting of usage through assigned team members
• Interpret production output to verify proper routing workflow is in place to satisfy production requirements
• Develop and implement proper metrics to enable performance monitoring and continuous improvement. This includes inventory, delivery performance (internal and external), cycle time, warranty, margins, and schedule adherence
• Act as point of contact to coordinate material availability issues with production. Provide regularly scheduled updates of material availability to manufacturing and management.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5 years' experience with materials management.
• Lean Manufacturing concepts of visual management, JIT inventory, line-side replenishment, Kanban, and visual controls.
• The role will require you to lift and move up to 75 pounds on occasion (25 pounds more frequently).

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years in a Manufacturing environment
• APICS, Lean, and/or Six Sigma training and experience
• Forklift certified
• Crane Operation certified
• OSHA-10 Certification

Total Reward Offerings:

• One (1) day paid charity time off
• Employee donation match
• Organized service projects to support local nonprofit organizations (i.e. charity drives, team building activities)
• Ten (10) paid holidays
• Generous paid time off policy
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability& Life AD/D
• Employer Subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, Hospital Indemnity, Supplemental Life, Employee Assistance Program
• Employer Matched 401(K)
• Onsite Gym with employee led classes
• Avanti Market one stop shop to purchase breakfast, lunch or snacks
• And much more

Company Overview:

At Power Test, LLC we take pride in our unwavering commitment to excellence and our track record of sustained financial growth. As an industry leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of dynamometers, heavy equipment testing systems and related data acquisition and control systems, we've not only weathered economic storms but have consistently thrived, providing our employees with job stability and a platform for career growth.

EEO STATEMENT We are an equal employment 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.

You should be proficient in:

• OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturing)
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Six Sigma Experience
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Process Development

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Warehouse Management Software
• Material Handling Systems
• ERP Software
• Forklifts