Future Opening: Warehouse Supervisor

Apscareerportal; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CRRC Sifang America in Illinois seeks a Logistics Supervisor to oversee ordering, receiving, storing, inventorying, issuing and shipping materials in the stockroom and yard. You will plan work, allocate tasks, and ensure accuracy and compliance with procedures.

You will run SAP reports and prepare Excel/Word reports, advise staff on handling stock, and coordinate with production, quality and procurement to manage inventories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in a unionized environment preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Advises employees on care and handling of stock and use of equipment.
• Studies records and recommends remedial actions for non-usable or excess stock.
• Reviews records for accuracy and compliance with procedures and stock levels.
• Schedules inventories and coordinates with production, quality, and procurement.
• Runs SAP reports and prepares reports in Excel and Word.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Communication

SAP

Excel

Word

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Three years of relevant experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Word

Job description

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers concerned with ordering, receiving, storing, inventorying, issuing, and shipping materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and parts, in the stockroom, warehouse, or yard by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advises employees on care and preservation of items received, stored, and shipped; methods and use of equipment in handling, storing, maintaining, and shipping stock; and related problems.
• Studies records and recommends remedial actions for reported non-usable, slow-moving, and excess stock.
• Reviews record for accuracy of information and compliance with established procedures, and to determine the adequacy of stock levels.
• Schedules work for special and periodic inventories.
• Traces the history of items to determine reasons for discrepancies between inventory and stock control records and recommends remedial actions to resolve discrepancies.
• Determines work procedures prepare work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
• Studies and standardizes procedures to improve the efficiency of subordinates.
• Maintains harmony among workers and resolves complaints.
• Adjusts errors and complaints.
• Prepares composite reports from individual reports of subordinates.
• Coordinates with production, quality and procurement departments to manage, track and allocate inventories.
• Runs various reports using SAP, and prepares various reports in Excel and Word.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises union and non-union employees in the Logistics Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement, organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Education and/or Experience

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, as well as three years of relevant experience with strong communication, organization and leadership skills. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Experience working or/and supervising employees in a unionized environment is highly preferred. Proficient in Microsoft products(Word and Excel) is required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

CRRC Sifang America is an Illinois-based subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Limited. CRRC Corporation Limited, the parent company, is a world leader in the designing, engineering and manufacturing of advanced passenger rail vehicles and high-speed trains. Headquartered in Beijing, China, CRRC Corporation Limited has 46 wholly-owned & majority-owned subsidiaries. They are a global innovator in rail car and locomotive construction and maintenance.

In 2016, CRRC Sifang America was awarded a contract by the Chicago Transit Authority to supply 846 new railcars.

CRRC Sifang America recently constructed a state-of-the-art production facility on the city’s southeast side, returning railcar manufacturing to Chicago after a 50-year absence.

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Disability Status

• Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
• Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
• Blind or low vision
• Cancer (past or present)
• Cardiovascular or heart disease
• Celiac disease
• Cerebral palsy
• Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
• Diabetes
• Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
• Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
• Intellectual or developmental disability
• Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
• Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
• Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
• Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
• Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
• Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
• Short stature (dwarfism)
• Traumatic brain injury

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