Lead Materials Supervisor - Lean Warehouse Leadership

Wabash; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabash in Lafayette, IN seeks an experienced warehouse supervisor to oversee staff, plan and assign work, enforce policies, and drive improvements in warehouse processes and material handling.

Reporting to Materials Manager, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, manage safety and productivity metrics, and ensure accurate inventory and ERP operations while coaching teams and aligning with management on staffing decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum five (5) years of shipping/receiving/stores experience.
• Knowledge of shipping/receiving practices, policies and techniques.
• Knowledge of ERP operating systems is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others.
• Experience with Kanban, Poke Yoke, cellular manufacturing and 5S.
• ISO experience is a plus.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing and Material Flow is a plus.
• Problem analysis and resolution.
• Supervision, including Associate retention, performance management, and corrective action.
• Ability to balance and achieve positive results in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and Associate relations.

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective Employee Relations
• Provides employee coaching and development
• Hires and makes employment status recommendations and decisions in conjunction with other members of management
• Leads a Continuous Improvement initiative focused on improvement of the Warehouse processes at the assigned plant
• Creates metrics to measure Warehouse productivity improvement opportunities and uses these metrics to address and eliminate waste
• Provides training and mentoring to employees regarding Material Management methods and practices
• Manages departmental performance measures including visual controls, process and product audits and provides regular progress reports to manager
• Performs incident investigations, problem solving reports, maintains proper inventory levels, manages department priorities, tracks absenteeism, and ensures Kronos is accurate and completed in a timely manner
• Ensures operation of equipment by calling for repairs and evaluating equipment needs
• Initiates and fosters a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Updates and maintains Safe Work Instructions
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Supervisory experience

Shipping/receiving

ERP systems

Lean manufacturing

5S

Kanban

Poke Yoke

Cellular manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Wabash in Lafayette, IN seeks an experienced warehouse supervisor to oversee staff, plan and assign work, enforce policies, and drive improvements in warehouse processes and material handling.

Reporting to Materials Manager, you will lead continuous improvement initiatives, manage safety and productivity metrics, and ensure accurate inventory and ERP operations while coaching teams and aligning with management on staffing decisions.