Material Flow Lead

Masaba Inc; Vermillion (SD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Masaba Inc in Vermillion, SD is seeking a Material Flow Lead to direct material movement across the shop floor. You will oversee upstream flow from metals and welding through blast/paint to assembly, with mentoring from the Assembly Supervisor. A portion of time is spent in assembly while ensuring smooth production flow.

The role emphasizes hands-on shop logistics, team leadership of loaders and material handlers, and developing production analytics to anticipate material needs and schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience in material flow and shop logistics.
• Ability to lead a team of material handlers.
• Willingness to develop data-analytics and status-monitoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the loaders and material handlers (excluding warehouse) and direct material flow across the shop.
• Manage upstream material flow from metals to assembly; keep projects staged where they need to be.
• Use project-status knowledge to move material ahead of need - especially jobs heading to paint and assembly.
• Spend a third of scheduled time in assembly, mentored by the Assembly Supervisor.
• Develop production analytics; monitor project statuses to anticipate moves.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Material handling & shop logistics

Team leadership

Data analytics & status monitoring

Cross-department coordination

Job description

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Material Flow Lead

Full Time Vermillion, SD, US 1 Attachments

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1118

General JOB Description

The Material Flow Lead directs the movement of material and projects across the shop, tackling one of Masaba’s top challenges: material flow. Because Production Control knows the status of every job, pairing that visibility with direct oversight of the loaders and material handlers lets us stage and move material to the right place at the right time. The role manages upstream material flow from metals & welding through blast, paint and to assembly, and grows into production analytics to anticipate needs. Part of this role is spent in assembly under the Assembly Supervisor’s mentorship. All material handlers and loader operators report here, except the warehouse. This role exists to support the floor.

key responsibilities

• Lead the loaders and material handlers (excluding warehouse) and direct material flow across the shop.
• Manage upstream material flow from metals to assembly; keep projects staged where they need to be.
• Use project-status knowledge to move material ahead of need - especially jobs heading to paint and assembly.
• Spend a third of scheduled time in assembly, mentored by the Assembly Supervisor.
• Develop production analytics; monitor project statuses to anticipate moves.

qualifications

• Highly effective team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Hands-on understanding of material handling and shop logistics.
• Ability to lead a team of material handlers and coordinate across departments.
• Willingness to develop data-analytics and status-monitoring skills.
• Close working relationship with metals, weld, assembly and blast/paint.

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