Material Operations Supervisor

Eaton Corporation; Westminster (MD); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation seeks a Material Operations Supervisor for its Westminster, MD site. You will lead a team handling receiving, stockroom, kitting, and shipping to align with the production schedule and protect on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity, with ITAR/export control and safety compliance embedded in daily work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of materials management, warehouse/stockroom, logistics, or manufacturing ops OR HS with 5 years of same experience.
• Minimum one year of supervisory experience in a Manufacturing or Operations environment.
• ITAR restrictions require U.S. person status for applicants; sponsorship not offered.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily material operations across receiving, stockroom, kitting, internal movement and shipping to support the production schedule.
• Supervise and develop a team of material handlers and coordinators including staffing, training, performance management and timekeeping.
• Own site inventory accuracy; manage cycle counts, investigate variances and maintain ERP data integrity.
• Ensure material is kitted and staged to the plan; escalate shortages and expedite critical material with Supply Chain to prevent line stoppages.
• Meet KPIs for safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory turns and responsiveness; report performance in daily accountability meetings.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, environmental and ITAR/export controls; maintain records and audits.
• Act as a continuous improvement leader for material flow using lean tools to reduce waste and improve throughput.
• Support SIOP with accurate material availability, inventory, and capacity input; partner with Quality on nonconforming materials.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Inventory management

Materials coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

HS diploma with 5 years of experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Eaton’s AER MSD Mission System Division Aerospace division is currently seeking a Material Operations Supervisor.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

Eaton's MSD (Mission Systems Division) is currently seeking a Supervisor, Material Operations. This position is based at our Westminster, MD facility and is responsible for leading the site's material operations team - receiving, stockroom, kitting, internal material movement, cycle counting and shipping - to ensure the right material is at the right place at the right time to support the production schedule. The supervisor leads a team of hourly material handlers, owns inventory accuracy and material flow performance, and partners with Supply Chain, Production, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to protect on-time delivery while driving continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, inventory and productivity.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the daily execution of material operations across receiving, stockroom, kitting, point-of-use replenishment, internal material movement and shipping to support the production schedule.
• Supervise, coach and develop a team of material handlers and material coordinators, including staffing, training, performance management, timekeeping and adherence to plant policies and the collective work rules where applicable.
• Own inventory accuracy for the site: manage the cycle count program, drive root cause analysis of variances, and maintain accurate transactions and material master data in the ERP system.
• Ensure material is kitted and staged to the production plan; escalation shortages and expedite critical material with Supply Chain and Planning to prevent line stoppages.
• Achieve agreed-upon team goals for key performance indicators including safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory turns and responsiveness; report performance in daily accountability and tiered meetings.
• Ensure all material handling processes are executed in accordance with safety, quality, environmental and trade compliance requirements, including ITAR-controlled and export-controlled material handling, FOD prevention, ESD control and shelf-life control.
• Serve as a continuous improvement leader for material flow - apply lean tools (5S, standard work, kanban/pull, water spider routes, value stream mapping) to reduce waste, travel distance and inventory while improving flow.
• Support the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) process with accurate material availability, inventory and capacity input.
• Partner with Quality on nonconforming material control, MRB material segregation, and disposition of scrap and excess/obsolete inventory.
• Manage warehouse layout, storage systems, material handling equipment and consumable supply programs; ensure equipment is inspected, maintained and safely operated (including powered industrial trucks).
• Support internal, customer and regulatory audits (AS9100, ITAR, customer and government source inspection) with accurate records and process compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring Environmental, Health and Safety are included as part of everyday activities, including incident reporting, near-miss elimination and completion of assigned EHS actions.
• Responsible for site compliance to all Eaton Supply Chain Management Policies addressing Materials and Inventory Management, and related controls, to include Vendor Supplied Materials and consigned inventory requirements.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with 2 years of experience in materials management, warehouse/stockroom, logistics, or mfg. operations …. OR…..HS degree with 5 years of same experience.
• Minimum one (1) years of supervisory experience in a Manufacturing or Operations environment .
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.”
• Candidate will not need sponsorship now or in the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business or Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience in the Aerospace or Automotive Industry.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems for inventory transactions, cycle counting and material planning.
• 3-5 years of materials, warehouse or supply chain experience in an aerospace and/or defense manufacturing environment, including 2+ years supervising direct reports.

Technical knowledge

APICS CPIM/CSCP certification; lean/Six Sigma certification; experience with kanban and pull replenishment systems, barcode/RFID inventory systems, and AS9100 quality system requirements.

Position Criteria / Soft skills

Demonstrated ability to lead and facilitate change; strong root cause problem solving; collaborative cross-functional partner; customer-focused mentality; able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

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