Material Operations Supervisor - Westminster, MD

MSCCN; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 71,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s AER MSD Mission System Division Aerospace division is seeking a Material Operations Supervisor at our Westminster, MD facility. You will lead the site’s material operations team, overseeing receiving, stockroom, kitting, internal movement, and shipping to support the production schedule.

You will drive inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and material flow improvements, partnering with Supply Chain, Production, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to protect on-time delivery and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years in materials management, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing operations (or HS with 5 years).
• Minimum one year of supervisory experience in manufacturing or operations.
• ITAR compliance awareness and U.S. person status per ITAR requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily material operations across receiving, stockroom, kitting, internal material movement and shipping to support production.
• Supervise and develop a team of material handlers and coordinators, including staffing and performance management.
• Own inventory accuracy and cycle counts; maintain ERP master data.
• Ensure material is aligned with production plan; escalate shortages with Supply Chain.
• Drive safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity improvements.
• Support audits and regulatory compliance (AS9100, ITAR).

Skills

Supervisory experience

Materials management

ERP/MRP systems

Lean / Six Sigma

ITAR compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

HS degree with 5 years experience

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Job description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS- Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

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; elevate 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.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

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.