Materials Supervisor

Philips Recruiting Services / Philips Automotive Recruiting; Clinton (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips Automotive Recruiting is seeking a Materials Supervisor with automotive plant experience to oversee inventory control, material flow, and production support on the shop floor. The role emphasizes accurate reporting, FIFO practices, and proactive coordination of material movements to maintain uninterrupted production.

The ideal candidate will monitor receipts, production, scrap, and supplier deliveries while enforcing safety rules and company policies.

Qualifications

• Must have recent experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report receipts, production, scrap and other inventory-related data to maintain inventory levels.
• Ensure proper warehousing practices and material flow to support production while maintaining quality.
• Apply FIFO inventory rotation.
• Coordinate flow of materials or products.
• Monitor scheduling of incoming production material.
• Assist with cycle counts to ensure inventory accountability.
• Expedite incoming material as required.
• Enforce OSHA safety regulations and company safety rules.
• Follow company policies and procedures and enforce them among workers.
• Monitor suppliers and carriers to ensure on-time deliveries and rectify errors.
• Arrange for special pick-ups and deliveries.
• Arrange disposal of surplus materials.
• Develop and implement visual inventory management on the production floor.
• Assist in resolving disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Ensure supplies are delivered on time to sustain production and shipment of finished goods.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Inventory control

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Candidates must have manufacturing experience

MATERIALS SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for monitoring and reporting of receipts, production, scrap and other inventory-related data on the computer to accurately maintain inventory levels of production material.
• Ensures proper warehousing practices and material flow to support production requirements while maintaining quality.
• These practices include proper FIFO inventory rotation.
• Helps coordinates flow of materials or products.
• Responsible for monitoring the scheduling of incoming production material.
• Assist with cycle counts to ensure accurate inventory accountability
• Responsible for expediting incoming material as required.
• Enforces safety compliance by ensuring the proper training is given in OSHA mandated regulations.
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations.
• Understands and complies with all company policies and procedures, and enforces workers to follow all company policies and procedures.
• Monitors suppliers and commercial carriers to ensure that delivery schedules are consistently met and any error rectified on a timely basis.
• Arranges for and follows up on special pick-ups and deliveries.
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
• Develops and implements visual inventory management systems on the production floor.
• Assists as required in resolving this disposition of substandard or rejected materials.
• Ensures supplies are delivered on time to provide uninterrupted production and shipment of finished goods.
• Utilizes and practices methods of continuous improvement.
• Complies with all Company Safety policies, procedures and rules.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Must have recent experience in an Automotive Manufacturing plant.