Materials Supervisor - 2nd Shift!

generac; Trenton (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac is seeking a Materials Supervisor to oversee end-to-end material flow from receiving to line-side presentation and final packing. The role drives improvements in inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and on-time deliveries across production lines.

You will lead inventory management, coordinate with Quality, Purchasing and Production, and ensure effective material handling. Strong SAP experience and team leadership are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of materials leadership.
• 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.
• Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.
• Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction.
• Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload.
• Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned.

Skills

Materials leadership

Inventory management

Team leadership

SAP SuperUser

Cycle counting

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAP

JD Edwards

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Microsoft Office

Job description

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from incoming receiving/inspection to line side presentation for production including end-of-line pick, pack and ship, de-trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra-plant deliveries. Success in this role is defined by driving significant continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and timely transactional reporting. This will be measured by ongoing improvements in delivery performance (internal and external), cycle count progress, cycle count accuracy, uninterrupted material movement for production lines and efficient use of labor resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures.


• Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations.


• Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs.


• Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction


• Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate.


• Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload.


• Act as SAP SuperUser within functional area as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience


• 2 years of materials leadership


• 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office.


• Formal leadership or team development training .

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Relationship Building and Earning Trust - Consistently follows through on team commitments, communicates, and demonstrates accountability. Builds trust and sets the example for the team by being inclusive and fair.


• Accountability - Remains outcome focused, holding the team accountable while removing barriers to success. Plays to win by defining team objectives/scope and clear milestones. Keeps leadership apprised of progress and brings options/solutions for issues when elevated.


• Ask, Listen, and Follow Up - Actively listens, questions to help others understand, shows care/concern, and closes loop. Drives action and alignment using coaching techniques, reinforces team's progress/development.


• Inspire, Motivate and Recognize - Teaches others new tasks and is self - aware of st r engths/developmental opportunities. Celebrates individual successes.


• Conflict Management and Resolution - Influences employees to collaborate and achieve goals as a group. Asks questions, remains unbiased and encourages unconventional suggestions. Diffuses conflict as it arises rather than avoiding it and focuses on solving the problem.


• Identify, Engage and Retain - Creates an open and honest work environment, providing others an opportunity to develop and grow.


• Change Agent - Consistently optimistic about the ability to change in order to improve a product/service. Uses the voice of customer (VOC) to validate ideas. W o rks well autonomously and in a team, leads change by promoting the value of transformation.

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to use hands to manipulate objects, tools or controls; and talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to walk; stoop; crouch; bend and reach above shoulders. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance, waist high, up to 10 feet away. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be working in the typical conditions of a manufacturing environment including seasonal variation in temperatures and occasional exposure to manufacturing fumes or by-products. The employee must comply with the assigned location PPE requirements including but not limited to safety glasses, hearing protection, appropriate gloves, clothing and shields for required tasks and closed toed or safety shoes as required by facility safety policies.

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