Materials Supervisor - Nights

Hendrickson; Navarre (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hendrickson is seeking a supervisor to lead plant Materials functions, including shipping/receiving, warehouse, and material handling. The role focuses on maintaining uninterrupted material availability, improving productivity, and ensuring safety and quality in daily operations.

The candidate will coach associates, drive continuous improvement, and ensure adherence to company policies while coordinating with manufacturing teams to meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience with MRPII principles and software.
• Knowledge of warehouse inventory and floor stock cycle counting.
• Hands-on background in picking, processing and shipping orders; receiving PO material.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shipping/receiving, material handling, material flow and freight traffic.
• Provide logistical support to plant manufacturing to ensure uninterrupted material availability.
• Develop associates with problem solving techniques and training on system support activities.
• Coordinate material team efforts to meet customer, plant and company requirements.
• Interface with manufacturing to maximize productivity and efficiency.
• Perform audits to ensure inventory accuracy and accountability.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Inventory management

Team coordination

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Forklift certification preferred

Tools

MRPII software

QAD

Job description

Position Purpose:

Responsible for the supervision of the plant Materials functions. Provides leadership in shipping/receiving, warehouse, and material handling to meet the requirements of our customers, internal and external. Maintains a continuous flow of product, resolves issues quickly and according to policy. Lead associates to achieve established safety requirements, product quality standards, customer service goals, productivity levels, and good housekeeping goals. Responsible for developing associates with the organization's culture and cross training requirements. Train team members in the elimination of barriers to achievement.

Essential Functions:

• Manage shipping/receiving, material handling, material flow, and freight traffic.
• Provide logistical support to plant manufacturing with emphasis on uninterrupted material availability.
• Develop associates with the team problem solving techniques and formal training on system support activities.
• Coordinates material team efforts to meet customer, plant and company guidelines and requirements.
• Interfaces with manufacturing to maximize productivity.
• Perform audits to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers to ensure proper material flows are maintained.
• Sets example and enforces safety practices.
• Participates in the investigation of safety incidences and identification and implementation of prevention strategies for future reoccurrence.
• Meet with associate(s) when necessary to coach, counsel, or confront issues.
• Seeks resolution that reinforces our values and Company standards, guidelines and policies.
• Provides stewardship to the production control, materials flow and receiving teams.
• Measures performance and continuous improvement efforts of the operations relative to procurement, material handling/process flow and delivery.
• Schedule vacations and enter necessary date in the KRONOS system.
• Train employees on the QAD as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education and Training:

Bachelor's degree is preferred but an associate's degree or equivalent experience in an applicable area is acceptable.

Forklift certified or license preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of supervisory experience preferred which must have been in a team or highly empowered environment.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing plant using MRPII principles and software.
• Knowledge of warehouse inventory and floor stock cycle counting analysis and counting frequency.
• Hands on background in customer sales order picking, processing and shipping. Also, receiving of purchase order material.

Physical Demands:

• Requires sitting, bending, squatting kneeling, climbing and reaching.
• Constant standing, walking
• Lifting 15-25 lbs.
• Carrying 15-25 lbs.
• Push/Pull 1-10 force lbs.

Environmental Conditions:

• Work Environment: Office/Administrative
• Lighting: Adequate
• Ventilation: Adequate
• Temperature: Temperature Controlled with AC/Heat.

Behavioral Traits:

• Innovative - Feeling comfortable in fast-changing environments; being willing to take risks and to consider new and untested approaches
• Persuasive - Building commitment by convincing others and winning them over to your point of view
• Excitement - Operating with a good deal of energy, intensity and emotional expression; having a capacity for keeping others enthusiastic and involved
• Tactical - Emphasizing the production of immediate results by focusing on short-range, hands-on, practical strategies
• Feedback - Letting others know in a straightforward manner what you think of them, how well they have performed and if they have met your needs and expectations
• Production - Adopting a strong orientation toward achievement, holding high expectations for yourself and others, pushing yourself and others to achieve at high levels
• Cooperation - Accommodating the needs and interests of others by being willing to defer performance on your own objectives in order to assist colleagues with theirs
• Consensual - Valuing the ideas and opinions of others and collecting their input as part of your decision-making process.
• Empathy - Demonstrating an active concern for people and their needs by forming close and supportive relationships with others

Equal Opportunity:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life, travel, and disability insurance
• a flexible spending account
• 401K plans
• a pension plan
• paid holidays and vacation
• financial assistance programs if you decide to adopt a child or want to pursue further education.
• We have a comprehensive wellness program and an Employee Assistance Program, that supports individuals in the proactive management of their overall health and wellness.