Senior Lean Material Flow Lead

Cornerstone Building Brands; Rocky Mount (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Market leadership in product areas

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands is seeking a Material Flow Pillar Lead to improve end-to-end material flow from receiving to point of use. You will lead pillar implementation, reduce shortages and lead times, and drive PFEP initiatives in a lean, cross-functional environment.

The role emphasizes implementing FIFO, Kanban and pull systems while partnering with Planning, Purchasing, Operations, Engineering and suppliers to sustain gains. This is a full-time on-site position in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing logistics, materials, supply chain, warehouse operations, production control or manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated experience solving material-availability or process-flow problems.
• Exposure to Lean, continuous improvement or structured problem-solving methods.
• Strong analytical and organizational capability.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and lead change on the manufacturing floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Material Flow pillar implementation and associated Master Plan.
• Establish baseline losses related to shortages, WIP, inventory, material touches, travel, lead time, overtime and delivery performance.
• Develop and maintain a Plan for Every Part (PFEP).
• Map current material flow using Value Stream Mapping, process mapping and spaghetti/route analysis.
• Analyze material shortages and interruptions using Pareto and structured problem solving.
• Evaluate and improve material feeding strategies.
• Develop and implement FIFO, pull, supermarket, Kanban/two-bin and controlled-buffer systems.
• Improve point-of-use material presentation and line-side inventory.
• Establish standard material-delivery routes, replenishment frequencies and route timing.
• Determine appropriate replenishment quantities and inventory levels.
• Improve receiving, warehouse, staging and line-side material standards.
• Partner with Planning, Purchasing, Operations, Engineering, Quality and suppliers to improve material availability and flow.
• Support production-leveling activities using takt, pitch, capacity, buffers and Heijunka.
• Integrate applicable Scheduling/Kaizen improvements into the Material Flow plan.
• Lead Activity Board reviews and maintain clear ownership and closure of actions.
• Train and coach employees on new material-flow standards.
• Measure results and ensure new systems are sustained.

Skills

Manufacturing logistics

Materials management

Supply chain experience

Warehouse operations

Production control

Tools

PFEP

Kanban

FIFO

Milk runs

VSM

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands is seeking a Material Flow Pillar Lead to improve end-to-end material flow from receiving to point of use. You will lead pillar implementation, reduce shortages and lead times, and drive PFEP initiatives in a lean, cross-functional environment.

The role emphasizes implementing FIFO, Kanban and pull systems while partnering with Planning, Purchasing, Operations, Engineering and suppliers to sustain gains. This is a full-time on-site position in a manufacturing setting.