Supervisor of Material Handling Job Details | Voith Group

Voith; York (York County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Supervisor of Material Handling. This role involves overseeing daily departmental activities, managing personnel, and implementing operational procedures to enhance efficiency. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in the field or related area.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily activities of the material handling department.
• Assigns personnel and establishes departmental goals.
• Conducts performance appraisals and resolves employee issues.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Technical degree

Job description

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Hydro is hiring for:

Supervisor of Material Handling
York, PA

Summary –

Supervises the daily activities of a material handling department. Assigns personnel, establishes goals, determines workflow and schedules daily departmental activities. Implements operational policies, procedures, and administers discipline/attendance policies. Leads and directs the work of the hourly workforce.

Responsibilities –

• Assign hourly employees to their daily tasks/activities to support manufacturing operations schedules.
• Establish daily goals for the hourly workforce.
• Initiates continuous improvement activities and actions to improve departmental processes and workflow.
• Coaches performance and development, provides training, and resolves problems for hourly employees
• Completes all communication and information sharing within the hourly workforce necessary to meet goals.
• Establish, maintain, and continually improve relationships with hourly employees and union officers.
• Conduct timely performance appraisals of hourly personnel.
• Administer company policies and procedures including support of the quality system. This includes disciplinary investigations, actions, and follow-up and administration of the attendance policies.
• Responsible for purchasing of and maintaining departmental MRO consumables and supplies.

• Schedule predictive and preventive maintenance activities.

• Write operational procedures.
• Responsible for grievance process.

Qualifications –

• High School diploma or GED
• 3-5 years of experience in the field or related area
• Technical degree preferred
• Previous supervisory experience
• Good interpersonal skills

Physical Demands -

Employees in this position are regularly required to walk, stand and use hands to finger, handle or feel. They are frequently required to reach with hands and arms. They are required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employees are required to talk and hear in an industrial setting (noise level is can be high at times) and regularly required to lift 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.