Materials Supervisor
Posted on: 23 Nov 2021
Selma, AL
Job Description
Position Summary:
Lear is one of the most recognized and successful names in the Automotive Industry. The Materials Supervisor is a key position in the Company and will support and contribute to the company goals of profitability, return on investment, inventory turnover, and accident prevention. The Materials Supervisor, under limited supervision, directs and controls material flow for the plant. Supervises the activities of all hourly material handlers engaged in the movement of raw or finished materials.
Core Competencies for this position include:
Leading Change/Change Management
Leading People/Teamwork
Communication
Business Acumen
Results Driven
Essential Functions of the Job:
Supervise material handlers to ensure shipping and receiving functions are met and meet customer expectation.
Work with Material Planner/Specialist to ensure cycle counts are completed.
Responsible for subordinate safety compliance and training; functions as role model relative to safety and especially with regarding to forklift safety.
Ensure product is shipped properly and timelythe work order report is up-dated in a proper time frame so as not to impede the production or business process.
Ensure that the Monthly Dow Consignment paperwork (reconciling for material usage) is completed with conjunctions with corporate required timing.
Facilitate monthly physical inventories.
Provide for the proper handling of obsolescence claims to Coperate materials.
Verify the perpetual inventory vs. physical inventory for the plant.
Full participation in quality system compliance/ audit with emphasis on elements 4.7, 4.8, and 4.15.
Responsible for the use of the WEDIT system for Dow related shipments
Facilitate inventory audits by independent accounting firms.
Establish continuous improvement efforts to ensure 100% delivery Performance for external and internal customers.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):
Business Administration
Continual Improvement Process
Corrective and Preventative Action
Environmental Management System Overview
Manufacturing
MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
Product Development Process
Quality Management System Overview
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Knowledge of Bill of Materials, stress analysis, material selection and material sizing.
Ability to work effectively with cross functional departments.
DFMEA experience preferred.
Ability to manage projects.
Basic knowledge of accounting principles
Basic knowledge of Material Requirements planning (MRP) Principles
Basic knowledge of Inventory control methods
Good analytic abilities
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
3 - 5 years experience in Materials/Logistics
LEAR
Southfield, MI
Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Seating and E-Systems. The Seating segment offers leather and fabric products, seat trim covers, recliner mechanisms, seat tracks and foams, seat structures and mechanisms, and headrests for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, and sport utility vehicles; and heating and cooling systems. The E-Systems segment offers electrical distribution systems that route electrical signals and manage electrical power within the vehicle for traditional vehicle architectures, as well as high power and hybrid electric systems.
This segment’s products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, and junction boxes; and electronic control modules, such as body control modules, smart junction boxes, gateway and wireless control modules, lighting control modules, and audio domain controllers and amplifiers. It also provides electrification products comprising charging systems that include onboard charging modules, cord set charging equipment, and wireless charging systems; battery electronics, which comprise battery disconnect units, cell monitoring supervisory systems, and integrated total battery control modules; and other power management modules, including converter and inverter systems.
In addition, this segment offers cybersecurity software; EXO advanced vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving applications; roadside modules that communicate real-time traffic information; and cellular protocols for vehicle connectivity, as well as Connexus connectivity products. Further, it provides wireless systems, such as passive entry, remote keyless entry, and dual range/function remote keyless entry systems. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.
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IndustryEngineering
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No. of Employees169, 000
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Website
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