Materials Supervisor

Are you an individual with a passion for supporting our nation’s military communications? If so, we want to speak with you about this opportunity!

Why work for us?

We prioritize innovation and creativity, career advancement opportunities, a collaborative culture, work -life balance, and competitive compensation and benefits. The backbone behind our collection of outstanding businesses is a team of dedicated employees who protect and enhance our valued reputation for quality and delivering what we promise. It’s our values that defines us to all of our key audiences: our shareholders, customers, prospective employees and especially ourselves.

Summary:

As a Materials Supervisor at Microwave Products Group – Pole/Zero Corporation in West Chester, OH, you will support the military community by managing the stockroom / inventory and shipping associates.

Benefits of joining our team!

• Annual incentive plan (bonus)
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Up to 10 paid holidays/year
• 4 hours voluntary time off to volunteer for your favorite charity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, subject to applicable premium deductions
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance – 100% company paid
• Other ancillary insurance options available
• 401(k) retirement account with matching MPG contributions & profit sharing (if applicable)
• Profit Sharing Plan - potential up to 3% of base salary
• Educational Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $120 per year

Primary Responsibilities of this position include:

• Supervises and trains the Stockroom and Shipping/Receiving personnel, ensuring daily priorities are established and successfully completed
• Develops departmental budgets
• Ensures accurate and timely transactions of receiving, issuing and shipping of material in accordance with company schedules and procedures
• Works with Planning and Purchasing Departments to ensure material and supplies are moved to the floor as required
• Works with Manufacturing, Quality and Purchasing to identify and resolve material based or shipping/receiving based discrepancies
• Performs physical inventories /cycle counts and reconciles with the perpetual inventory
• Develops and improves departmental related processes, tools, methodologies, and performs training to increase staff capabilities
• Completes performance evaluations professionally and on time
• Writes and maintains ISO procedures for the areas
• Monitors compliance to the ISO standards
• Establishes clear and measurable goals and objectives for the department and for each employee

• Suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, or any other change of status of other employees are given great weight.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage, administer and coordinate employee records management, tracking reports, data collection and transposing information for management reports.

• Maintain attendance records for all employees.
• Handle routine vacation requests from employees.
• Coordinate leaves of absence with Human Resources Department.
• Audit housekeeping/5S on a regular basis.
• Define, communicate and implement projects for improved production.
• Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of
  department or team.
• Help facilitate improvement through participation on intra-company teams
• Collect and report departmental information as needed or requested                                     

• Produce analyses related to department needs

• Complete special projects as needed

Knowledge, skills and abilities strongly preferred include:

• Knowledge of materials management concepts required
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing practices required
• The ability to enable a positive team environment
• Capable and comfortable implementing and using software tools to improve development efficiency
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) with ability to communicate within all levels of the organization
• Computer literate; knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, etc.) 
• Familiar with use of ERP systems (IFS, SAP, etc.