Material Area Supervisor
- Detroit, MI
- Contract
- Full-time
- Lead the safety, delivery, cost, quality, and morale of hourly work teams.
- Develop team leaders to meet corporate guidelines and transform existing material delivery processes to increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs utilizing the World Class Manufacturing process.
- Ensure inventory and record integrity and maintain a positive working relationship with both management and union represented employee.
- Manage multiple work teams in a fast paced, high volume unionized manufacturing environment.
- Responsible for coordinating daily team activities to achieve business metrics and implementing World Class Manufacturing (WCM) tools and processes as it related to material flow.
- Required to oversee and develop highly functioning work teams, comprised of Team Leaders and Team Members and practice Leadership Principles.
- Bachelor's degree required
- Excellent organizational, written and oral communication.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Supervisory Experience
- Previous related supervisory experience.
- Demonstrated ability to coach/mentor/develop team members.
- Previous experience working in a union environment.
- Strong background in LEAN manufacturing systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Google Suite applications.
- Must have valid driver's license
- Work different shifts and/or work weekends
- Work in hot and/or cold environments
- Work around heavy equipment or manufacturing machinery
- Wear safety equipment such as safety glasses, sleeves, earplugs and steel-toed shoes
- Stand or walk for long periods of time each day
- Frequently bend, stoop, reach and lift up to 40 pounds
- Work in tight or closed in spaces
- Regularly climb ladder/man lift/stairs/crawl under vehicles if necessary
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment