Assistant Supervisor

Suncast Corporation is the leading US-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of high-quality resin products for the home and industrial markets. A privately held company headquartered in Western Chicago, Illinois, Suncast prides itself on 35 years of innovation and sustainability across a wide range of product categories with materials proudly sourced in the USA. Everything we do is supported by the strength and ingenuity of American workers and we are committed to helping families across the country make the most of their unique spaces.

We utilize state-of-the-art machinery and innovative manufacturing techniques to consistently engineer products of the highest possible quality.

Due to continued expansion, Suncast Corporation is hiring a Assistant Supervisor on 2nd and 3rd shift. This position is a long-term growth opportunity for an ambitious, career-minded individual interested in a career with a major manufacturer of consumer products. Our philosophy is to promote from within, and we invest in our employee's training and development through tuition reimbursement, on-the-job training, apprenticeships and more.

We offer a clean manufacturing environment where safety is always job one.

Summary:

The Assistant Supervisor is responsible for overseeing material delivery, inventory accuracy, and personnel coordination within an assigned production area, referred to as a zone. This role ensures operational efficiency, compliance with procedures, and timely support of production needs.

Responsibilities:

The following duties are considered essential to this position. Other responsibilities may be assigned.

• Coordinate staging of production inventory daily requirements.
• Run queries and reports in a timely manner.
• Print BOM's for scheduled products.
• The Assistant Supervisor ensures jobs are properly set up in a timely manner. This requires printing of the layout, printing of the BOM and physically setting up work cell and ensuring start up sheet is signed. Any discrepancies are communicated to the zone manager and industrial engineer.
• Ensure lane scanning is accurate and all personal in zone is properly trained and all errors are addressed immediately and reported.
• Assign work to material controller. Ensure that work is fairly and effectively distributed.
• The Assistant Supervisor assigns work for forklift operators. Ensures that work is fairly and effectively distributed.
• Request temporary help when needed to cover shift day of.
• Ensure that material is available at the presses when required.
• The Assistant Supervisor delegates inventory, material, and production information to the appropriate employees and departments. This may include labor supervision, process management, receiving, and distribution.
• Ensure inventory accuracy within assigned production areas.
• Ensure transactions such as proper adjustment codes, scrap, M/C, cycle counts, and driver transactions are performed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Monitor stage lanes. Ensure that product is moving in and out of the staging area properly.
• Ensure the proper disposition of material.
• Understand both WMS IVP and Softeon.
• Understand zones Cycle Count Program in both WMS IVP and Softeon.
• The Assistant Supervisor compares system counts to actual counts. Determines and communicates the root cause for inventory errors. Corrects system inventory inaccuracies. Performs cycle counts. Takes corrective action to prevent errors. Must have knowledge of the following to determine root cause of errors:
• Mattec vs Actual
• Cavitation
• BOM
• Backflushes
• Adjust system discrepancies.
• Daily train and supervise all employees within the zone. This will include material controllers and zone forklift drivers.
• Review and train in safety with all zone employees weekly and or as needed.
• Monitor Direct Pick to ensure accuracy of inventory and communications with forklift drivers in order to bring needed components to production line.
• Act as primary trainer for any additional assistant zone supervisors.
• Monitor shop order status.
• Use system tools such as iVP and Mattec when required.
• Ensure that appropriate action for shop order closings is taken in a timely manner.
• Ensure that the shop order quantity…