Material Area Supervisor

Material Area Supervisor

Warren, Michigan

The Material Area Supervisor is responsible for leading hourly teams that unload, store, and deliver material to support production in an automotive manufacturing assembly plant.

• 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.
• Coordinate daily team activities to achieve business metrics and implement World Class Manufacturing (WCM) tools and processes as it relates to material flow.
• 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.

• 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.

• Medical and Dental (Fast Tek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match