Cascade Die Casting Group

Job Description/Expectations

JOB TITLE:                         Warehouse & Materials Supervisor

CLASSIFICATION:     Non-Exempt

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT:   Atlantic

DATE REVISED:         06/2023

REPORTS TO:                     Logistics Manager

POSITION SCOPE:

The Warehouse & Materials Supervisor is responsible for assigning warehouse clerks, truck drivers, and material handlers, based on published schedules and priorities. Is responsible for overall conformance to all logistics processes.  Monitors and continuously works to improve daily outputs in accordance to targeted efficiencies. Leads, motivates and trains a team of Logistics Associates, promoting quality and safety standards. Works to continuously improve all outputs related to logistics. Ensures the health and safety of all Associates.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
 

POSITION RELATED:

• Oversees the logistics process to ensure that it runs smoothly and efficiently to meet production and shipping schedules. This includes supervision of warehouse clerks, truck drivers, and material handlers.
• Ensure 100% error-free shipments and invoices.
• Thoroughly understands and drives standardized work instructions and procedures, daily activities.
• Monitors logistics performance standards and aligns the organization to meet or exceed these standards.
• Leads and participates in problem solving techniques related to logistics operation needs.
• Assists with Layer Processed Audits.
• Ensures accurate data entry via scanning to track inventories throughout all facilities.
• Participates in cross-functional team efforts to resolve issues, improve scrap, and reduce overtime.
• Plan and layout work assignments for efficient operations
• Maintain inventory of packaging materials, pallets, dunnage, and other stored materials.
• Assist with inventory.
• Establish controls and reports to monitor FIFO standard practices and label management systems.
• Monitors vehicle reports (truck trip logs, forklift checklists, truck and van service records).
• Effectively communicates with Associates and coordinates with other shifts to ensure seamless production operations and addresses any issues in a timely manner.
• Complies with all company employment policies, procedures/processes, and programs. Performs duties in compliance quality, as well as safety policies, procedures/processes and programs.
• Models Companies Core Values.
• Regularly reports for work on time with a desire to perform to the best of your abilities.
• Works required schedule based on business demands.
• Has the ability to work in other classifications or departments as needed.  

ASSOCIATE RELATED:

• Builds positive relationships and works cooperatively with associates in a team environment.

• Leads, motivates and manages logistics personnel to achieve maximum productivity by instructing, directing, and assisting associates in duties, best practices, quality standards, procedures, policies, rules and regulations and ensuring adherence to standard work.
• Strives for continuous Associate coaching on various job techniques. Maintains discipline, take and document corrective action as necessary.
• Addresses associates’ issues or concerns.
• Daily reviews of Associates time records and on-time final weekly approvals.
• Ensures timely completion of performance reviews and meet supervisor scorecard metrics.

SAFETY RELATED:

• Promotes and maintains clean and orderly departments consistent with 5s, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Ensures compliance to safety rules, promotes, and sustains a high standard of safety, completes timely incident investigation and notification to management and human resources.
• Works safely around and/or while operating heaving equipment or manufacturing machinery.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential and additional duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability also required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential and additional functions.

CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION and WORK EXPERIENCE:

• College degree and/or five (5) years related supervisory experience preferred.
• High School Diploma required.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Forklift License.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Adaptability: ability to adjust to new circumstances, or change; is flexible; handles constructive feed-back, effectively.
• Communications: communicates both verbally and in writing effectively; listens; documents effectively.
• Dependability: ability to work independently and accepts accountability; stays focused; meets work demands; sets personal standards and meets commitments; is reliable, and trustworthy.
• Quality of Work: ability to focus on details and accuracy; looks for improvement in processes or procedures; owns/acts own quality issues; exhibits sound and accurate judgement and makes timely decisions.
• Strives for Results: manages work load; seeks additional responsibilities and generates innovative, cost-saving revenue generating ideas; manages priorities and time; plans and is organized; demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to goals; is a good steward of company resources.
• Team Orientation/Ability to Work with Others: collaborates; cooperates; provides excellent customer service: both internal and external; teamwork.

PHYSICAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Please note: Continuously (80%-100%), Frequently (21%-79%), Occasionally (up to 20%)

• Possess good physical stamina and coordination. Specific physical requirements of the position include the ability to continuously and repetitively:
  • Read standardized work instructions, operate machines and tools, and support quality inspections.
  • Promptly detect and respond to visual and auditory safety instructions, alarms, and signals.
  • Recognizes potential exposure to environmental, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and explosive hazards.
  • Wear personal protective equipment, for example: safety glasses, gloves, hats, ear plugs, and steel-toed safety shoes.
  • Work in a loud manufacturing environment that is not climate controlled (conditions can be hot or cold).
  • Ability to see clearly at close and distance ranges, distinguish colors, maintain peripheral vision, perceive depth, and adjust focus as necessary.
• Frequently and repetitively:
  • Walk and stand for prolonged periods of time.
  • Sit at desk and computer (up to 10%).
  • Lift or carry materials weighing up to 20 pounds and periodically care or lift materials weighing up to 50lbs.
  • Bend to perform work.
  • Use hand positioning to grip/grasp parts and a wide range of power and vibrating tools or other equipment.
• Occasionally
  • Lift, twist, reach above shoulders, squat, crawl, kneel, drive, and climb (including ladders and lifts) to perform work.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Associate to successfully perform the essential and additional duties and responsibilities of this position.

DISCLAIMER: The requirements listed above represent the essential knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Additional or different requirements may exist in this role. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.