Materials Superintendent
Warren, MI

**Must Have Experience in Automotive Industry**

 

MATERIALS SUPERINTENDENT SUMMARY:
The Materials Superintendent is responsible for the materials receiving, storage, handling, and delivery processes.   They are responsible for managing day to day activities including loading and unloading operations, inventory control, material handling, etc.
 
MATERIALS SUPERINTENDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and develop supervisors, planners, team leaders, and material handlers.
• Responsible for all warehouse activities.
• Ensures proper warehousing practices and material flow to support production requirements while maintaining quality. These practices include proper FIFO inventory rotation.
• Responsible for accuracy of reporting of receipts, production, scrap and other inventory-related data on the computer to accurately maintain inventory levels of production material.
• Helps coordinates flow of materials or products.
• Responsible for monitoring the scheduling of incoming production material.
• Responsible for expediting incoming material as required.
• Enforces safety compliance by ensuring the proper training is given in OSHA mandated regulations. 
• Follows safety regulations and enforces compliance with company safety rules and regulations. 
• Understands and complies with all company policies and procedures, and enforces workers to follow all company policies and procedures.
• Monitors suppliers and commercial carriers to ensure that delivery schedules are consistently met and any error rectified on a timely basis.
• Arranges for and follows up on special pick-ups and deliveries.
• Arranges for disposal of surplus materials.
• Develops and implements visual inventory management systems on the production floor. 
• Assists as required in resolving this disposition of substandard or rejected materials. 
• Ensures supplies are delivered on time to provide uninterrupted production and shipment of finished goods.
• Utilizes and practices methods of continuous improvement.

 
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (BS or BA) with a minimum of four years experience in an Automotive environment.
• Lead, motivate, and coach. 
• Develop and maintain good employee relations.
• Excellent communication skills cross functionally. 
• Must have experience in automotive industry.