Assistant Manager, Tool Crib 1st Shift

Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career. Airlite’s company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success! These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can ‘wow’ our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions, and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies. Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems. As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products. How would you contribute? This role is a contributing member of our Airlite Plastics team, located in Omaha, NE. As a Assistant Manager, Tool Crib you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite. The Assistant Tool Crib Manager will provide day to day leadership for overall organization and issuing/receiving of company parts, items and materials. This role will focus on the running of the Inventory Management System, making improvements to add value to the business and to meet customer expectations. A successful candidate will be able to manage the performance of an inventory team, promoting the development of team skills and support Airlite’s core values. Essential Duties: Effectively communicates and implement company core values, standards of conduct, safety, customer service and housekeeping. Ensure inventory management excellence for all inventory’s items, parts and materials in: o Receiving o Ordering o Replenishment o Proper storage and identification o Inventory accuracy o Effective Min /Max levels o Timely inventory reviews for obsolescence and proper quantities on hand Maintains strategies for critical spare parts, inventory levels, reorder points, lead times and stocking requirements to minimize parts-related production downtime. Monitor inventory accuracy and establish effective cycle-counting, receiving, item labeling, data entry, storage, issuing and inventory-control processes. Partner with all departments (local and Enterprise) that utilize the tool crib to ensure their requirements are met. Coordinates resources to analyze and resolve inventory problems, assisting when necessary. Recommends, and implements changes in inventory processes and methods to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the inventory process and provide quality customer service. Monitor key performance indicators for inventory accuracy, parts availability, stockouts, purchasing performance and parts related downtime to drive continuous improvement. Participates in the development and implementation of new technologies. Promote the development of team skills, accountability, ownership and cross-training to build a knowledgeable and effective team focusing on continuous improvement. Conducts employee evaluations and performance reviews, develops improvement plans, initiates coaching and support activities to achieve employee development. Other duties as assigned. Do you have what it takes? Airlite Plastics is a versatile employer; complacency is not one of our strengths! We work hard each day to ensure that equipment efficiency and customer satisfaction never leave our line of sight. Successful candidates for the role will possess the following: Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before employees of the company. Ability to a…

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