Materials Manager

POSITION SUMMARY Medix Specialty Vehicles is seeking a hands-on Materials Manager to lead the day-to-day flow of materials supporting our ambulance manufacturing operations. This newly created role will provide focused leadership for receiving, material handling, storage, staging, inventory-control activities, and movement of materials throughout the manufacturing campus. Reporting to the Director of Supply Chain, the Materials Manager will lead Medix's Hand Receivers and Forklift Drivers and partner closely with Production, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Quality, Engineering, and other Supply Chain resources to ensure the right materials are available in the right place at the right time. This role is ideal for a manufacturing leader who is comfortable being on the production floor, solving problems in real time, developing employees, and building sustainable processes in a fast-paced environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES · Lead, coach, schedule, and develop Hand Receivers and Forklift Drivers supporting Medix manufacturing operations. · Oversee daily receiving, material movement, storage, staging, replenishment, and delivery of materials to production. · Establish clear expectations and standard work for material-handling activities. · Partner with Production leadership to identify and resolve material shortages, staging issues, and other disruptions that could affect production. · Maintain safe, organized, and efficient material storage and movement practices throughout the facility. · Ensure incoming materials are received, identified, routed, and stored accurately and timely. · Provide leadership for inventory-control activities, including cycle counting, discrepancy research, root-cause analysis, and corrective action. · Partner with appropriate Supply Chain resources to ensure inventory adjustments are completed in accordance with established Medix authorization controls. · Identify opportunities to improve material flow, inventory accuracy, space utilization, point-of-use delivery, and overall efficiency. · Monitor staffing requirements and adjust daily assignments based on production needs and business priorities. · Develop team capability through training, cross-training, coaching, and performance management. · Reinforce safe forklift and material-handling practices and ensure employees follow established safety requirements. · Use operational and inventory data to identify trends, measure performance, and drive continuous improvement. · Participate in Lean and continuous-improvement activities affecting material flow and production support. · Partner across functions to support new products, production changes, inventory initiatives, and other business needs. · Perform other duties as needed to support Medix operations. QUALIFICATIONS · Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will be considered. · Five or more years of progressive materials, warehouse, inventory, or manufacturing experience preferred. · Previous experience directly leading hourly employees in a manufacturing or distribution environment strongly preferred. · Demonstrated understanding of receiving, material handling, inventory control, production support, and warehouse operations. · Experience with ERP/MRP or inventory-management systems. · Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions. · Comfortable working directly on the manufacturing floor in a fast-paced environment. · Strong communication and collaboration skills across hourly employees, supervisors, managers, and functional leaders. · Ability to organize competing priorities and respond effectively to changing production requirements. · Forklift and material-handling…

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