Warehouse Supervisor

BUILT TO CONNECT Astec is a global, environmentally focused infrastructure and manufacturing company of asphalt road building and aggregate processing. Our mission is to design and build the most innovative products for the industries we serve. Leveraging innovative solutions and technologies, we serve customers all over the world. About The Position Supervises the overall warehouse operations and daily activities of staff. Oversees inventory levels, monitors the safety of goods, and ensures the efficient usage of warehouse space. Operates an applicable system to update inventory status and respond to stakeholder's inquiries. Oversees all incoming and outgoing shipments, stock placement, material transfers and picking for production by preforming the following duties. Key Deliverables Supervise warehouse staff and daily activities. Manage, evaluate, and report on warehouse activities. Maintain accurate records , report relevant information, and preparing any necessary documentation. Order supplies and maintain suitable inventory levels. Assist developing strategic plans and procedures. Key Activities & Responsibilities Maintains a good and clear communication path between buyers and production teams so proper material picks are processed in a correct and timely sequence. Sorts and verifies pick sheets and ensures they are correct and up to date with the current Bills of Material, matching the requirement for each machine serial number. Ensures that each production pick is completed in proper sequence of production process and checks this against sequence checklist as well as the needs of each production cell. Makes sure all material shortages for production picks are communicated to buyer responsible for machine or pick being processed in a timely matter. Handles day-to-day shipping, receiving, and stocking processes and makes sure these are all done in a timely manner and that safe practices are followed at all times. Establishes and writes Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and trains personnel on proper procedures required for that role at Astec’s offsite warehouse. Oversees warehouse on-hand inventory and control of material within making sure all material is properly identified and assigned a location. To be successful in this role, your experience and competencies are: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) Minimum two (2) years of warehouse protocol and processes experience and extensive experience in heavy equipment manufacturing Background in material placement/stocking and understanding of the fundamentals of material movement in operating systems and how this relates to production and material inventories Heavy equipment shipping and receiving experience Knowledge of how work within purchasing/procurement and manufacturing teams flow in order to ensure that proper processes are followed, thus being able to ensure good time management and productivity Parts picking experience and understanding of protocol and importance of on-time delivery and equipment capacity for material Background in cycle counts and ability to properly communicate counts to requesting department Understanding and ability to continually work on cost reductions and ways to increase productivity ability to record these through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Safe forklift and/or crane operation experience Knowledge of and ability to use and influence organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing processes Knowledge of strategies and tools for controlling and optimizing the factors that lie between the purchase of raw materials and delivery of finished products Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations f…

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