Materials Supervisor

Purpose

Responsible for supervising all materials-related operations on the night shift to ensure uninterrupted production support and efficient material flow. This position oversees shipping, receiving, warehouse operations, inventory control (including cycle counting), and production material support while ensuring compliance with company procedures, customer requirements, and quality standards.

This role serves as the primary materials leadership presence during off-shift hours, ensuring execution of the production plan, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting plant objectives in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

•    Supervise Materials Team Leads, drivers, and warehouse personnel on night shift; drive accountability, performance, and adherence to standards 
•    Maintain and approve employee timecards, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies 
•    Ensure uninterrupted material flow to production lines in alignment with the production schedule 
•    Monitor and escalate material shortages or risks impacting production or customer delivery 
•    Oversee all shipping and receiving activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with customer and system requirements 
•    Verify proper material transactions, labeling, and documentation within Plex and associated systems 
•    Oversee and execute cycle count activities to ensure 100% completion, target accuracy, and PFEP compliance 
•    Ensure PFEP adherence through proper material presentation, storage locations, container management, and replenishment methods 
•    Investigate inventory discrepancies and escalate findings to Materials Planning for root cause analysis and corrective action
•    Ensure compliance with material handling, storage, traceability, and inventory control standards 
•    Lead shift-level response to material-related issues, including containment and support of non-conforming material processes 
•    Communicate critical issues and shift performance to leadership; ensure effective shift handoff to day shift 
•    Drive continuous improvement in material flow, inventory accuracy, and operational efficiency 
•    Support plant objectives in safety, quality, delivery, and cost, including audit readiness and adherence to procedures
•    Perform other duties as assigned.
 

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience

•    Associate’s Degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)
•    1–3+ years of experience in materials, warehouse, or logistics in a manufacturing environment 
•    Supervisory or leadership experience strongly preferred 
•    Automotive experience preferred
 

Competencies

•    Leadership and Team Development 
•    Problem Solving / Root Cause Analysis 
•    Strong Organizational Skills 
•    Sense of Urgency and Decision Making 
•    Communication Across All Levels 
•    Knowledge of Inventory Control and Material Flow 
•    ERP/MRP Systems (Plex preferred) 
•    Understanding of IATF and customer requirements 
 

Supervisory Responsibility

Direct supervision of Materials Team Leads, drivers, and warehouse personnel on assigned shift

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on the plant floor.  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is frequently required to walk, stand, kneel, crouch, talk and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.