Material Area Leader-Monte 2nd Shift

Job Responsibilities

• Cook up shipping/receiving duties in a safe, quality minded, and productive manner with a sense of urgency to attain shipping and receiving priorities as required
• Supervise shipping/receiving personnel to keep them focused and on task to meet departmental and divisional objectives
• Ensure all shipping/receiving employees are utilizing communication tools such as email, CMS, telephonic, and the daily shipping schedules
• Communicate with affected personnel about shipping/receiving concerns, providing status reports as appropriate
• Carefully manage the transportation needs of shipping and receiving and set up all dock times
• Collaborate closely with Production/Material Planners to ensure the shipping/receiving team is meeting all needs of the Logistics Department, to include forecasting for future needs
• Communicate product/material discrepancies with Production Department and Area Leaders
• Promote accountability by providing formal and informal performance feedback to associates; conduct formal performance evaluations that are tied to plant and company goals; utilize individual corrective action plans if necessary
• Develop associates through coaching and mentoring, and provide recognition when warranted
• Apply consistent and fair progressive discipline to associates when necessary and discuss such action with appropriate personnel
• Carry out continuous improvement projects involving the Logistics Department
• Serve as backup to materials department as needed
• Verify raw material pack slips with posting of receiving
• Assist Material Planning and Logistics Manager with all reporting requirements as needed
• Attend and contribute meetings as needed and maintain open intra-departmental communication
• May be required to adjust shifts as necessary
• Use reasonable means to require all associates to comply with safety policies and rules and enforce through a system of effective accountability that may include progressive discipline
• Afford associates a workplace free from recognized hazards which are or may cause serious physical harm; must comply with Occupational Safety and Health standards applicable to Montezuma Manufacturing
• Support efforts to achieve department and plant goals on Employee Opinion Survey
• Follow and support Montezuma Manufacturing’s and Magna’s operating principles and display the company’s core values on a regular and consistent basis

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must receive forklift and crane certificate within first six months of starting position
• Must develop good understanding and knowledge of shipping/receiving processes within first three months of starting position
• Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred but not required