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Materials Lead Operator - Nights

Eaton · Kings Mountain, NC · Yesterday
On-siteOTHRFull-time

About the Role

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is currently seeking a Materials Lead Operator - Nights. The hourly rate for this position is $26.11 per hour, with pay increases scheduled at 6 months and 1 year of service. The core hours for this role are 10:45 PM - 7:15 AM. Overtime may exceed these hours and can be mandatory at times.

Responsibilities

  • Lead efforts and direct employees to ensure material handling & receiving functions are completed in a timely manner to meet and exceed internal customer expectations.
  • Direct personnel assigned to the area of responsibility, ensuring resources needed for the day are in place: manning, forklift, scales, and any other machinery.
  • Raise IT & Maintenance Tickets when needed.
  • Participate in and/or lead shift hand-offs for neighboring shifts (afternoon & night shift).
  • Escalate resource shortages to the supervisor.
  • Troubleshoot minor system or process issues (FCS, WMS, internet, etc.).
  • Actively participate in accident, injury, and illness prevention activities and maintain housekeeping in the work area.
  • Maintain 5S standards within the area.
  • Support continuous improvement projects.
  • Stimulate and encourage team suggestions and participation in area, department, and plant activities during start-ups, shift handoffs, department meetings, stand-downs, and daily checkpoints with the functional supervisor.
  • Ensure shop floor coverage considering the manning calendar throughout the year.
  • Actively participate in resource allocation meetings, including identifying and assisting in training opportunities and sustaining a materials training matrix.
  • Ensure all employees receive required training to perform their tasks and meet customer requirements, including Forklift Training & recertification, Oracle System access, Eaton JOE, materials links, and work instruction explanations as needed.
  • Fill in for the Supervisor in their absence, except for administering corrective action.

Qualifications

  • 6 months of experience using Oracle 12.
  • Experience with WMS (Warehouse Management System).
  • 6 months of experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word).

Preferred Qualifications

  • 1 year of leadership experience.

Skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in conflict resolution.
  • Ability to optimize material flow and storage processes within the plant.
  • Understanding of and participation in manning allocation plans on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
  • Self-management of day-to-day responsibilities while assessing shop floor conditions and determining action plans to maintain 5S and material operations throughout shifts.
  • Training and reinforcement of inventory control using work instructions and on-the-job training plans.
  • Problem-solving and escalation of administrative issues that prohibit the materials department from meeting customer requirements in a safe and quality manner.
  • Drive and skillset to make shop floor improvements within the materials department, with in-depth knowledge of materials role and purpose within the organization and plant.

Additional Information

An ideal candidate for this role will possess the following skill set:

  • Actively looks for and analyzes new ways to optimize the material flow and storage process within the plant.
  • Understands and participates in manning allocation plans on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
  • Self-manages their day-to-day responsibilities while assessing shop floor conditions and determining an action plan to maintain 5S and material operations throughout the shift and following shift.
  • Trains and reinforces inventory control of shop floor operations using work instructions and on-the-job training plans.
  • Identifies, problem-solves, and escalates administrative issues as needed that prohibit the materials department from meeting customer requirements in a safe and quality manner.
  • Possesses the drive and skillset to make shop floor improvements within the materials department with an in-depth knowledge of materials role and purpose within the organization and plant.

Dimensions

  • Overtime usage and scheduling in material handling, receiving, cycle counting, and inventory control.
  • Production downtime (due to lack of material & delivery time).
  • Compliance to OJT training among material handling, receiving, and cycle counting.
  • STOP participation.
  • MESH participation.

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and other local laws.

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Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits, Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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