Materials Supervisor

Fluidra is looking for a Materials Supervisor to join our team in Salt Lake City, UT.

• Receiving, put away (manufacturing, purchase orders), inventory storage and accuracy
• Optimizing placement and movement of material to support manufacturing and shipping activities
• Designing, developing and implementing solutions for dramatically improving material flows using Lean Principles
• Maintaining a safe work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures, as well as coaching and motivating team to proactively address potential safety issues and concerns
• Processing scrap and obsolete inventory from WIP and Stockroom
• Safety focus
• People Management (systematic and physically)
• 5S standards/ownership
• Reduction in line down time, improved productivity
• Reduction of in-house receiving lead-time
• Significant improvement in labor efficiency
• Optimized space utilization
• Highly accurate part selection resulting in inventory accuracy levels above 99%
• Inventory focus (transactions and overall process)

• Administer and execute policies, processes and procedures
• Hire, train, set responsibilities, establish standard work, and supervise supply chain personnel on your team and/or in the plant
• Write employee reviews and approve employee timesheets
• Work with the Planners and Buyers to monitor work flow and assignments
• Implement effective corrective actions utilizing structured planning methods
• Ability to foster and develop a strong team of material handling personnel through selective recruitment, thorough and consistent on-boarding processes, training, and coaching, and identification and addressing of competency gaps within team 

• 2+ years in a Supervisory/Management role
• MS Office proficiency; knowledge of Oracle, ERP and WMS is highly desirable
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, including the ability to express well-reasoned, independent thought; natural ability to speak and write effectively at all organizational levels
• Knowledge of MRP systems, supplier lead times, and production cycle times
• Must possess good organizational skills, the ability to work well with others, good decision-making skills and the ability to challenge the status quo and current processes
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• 1+ year of experience operating a forklift
• Safety glasses (company issued)
  

• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 11 paid Holidays
• Full range of health benefits including medical, dental & vision, short & long-term disability
• 401(K) matching (100% of first 3% contributed, 50% of the next 2%)
• Health and wellness programs / gym reimbursement
• Educational assistance up to $7,000 per year
• Company sponsored FUN events!
• Generous product discounts