Materials Supervisor

Carfair Materials Supervisor

Carfair Composites is a leader in fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) design and composites technology and has dedicated team members located in facilities between Winnipeg, MB (Canada), St. Cloud, MN (USA), and Anniston, AL (USA), Wausaukee, WI (USA) and Gillett, WI (USA).

Position Summary

Responsible for leading the team while managing the planning and materials processes in support of corporate strategies and objectives to achieve departmental and organizational goals. Provides leadership and direction to ensure optimal customer satisfaction is balanced with financial responsibility.

What You Will Do

• Ensure policies and processes are maintained and followed to ensure goals and objectives for all regulatory and legal requirements are met with respect to Health, Safety & Environmental programs.
• Maintain a respectful, professional work environment with a focus on making Carfair a great place to work.
• Provide leadership and direction to the group through effective communication and coaching as well as progressive discipline as required.
• Directs and assigns work to team and ensures employees have the training and skills to perform tasks.
• Directs department activities and ensures daily schedules are carried out in accordance with customer requirements.
• Work closely with other departments and leadership to ensure optimal organizational performance and best value to the customer.
• Responsible for driving continuous improvement, in inventory accuracy in support of business objectives.
• Responsible for maintaining knowledge of materials and informing the department of new developments as well as ensuring all departments effected by any changes are made aware.
• Ensures the team assist in the development, communication and deployment of departmental policies, guidelines and tools to ensure success in all processes.
• Responsible for leading the team while managing the planning processes in support of corporate strategies and objectives to achieve departmental and organizational goals. Provides leadership and direction to ensure optimal customer satisfaction is balanced with financial responsibility.
• Responsible for materials transaction from inbound through to outbound finished goods.
• Responsible for managing stockroom FIFO inventory
• Responsible for maintaining cycle counting process and policies.
• Lead the monitoring and measuring of key KPI's to meet operational goals.
• Be the constant driver of the reduction of inventory adjustments by monitoring and root cause analysis on adjustments.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the data in the systems as well as measurements of all areas in materials.
• Promote and facilitate lean manufacturing and 5's programs for materials and engage the 5P's (prior planning prevents poor performance).
• Lead initiative to reduce obsolete inventory to zero.
• Lead initiative to create and maintain ISO procedures and work instructions.
• Responsible for material receiving functions including working cross functionally with Finance, Purchasing, Internal Audit, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, and all other related departments to achieve departmental goals.
• Ensuring compliance to ISO procedures, work instructions, 5P's to promote continuous improvement within the department.
• Reconcile material issues and define root cause of any material variances.

What You Need To Be Successful

APICS / SCMA certification, in combination with experience in logistic, supply chain and industrial supervision

3 years of materials supervisory experience in a manufacturing facility

Microsoft Office, communicate effectively, self-motivated, detailed-oriented, organized Analytical skills, multi-tasking, team player, ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Operate a forklift, electric pallet jack Computer, phone, and other equipment related to essential functions

Ability to function within a manufacturing environment

General physical requirements-Walking, sitting, standing, lifting

Why Join Our Team

Our Why

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable. NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions.