Materials Team Leader
- Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.
- Take a leadership role in promoting product quality, employee development, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Supervise the materials production area, scheduling, logistics / customer service and inventory control functions, ensuring that materials and services are procured in a timely manner at the lowest possible prices without impacting quality, performance, or customer service.
- Implement and maintain effective controls for all areas of responsibility.
- Provides long-term production and inventory plans that ensure optimal utilization of capacity and assets.
- Establish and maintain effective internal and external customer relationships
- Identify and implement cost reduction/ avoidance opportunities.
- Manage the flow of raw packaging materials and supplies coming into the facility and the processes and systems to efficiently manage the material flow.
- Manage departmental expenses to meet budget. Work with department employee to create cost reduction projects.
- Establish and maintain 5S system. Work with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure plant housekeeping meets or exceeds standards.
- Other Duties as assigned.
- Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
- Other duties as assigned by manager
Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:
- Decision Making: Demonstrates decisiveness and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations.
- Safety & Quality Focus: Identifies breakdowns in internal processes and systems that directly impact customer service and quality to ensure that issues are properly identified and resolved.
- Innovation & Change: Effectively manages the change process to ensure that the organization remains effective throughout.
Qualifications Required:
- 4 year degree in Business Management or related field.
- 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 2 years experience in a supervisory role.
- Demonstrated ability in solving problems related to manufacturing processes.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and must be an effective communicator.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
- Strong computer skills.
Qualifications Desired:
- Six sigma certification.
- Previous glass experience.
- TS16949 experience.
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