Material Planning & Logistics Supervisor (Proc Coach - MP&L) suppl KTP

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• Responsible for the daily material handling functions for the facility and for the department
• Ensure proper material flow from receiving dock, to warehouse storage location, to the production line feed location, to the delivery of finished product to customers
• Provide direction and support in the allocation of resources in order to appropriately cover material handling responsibilities
• Support Ford Production System and synchronous material flow through lean manufacturing practices
• Assure all safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale, environment, production throughput, budgets, practices, objectives, and improvements are met
• Meet First Time Through, inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets
• Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity by following standardized work
• Lead and manage unionized hourly personnel
• Provide communication and recognition
• Build hourly Team Leader and Team Member capability
• Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities / tasks
• Support Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and coach problem resolution to the lowest level
• Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents

• Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends
• High School Diploma
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills
• Demonstrate ONE FORD (leadership) behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Operations, Transportation & Logistics, Supply Chain Management & Information Systems, Applied Engineering
• Science, Packaging Engineering, or Business Mgmt.
• Body shop /stamping / subassembly, or manufacturing assembly and machining experience desired
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Knowledge of constraint management principles
• Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)