Role Summary

Under the direction of the Materials Superintendent, plans, directs and coordinates activities relating to the materials department activities including safety, quality, productivity and employee relations. Supervises the Materials department’s Team Leaders, Sequencer/Tuggers and Forklift Truck Drivers.

Key Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Powered Industrial Truck Permit (requires a passing score on the Powered Industrial Truck training tests administered by Magna Seating Detroit)
• Minimum of two (2) years of materials supervisory experience or a minimum of five (5) years of materials team leadership experience in a tier-one automotive manufacturing facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises daily activities of the Materials department’s Team Leaders, Sequencer/Tuggers and Forklift Truck Drivers.
• Plans, directs and coordinates all inbound, outbound movement of material within the JIT manufacturing facility.
• Assists the Materials Superintendent in determining and managing appropriate manpower requirements.
• Assists in managing material cycle counts and annual physical inventory reconciliation.
• Trains new and transferred employees on their job duties and responsibilities; and cross trains as necessary.
• Ensures employees are consistently adhering to standardized work processes and rotation schedules.
• Ensures all Company policies, procedures, plant standards and safety rules are consistently adhered to.
• Collaborates with the Department Manager and Human Resources Manager in the administration of disciplinary action, when necessary.
• Monitors, maintains and records employees’ time related to the Attendance and Time-Off Policies (e.g. vacation, medical day, bereavement, jury duty, etc). Records approved time-off requests in E-Time; and ensures required time-off requests with supporting documentation are processed completely and timely.
• Provides timely feedback on work performance

Additional Information

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team oriented, communicates well with others, and able to interact with people at all levels and departments.
• Excellent problem solving and leadership skills.
• Detail oriented and excellent documentation skills.
• Working knowledge of safety standards and OSHA guidelines.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MRP.

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