Job Details
MAU is hiring a Material Handling Superintendent at our client in Charleston, SC. As a Material Handling Superintendent, you will utilize the company culture to build up and lead the Plant Material Handling team to execute in-plant logistic operations and processes. You will also ensure the achievement of required project and business targets timely and financially in coordination and alignment with all effected partners. This is a direct-hire opportunity.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor s degree; OR
- 5 8+ years of experience in a senior logistics leadership role
- 5+ years of experience in an automotive manufacturing industry, in a similar role
General Requirements:
- Strong leadership skills
- Strategic thinking and goal-oriented
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build a team, confidence, and trust at all levels of the organization
- Strong problem-solving/analysis skills
- Collaborative, results-driven, and ability to build trust
Essential Functions:
- Act as a member of the Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L) Leadership team
- Manage, drive, and follow-up on the development of the Material Handling team
- Ensure the team develops to required competence levels within the organization through effective leadership
- Assure the function s deliverables for quality, cost, delivery, and improvement
- Ensure team s active participation in cross-functional workgroups together with central MP&L
- Lead development and continuous improvement of systems and processes within Logistics by developing standard work instructions
- Follow up on personal KPIs and team KPIs by performing the tasks as described above to reach the organizational goals and objectives
- Lead the execution of in-plant logistics flow to support long-term production strategy in plant
- Implement and optimize required logistics concepts in-line with production requirements (timing/cost) with dynamic assumptions
- Steer structural, financial, and manpower requirements to meet defined processes
- Adhere to logistics project timelines and resource allocations
- Lead team in supporting processes (IT, quality, logistics, etc.) to ensure alignment of the overall production concept
- Create proposals and ensure the approval of necessary funding in the management meetings and circles
- Ensure that all related budget and investment metrics are met
- Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of in-plant logistics processes in connection with the company s standards
- Responsible for future model launches within Material Handling
- Coordinate workshop activities through the planning with supervisors to ensure the total logistic objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner
- Provide leadership in implementation of 5S programs
- Provide direction, development, and leadership to production supervisors
- Responsible for performance of activities connected to Year over Year efficiencies
- Ensure the implementation of and adherence to the Manufacturing System within the entire area of responsibility
- Work towards an excellent relationship within the organization and with other units worldwide
- Foster standardized work through QPS and daily coaching activities
- Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
- Consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances
- Actively seek new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels
- Gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
- Perform other tasks as required
MAU Workforce Solutions is an innovative global company with extensive experience providing solutions for success in staffing, recruiting, technology and outsourcing to our clients, employees, and applicants. Headquartered in Augusta, GA since 1973, MAU is a family and minority-owned company offering better processes and better people to create efficiencies and greater profits for our clients. Our relationships with world-class companies, our training programs and our culture of family allow MAU to offer better results, better jobs, and better lives to those who work with us.
All Applicants must submit to background check and drug screening
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position
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