Materials & Warehouse Supervisor at Elgin Sweeper in Elgin, Illinois

Job Description:

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Effectively select, develop/maintain team position specific training programs, deliver performance feedback and disciplinary action to assigned staff to promote a collaborative and motivated production environment while ensuring company policies are followed.


2. With key work partners to collaborate, identify, plan, and implement process improvement and cost reduction initiatives improving material handling efficiencies. Review allocated warehouse space and optimize layout as needed.


3. Monitor supplier product quality, inventory levels and initiate replenishment order for supplies.


4. Define, measure and report on production metrics and utilize information to formulate staff objectives.


5. Create manning plan to support internal customers daily and resolve issues that pertain to materials.


6. Conduct departmental meetings to communicate goals, changes, and provide daily priorities and update status on relevant items.


7. Coordinate, train and perform certification and re-certification test for all internal forklift drivers.


8. Facilitate cross training of employees for flexibility.


9. Promote and facilitate the movement towards high performance teams.


10. Expedite parts/orders to ensure completion by need date, notifying appropriate individuals of delays.


11. Identify, analyze, and resolve inventory transaction errors as required.


12. Use MRP system to generate reports and analyze data to facilitate the timely delivery of material. Identify, analyze, and resolve inventory transaction errors utilizing knowledge of MRP system.


13. Be knowledgeable, follow, and ensure all company policies are being followed.


14. Conduct scheduled audits, deliver safety training, and ensure employees follow established safety and good housekeeping guidelines.


15. Conduct interviews for prospective employees.


16. Supervise other areas when required due to OT coverage.


17. Review and approve weekly time records for assigned employees.


18. Conduct regular departmental meetings as required.


19. Administer attendance policies as required.


20. Perform other duties, assignments, and special projects as assigned.

Benefits of Employment

In addition to excellent career growth opportunities, Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential, insurance (life, medical, dental, vision), paid holidays, paid vacation, 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smoke-free, drug-free workplace.

About Us

Sold and serviced through a network of more than 100 dealer locations worldwide, Elgin Sweeper products are the sweepers of choice for a variety of general street maintenance, special industrial and airport applications. With more than 100 years of experience, Elgin Sweeper offers municipalities, contractors and industries the most sweeper options in the country, using the latest sweeping technologies—mechanical, pure vacuum, regenerative air, alternative fuel and waterless dust control. Elgin Sweeper is a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation’s Environmental Solutions Group. For more information, visit www.elginsweeper.com.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material, cleans infrastructure, and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901, Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, with manufacturing facilities worldwide, the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal, visit: www.federalsignal.com.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category, characteristic, or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resources at HR@federalsignal.com. All other applications must be submitted online.

Experience

Required

• 3 - 5 years: Direct Supervision


• 3 - 5 years: Lean Methodology and KANBAN pull system environment

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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