Logistics Supervisor Job at Owens Corning (Minneapolis)

Job Description

The purpose of the Warehouse Leader role is to ensure an efficient day to day operation of the Minneapolis Warehouse. This role is responsible for leading and maintaining an autonomous work environment, where employees work together to safely provide quality shingle products to customers in a fast-paced environment.

Job Responsibility

Accountable for employee safety
Models the appropriate safe work practices and prioritizes safety above all other metrics
Keeps the team focused on safe work behaviors, holding employees and peers accountable for working safely
Maintain active engagement in safety initiatives to maintain a zero-incident culture
Provides appropriate resources to ensure a fully engaged and incident-free operation
Ensures the warehouse is clean and in a customer-ready state
owns a plan that identified hazards, including housekeeping issues, resolves and sustains the plan in an ongoing fashion
Ensures the safe logistic operations of a shingle products in accordance with schedule requirements and customer demand
Align with the Roofing business goals
Develops and achieves personal objectives that stretch self and align to the Department, Plant, Division, and Company goals
Success will be measured by the Warehouse Leader’s ability to coordinate with peer group to collectively achieve operational excellence in safety, quality, cost control, inclusion, engagement, inter-department cohesion, and compliance
Is a positive change agent encouraging and closely involved in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) efforts to ensure shift culture mirrors plant initiatives
Assists in developing their staff understanding of the equipment, process, and the effects of their actions up and downstream to their area
Ensures a macro and micro level understanding of the processes and the inter-relation to the individual work area
Ensures employee training materials are maintained up to date through routine audit and management of change process input to Training and Development (T&D) Pillar Leader when changes occur in processes
Develops and manages succession planning processes
Perform and ensure proper documentation of training and cross-training of all employees as necessary to maintain a flexible work environment capable of meeting varied demands
Demonstrate the commitment to build an exceptional workplace environment
fostering open communication, employee engagement, and inclusion
Actively manages the continued training, development, and growth of all personnel
Provides daily management of timekeeping systems to ensure payroll accuracy is maintained
Encourages a culture of data driven decision making
Sets clear expectations of performance and establishes, communicates, and regularly reviews commitments to make certain milestones are achieved as planned
Provides daily management of to ensure accurate inventory and reporting
Perform audits to ensure data accuracy of all inputs (i.e. check sheets, layered process audits, computer inputs, etc.)
Maintains professional and motivating communication skills
Encourage all employees to build strong working relationships and communication through sharing, respect, candor, integrity, innovation, accountability, and fun
Represent the entire management team when operating on and off shift
Understand product quality
Use people and systems to drive improved productivity
Prepare for and lead department huddles to cover important and relevant topics including safety, quality, and performance
Sustain high levels of product quality, with a target of zero SEC’s (Service Exception Complaints)
Root cause SEC issues and ensure proper controls are in place to prevent future issues
Ensures effective logistics processes such as IVC (inventory management systems) and inbound/outbound freight
Audits shift team job functions to ensure compliance to Standardized Operating Procedures and maintain record of findings
Maintains all implemented 5S improvements and ensures housekeeping expectations
Maintain cross-functional relationships with the operations, finance, and supply chain departments
coordinate strategies, communications, and joint initiatives for the Minneapolis facility
Monitor and enforce all Plant and Company policies and procedures
Implements and documents correction actions as needed

Requirements

Completed High School Diploma or GED required
Bachelor's Degree is strongly preferred
2 years of leadership experience within an industrial manufacturing or logistic operations environment
5 years of progressive experience leading people is strongly preferred
Ability to routinely lift up to 50 lbs without assistance
Ability to routinely lift up to 80 lbs with assistance
Work for up to 12 hours in extreme hot/cold manufacturing environment
Operate/sit/drive, as required during shift work lasting 12 hours
Routinely ascend and descend stairs and forklift to enter work areas
Safeguard self with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – steel toed shoes, ear plugs, eye protection (glasses, goggles, and/or facemask) as necessary for task
Push/drive floor sweeping and cleaning equipment or tools as necessary for housekeeping duties
Schedule flexibility as needed to accommodate operation needs

Nice to have

Good understanding of logistic processes and the ability to apply the basic principles of TPM
Effective interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication, listening, coaching, delegation, and conflict management and resolution
Ability to make critical decisions and take decisive action in a timely manner
Capacity to work independently and within a team-oriented environment
Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
Ability to work in SAP, POP, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Kronos, and AQ

What we offer

insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability/supplemental offerings)
401k (company contribution regardless of employee participation – plus match)
liberal paid time off (vacation, personal floating and standard holidays)
Employee Assistance Services
Stock Purchase Program
potential for up to an additional 25% if the applicant hired has additional related qualifications

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