Materials Lead - Fabrication Shop - 1st Shift - Morgan Truck Body

Location: 7750 Lincoln Ave Suite 130 Riverside, CA 92504

*Prefer experience of previously working in a fabrication environment

Essential Job Functions:

• Work and adhere to all safety policies within the work area and throughout the company.
• Fully understand quality policies and have minimum or zero defects per unit.
• Monitor Loading, unloading, and checking in freight, assisting when necessary.
• Storing and documenting freight to its hard locations & delivering material to the production areas.
• Recording item numbers on un-identified received materials.
• Use JDE to assist with daily functions
• Maintain warehousing areas in an orderly and safe manner.
• Count and organize part storage areas.
• Provide materials for the manufacturing
• Able to read and interpret written orders and specifications as well as labels which may contain hazardous warnings and cautions.
• Assist with various aspects of the Physical Inventory process.
• Provide guidance and assist with on the job training of team members.
• Adhere to the company safety regulations and assist in the training and awareness of safety guidelines to new team members in the department.
• Team member actively participates and supports PPS, 5S and TPM.
• Work required schedule including overtime.
• Assist with on the job training of team members.
• Work with little or no supervision.
• Communicate with Production Supervisors and Team Leads on Material Shortages and fulfillment plan for those shortages.
• Communicate with Materials Manager on all daily functions, status of Materials Department, and Materials personnel.
• Meet physical requirements which include lifting up to 50lbs, standing for long periods, bending, stooping, reaching and squatting.
• Support and provide back up for Materials Manager on daily functions and JDE transactions.
• Perform other duties as required by management.

Specific Job Functions :

PRODUCTIVITY

• Effective use and coordination of resources to accomplish specific goals and outputs while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
• Control and reduce man hours.
• Effective and efficient utilization of people and other resources (overtime, equipment, material, etc.)
• Efficiently and effectively plan and execute daily work.
• Coordinate activities with other departments of the plant.
• Achieve line delivery goals; daily delivery, monthly delivery, and on time delivery.
• Monitor and control inventory levels to ensure appropriate availability and work in process levels.

INNOVATION / INITIATIVE

• Creativity in approaches to safety, personnel, productivity, and quality related problems.
• Seek and develop new or improved processes that result in improved productivity and customer satisfaction.
• Seek and develop solutions to problems as appropriate

QUALITY

• Demonstrate a commitment to quality and the quality process. Completes assignments in an accurate and thorough manner. Produces work that meets or exceeds standard including satisfying the requirements of internal or external customers.
• Display personal quality attitude and quality leadership / sponsorship.
• Take an active role in the cycle count audits. Follow up on issues and corrective actions.
• Monitor quality of processes and rework and communicate actions required / taken.
• Actively pursue defect reductions and positively impact defect measurements.
• Implement and maintain quality improvement efforts. Maintain processes.

SAFETY

• Lead by personal example to create and maintain a safe and orderly work environment. Enforces or follows safe work practices.
• Achieve zero lost time injuries and reduce OSHA recordable injuries.
• Assure compliance to safety policies and safe work practices.
• Maintain consistent daily housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
• Utilize established programs and personal (safety meetings, etc.) to improve safety performance.
• Display personal safety attitude and safety leadership / sponsorship.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT / TEAM LEADERSHIP

• Provide associates with objectives and standards specifying results to be achieved. Provide tools, training, and support as needed. Provide a motivating climate supportive of each team member becoming fully competent.
• Display and promote teamwork and effective communication within the Materials department and the company as a whole.
• Deal quickly and effectively with associate issues / concerns.
• Adhere to all legal and company policies and procedures.
• Take an active interest in the training of all new and existing associates assigned within your area of responsibility
• Maintain continual effective communication with associates assigned to area of responsibility.
• Perform performance coaching and counseling as required to ensure associates perform to desired expectations.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent GED preferred.
• Must be able to pass forklift certification training.
• Must have a safe attitude; keep a clean and orderly work environment.
• Must be available to work overtime, including Saturdays, if required by production schedule.
• Must have the flexibility to work rotating shifts as necessary
• Must be able to work in a group or team setting or individual projects with little or no direction.
• Must actively participate and support Poindexter Production System (PPS); 5's, Lean, and other Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
• Prior supervisory experience preferred but not required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This job operates in a manufacturing plant environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand (sometimes for extended periods); walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 35 pounds. The employee may, at times, sit, bend, stoop, squat, reach overhead, or crawl (may be in confined spaces). The employee is expected to perform repetitive tasks using their hands, and have the ability to climb ladders and/or work in high places.

J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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