Material Control Lead - Savannah, GA

Unique Skills:

Experience with aircraft hardware is a plus.  Experience with EXCEL is desirable.  Ability to lead employees in several different roles.

Position Purpose:

Coordinate and control the operation of assigned stockroom functions, ensuring that all materials are processed in a responsive manner and adhere to corporate quality and safety standards; instruct department personnel in policies, procedures, and safety regulations.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Functions:

• Monitor the receiving, stocking, disbursement, and/or shipping of material, ensuring that all paperwork and system transactions are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Make high impact decisions affecting material flow (performance to schedule) and handling of high dollar inventory.
• Establish priorities for subordinates to ensure efficient operations; plans, assigns and evaluates performance, provides input to performance appraisals, recommends recognition, rewards, and disciplinary actions as required.
• Train newly assigned personnel and retrains employees on all material handling procedures. Identifies skills training requirements for assigned personnel and initiates as required.
• Develop operational and organizational improvements, coordinates implementation with effected parties.
• Ensure prompt and responsive customer service for applicable material processes supporting operations.
• Analyze problems and initiate corrective action as required.
• Audit departments to ensure procedures are followed by each employee.
• Ensure that all stockroom material conforms to FAA, GAC Quality Control and departmental procedures.
• Direct subordinates to deliver material to using departments within specified time limits.
• Interface with other departments to ensure integrity of inventory control; responsible for inventory accuracy of assigned area or function (high dollar and high volume).
• For specific sites, responsible for day-to-day Tool Crib activities.
• Ensure that cycle counts are performed in a timely manner.

Additional Functions:

• Perform weekly safety audits and ensures that all areas meet safety requirements.
• Oversee special projects (Lean Manufacturing, 5S, visual management, etc.) and ensures procedures are implemented and followed.
• Assist in developing work schedules and methods to improve efficiency of operations.
• Support a continuous improvement culture including lean principles, sustainability initiatives, ergonomic improvements, safety and cross functional teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 7 years’ experience in stockroom, warehouse or inventory control activities.
• 2 years progressive responsibility and recognized leadership qualities.
• CDI qualified for Product Support.
• Valid Driver’s License required.

Other Requirements:

• Able to operate PC (word processing and spreadsheet applications).
• Must have highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Able to effectively interact with all levels of management.
• Technical and non-technical personnel and co-workers.
• Individual will have heavy customer contact.
• On feet most of shift.
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.