Job description
About Us:
“Super-Pufft Snacks is an innovative leader in producing Delicious and high quality Snacks. Our products range from Popcorn, Potato Chips , Kettle Cooked Chips, Canister Crisps and many more! We are committed to upholding high standards in environmental protection and stewardship while actively promoting the preservation and continuous improvement of a healthy and safe environment for our employees. Our people are our greatest asset, that is why we ensure to provide a great work environment and culture for them to succeed and grow” !
For More Information please visit our Website :
https://superpufft.com/
Overview, Essential Duties, and Responsibilities:
Overview
The Supply Chain Manager plans, directs, and coordinates the storage, inventory, purchasing, planning and distribution operations within the organization. Oversees the efficiency of receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products in a continuous improvement-based environment and maintains a safe work environment. Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, developing and mentoring department personnel for the branch. Responsible for supervising departmental personnel including the Purchaser, Purchasing Agent, Plant Production Planner as well as leaders of Inventory Control, Specialty Packaging and Inbound/Outbound areas
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Supply Chain Manager position plans, directs, and coordinates the storage and distribution operations while maintaining a safe work environment; monitors the activities of employees engaged in receiving, storing, and distributing products.
Maintains a safe work environment
- Plans, develops, and implements warehouse safety and security programs and activities
- Prepares or directs preparation of safety literature, signage and protocols
- Ensures that behaviors, practices and the work environment support a safe workplace by enforcing safety and sanitation rules and principles
Plans, directs, and coordinates the storage, inventory, purchasing, planning and distribution operations
- Develops receiving, storing, inventory, purchasing, planning and distribution improvement plans and manages implementation through departmental leaders
- Ensures and monitors receiving, storing, inventory, purchasing, planning and distributing efficiency
- Uses metrics/data to evaluate and improve receiving, storing, inventory, purchasing, planning and distributing processes
- Inspects receiving, storing, and distribution to provide coaching to area leadership and facilitate change through Continuous Improvement initiatives.
- Coaches & Collaborates with departmental leaders to plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet performance standards
- Uses standard work processes to ensure repeatable performance
- Monitors receiving, storing, inventory, purchasing, planning and distributing goals and levels to make sure they are consistent with performance standards
- Collaborates with other managers and supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
- Oversees the review of Material Usage Variance and collaborates with the Leadership team to reduce loss, increase yield and meet site budget.
- Collaborates with site Leadership team to establish, maintain and meet site Capitol, MRO Spend, Material Usage Variance budgets as well as department labor budgets and staffing
- Oversees the inspection of physical conditions of warehouses, vehicle fleets, or equipment and order testing, maintenance, repairs, or replacements
Leads and Develops Team Members
- Provides and supports area leaders with personal development plans
- Leads the Supply Chain team through an emphasis on both process and people
- Communicates effectively with employees through both oral and written means
- Directs team members involved in the receiving, storing, and distributing process
- Coaches area leaders on a daily basis in the principles of effective receiving, storing, and distribution process
- Conducts employee training to improve employees’ expertise and knowledge in equipment operations, work safety procedures, and teamwork, or assigns employee training to experienced workers
- Coaches area leaders to provide feedback to employees on individual performance standards in a timely and efficient manner
- Provides training to employees or ensures that all employees are adequately trained and engaged in developmental activities
- Coach area leaders to track employees’ work performance and attendance to ensure performance metrics are met
Performs additional related duties as assigned
Role Contribution Level
This position is a Managerial role. The position requires the incumbent to directly supervise employees, delegate work, and oversee task completion; promote safe and efficient operations; and establish a positive work environment with people working together collaboratively. Must value managerial work, and demonstrate an ability to plan and direct operations, as well as provide effective feedback, coaching, and motivation to employees, including difficult messages
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Education; and/or Work Experience Requirements:
Education and Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3 years of experience in a warehouse management or supervision role, preferably in the food processing industry
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of principles involved in storage operation
- Knowledge of basic and advanced methods of training and coaching individuals and groups
- Knowledge of techniques for maximizing the distribution of goods
- Interpersonal skills
- Decision-making skills
- Time management skills
- Organizational skills
- Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate the distribution operation
- Ability to work within an integrated operating enterprise
- Ability to manage team members in executing complex programs
- Ability to work a variable schedule
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities consistent with the essential duties and responsibilities
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to walk and stand for a prolonged period of time
- Must be able to use hands, arms, and fingers to handle, feel, and reach
- Must be able to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Must be able to climb or balance
- Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
Vision Requirements
- Close vision
- Distance vision
- Color vision
- Peripheral vision
- Depth perception
- Ability to adjust focus
Working Conditions
The Supply Chain Manager position is located in a manufacturing environment, which includes:
- Exposure to high temperatures
- Fumes or airborne particles
- Moving mechanical parts and vibration
- Loud noise level
- Allergens
- Elevated heights
- Hot surfaces
Job Type: Full-time
COVID-19 considerations:
Masks Are Mandatory , Temperature Testing , Social Distancing , Hand Sanitizing , Face Shields When Necessary
