Warehouse Supervisor

What you’ll do:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for supervising the material handling process from receipt to consumption in the plant.  They will supervise the material handling and interplant transportation teams, lead physical inventory preparation/execution, and manage the warehouse.  They will drive continuous improvement within the department by improving inventory accuracy, establishing and maintaining operator standard work, implementing visual controls, and establishing a 5S process.  They will support the management and disposition of E&O materials. The Materials Supervisor Associate will also maintain a safe working environment and develop a strong safety culture within the team.

 
In this role you will:

• Lead the Material Handling, Receiving, and Warehouse Operations teams by managing staffing, scheduling, performance, hiring, daily manpower planning, warehouse organization, safety compliance, inventory accuracy, cycle counting, material delivery, and third-party warehousing as needed.

   

• Drive continuous improvement across material flow and inventory processes by reducing receipt-to-stock lead times, establishing standard work, implementing visual management and process controls, maintaining 5S standards, and leveraging tier meetings to align priorities and engage employees.

   

• Manage inventory control and physical inventory activities by leading the annual physical inventory process, analyzing inventory discrepancies, driving corrective actions, improving transactional discipline, and supporting excess and obsolete (E&O) material reduction initiatives.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years of Production Supervisor or Team Lead experience in a manufacturing environment
• Two (2) years of experience in Supply Chain
• 1-2 years of experience using SAP 
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

 
Preferred Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business field from an accredited university
• SAP experience related to IM and WM inventory management
• Experience in supervising hourly reports
• CPIM Certification
• Proficiency in SAP ECC/MRP planning and/or purchasing modules. 
• Demonstrated experience with Lean/Six Sigma principles utilizing: consignment, pull systems, Kanban 
• Proven analytical, problem solving, project management and facilitation skills. 
• Expert knowledge with Microsoft Excel. 
• Knowledge of institutional problem-solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, Kaizen, DOE, Pareto Charts, Statistical process control, Process mapping, Tree diagrams, Root cause analysis, Analytical software programs.
   

Skills:

• Strong computer skills. 
• Understanding of problem-solving methods (A3, 5-Why, root cause analysis). 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Demonstrated strong skills on following competencies: Priority Setting, Decision Quality, Problem Solving, Learning on the Fly, Customer Focus, Ethics and Values, Integrity and Trust, Drive for Results, Technical Learning.