Description

Alliance Laundry System LLC


Receiving Production Supervisor

US-WI-Ripon

Job ID: 2025-10804
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Manufacturing/Operations
Alliance Laundry Systems

Overview

The Receiving Group Leader plays a key role in managing the logistics and supply chain operations directly within the production environment. This position involves overseeing the movement of materials and finished products on the shop floor, ensuring seamless coordination between production, warehousing, and supply chain teams.  Additionally, this role includes direct supervision of a team working in a Unionized environment, requiring effective management and adherence to Union agreements..

Responsibilities

Supervisory duties:

Team Supervision: Directly supervise and lead a team of material handlers and receiving staff working in a Union environment, including scheduling, training, performance management, and resolving any workplace issues. Supervises employees engaged in the processing of items being brought into the organization's facilities or shipped out from the organization.

Union Relations: Navigate and comply with Union agreements and regulations, addressing concerns and working collaboratively with Union representatives to maintain a positive working relationship.

Communication: Act as the liaison between production teams, warehouse staff, and suppliers to address logistical issues, manage expectations, and coordinate activities. Coordinates with buyers to ensure the return and replacement of all defective goods.

Reporting: Generate and analyze reports on logistics performance, including delivery times, costs, and inventory levels, and provide insights for decision-making. Records time, date, quantity, source, and destination of materials that have been shipped or received.

  Primary responsibilities:

Shop Floor Coordination: Coordinates the day-to-day operation of all aspects of logistics (i.e., distribution, inventory control, fulfillment, etc.). Oversee the flow of materials and finished products on the shop floor, Manitowoc, and Ripon and ensuring production lines are supplied with necessary items and finished goods are properly routed. UPS incoming shipments coordination.

Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels on the shop floor, manage stock replenishment, and coordinate with warehouse teams to ensure adequate supplies and minimize production disruptions. Conduct inventory audits to monitor production and plant inventory levels. Ensures that materials are checked against vendor invoices, bills of lading, customer orders, and similar documentation.

Material Handling: Ensure safe and efficient handling of materials and products, including overseeing loading and unloading processes, and adherence to safety protocols.

Problem Solving: Address and resolve any transportation or supply chain issues, such as delays, damage, or discrepancies, in a proactive and efficient manner. Monitors and tracks staff performance against organizational objectives.

Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and enhance logistics processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and support production goals. Evaluates the efficiency of existing shipping/receiving processes, implementing procedural improvements when necessary.

Administrative: Reconciliation of discrepancies in Return PO's, Receivers, Thailand PO's and SAP transactions incumbent. Approving Union team members times and vacation requests

 

Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required; a degree or certification in logistics, supply chain management, or a related field is advantageous with 2-3 years of experience.

Experience: Proven experience in logistics or warehouse management, with at least some experience in a supervisory role within a Unionized environment.

Skills: Strong leadership and team management abilities, excellent organizational and communication skills, and the capacity to work effectively in a fast-paced, hands-on setting.

Knowledge: Understanding of shop floor operations, material handling equipment, safety standards, and Union regulations and agreements.

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