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Benefits: Kimball Medical Solutions provides 3 weeks of PTO starting your 1st year in addition to 10 paid holidays. Potential annual profit-sharing bonus based on company performance. Major health, dental, vision, and complementary insurances starting day 1. We offer a 50% match on your first 6% of 401k contribution with opportunity for an employer contribution annually.
Position Overview
Are you ready to lead a dynamic team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? At Kimball Electronics, we are seeking a passionate and experienced Warehouse Supervisor to join our Indianapolis team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the seamless operation of our warehouse, supporting our manufacturing processes, and driving continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a dedicated warehouse team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Provide direction based on high-level management decisions and ensure the team is well-trained and motivated.
Inventory Management: Maintain inventory accuracy through meticulous cycle counts and inventory control. Utilize your expertise in ERP and WMS systems to manage inventory transactions, including receiving, transfers, shipping, and handling non-conforming materials.
Operational Excellence: Lead safe and efficient material handling operations. Ensure compliance with GMP standards and maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment.
Order Fulfillment: Assist the team with pulling orders, shipping, and receiving activities, ensuring adherence to tight deadlines and high standards of accuracy.
Problem Solving: Tackle inventory discrepancies with a keen investigative approach. Develop and optimize processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Technology Savvy: Leverage advanced technology and systems to streamline warehouse operations. Train team members on the effective use of these tools to maximize productivity.
Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to coordinate activities and meet both internal and external needs. Support new product introduction processes and prioritize continuous improvement efforts.
Join us in creating a productive and collaborative work environment where safety, quality, and teamwork thrive. Your leadership will make a significant impact on our continued growth.
Basic Background Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience.
3+ years’ experience in actively leading a manufacturing warehouse team.
Inventory/warehouse management expertise.
Proficiency in MS Office (WORD, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook). Additionally, experience or knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Warehouse Management systems is a must have
Knowledge of quality assurance standards relating to medical devices, FDA experience would be helpful.
Work with metrics as a result of our high speed production demands and planning.
Communicate with all levels of management, operations, and customers.
Possess an innate ability to drive transformative digital change
Key Performance Objectives
Short Term: (0 to 3 months)
Learn about Kimball Vision and Guiding Principles.
Learn the Quality Management System & Inventory management processes.
Develop solid relationships with team members & provide daily direction.
Understand procedures, training and conduct production reporting processes.
Midterm: (3 to 6 months)
Lead daily stand-up meeting with team and cross-functional team members
Strategizing ways to operate multiple lines across multiple shifts to meet production requirements
Align area metrics with overall department goals and streamline resources to deliver on these metrics.
Weekly assembly production planning for all shifts
Manage daily production activities as it relates to assembly, this includes overseeing the production schedule, team assignments, communication to 2nd & 3rd shift supervisors, daily production reporting using the ERP system.
Long Term: 6-12 months +
Implementation of production efficiency improvements
Train staff on the utilization of ERP production reporting and inventory management within work centers
Implement visual & Digital production environment
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Kimball Electronics we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law (including, for example, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for roles based in San Francisco).