Superintendent / Warehouse Maintenance

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Position at Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

Support manages the Building Administration Guide the Continuous Improvements in the MP&L group of all locations. Support the building safety process with the groups Lead 4 associates and support operations team in the warehouse. Supporting CRS and OPS team to establish new tools to raise the maturity level of the group.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Introduce Lean tools into the NABU MP&L organization. Follows business unit policies, procedures, work instructions. Assists with documentation and work instruction creation as required by management.
• Manage daily activities to ensure building safety activities are being followed, eliminating waste and reducing the risks of accidents.
• Get to know all assigned finished goods parts, plant locations, production methodologies, related systems, procurement methods, lead-times, and internal warehouse handling procedures to maintain stability.
• Manage non-value-added Activity versus Value-added Activity. Assists GM with monthly business unit reporting as required by management (such as meeting minutes, P.O. comparison reports to mentioned some).
• Cognizant of on-hand and in-transit finished goods inventory and departmental inventory plan. Provides instruction regarding part flow and material movement requests to responsible parties when required.
• Responsible to understand the MP&L organization and provide Value Stream Map.
• Works with manufacturing plants to make sure they follow our production plans and make sure they ship schedule production and get delivery to the finished goods warehouse group.
• Formulate a contingency plan based on risk assessment to protect inventory and customer when needed to avoid a major delivery problem.
• Participate as an active member of any prototype / new model start-up activity on behalf of production planning business unit. Participate in all meetings and act accordingly to meet department objectives.
• Updates, controls, and internally disseminates finished good design level change information. Participate in Design Engineer meetings to provide planning information for any design change.

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or Technical Certificate Required, bachelor's degree preferred, Business Management/Supply Chain Management or similar study preferred Production and/or material planning and warehouse operations, sequential manufacturing.
• 8-10 years minimum experience in Lean manufacturing or warehousing scheduling, international business and import experience required including 2 -4 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Strong mathematical skills required.
• Proficient skills in MS Office (Excel, Access, Power Point, Word) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• Knowledge of sequential manufacturing, scheduling, international business, import experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the effective manufacturing and distribution of finished goods, primarily on Automotive industry.

About Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc. (SEWS) is part of the Sumitomo family of companies, a 400 year old brand with a reputation for quality and reliability. With the support of facilities throughout North America, SEWS has been delivering innovative solutions to automakers for over 30 years, and is a leading supplier of electrical distribution systems, components and electronics. SEWS is committed to technical development worldwide and with a global network of resources, is able to deliver a truly competitive advantage to each of our customers. Our associates are what drive Sumitomo's continued growth, which is why we proudly offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, 401(k) with match, tuition benefits, paid holidays and vacation.