Supervisor - Operations

Your Responsibilities

As a Supervisor for JD North American Parts Distribution Center located in Milan, IL you will:

• Supervise and lead the development and execution of departmental plans to achieve objectives in safety, quality, schedule, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Determine distribution priorities based on the production schedule and make daily assignments, including filling vacancies and assigning overtime to adhere to the Customer Delivery date.
• Administer employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules.
• Monitor individual and line performance and take corrective action including discipline, as needed, and respond to complaints to ensure the Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures, and work rules.
• Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.
• Implement and monitor safety programs and 5S standards.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this position

What Skills You Need

• Strong understanding of employee policies, practices, procedures, and work rules applicable to the assigned area.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing and/or warehouse and distribution processes, including quality, material flow, preventative maintenance, and facility operations.
• Understanding of production, productivity, and performance measurement systems.
• Proficiency in company information systems and business processes, including SAP.
• Ability to lead daily operations while maintaining focus on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, motivate, and hold employees accountable for performance and expectations.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and continuous improvement skills, including 5S and Lean practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across employees, peers, and leadership.
• Ability to organize work, establish priorities, allocate resources, and respond effectively to changing operational requirements. 

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience in a leadership role in a union environment.
• Experience with warehouse distribution incentive pay systems such as CIPP (Continuous Improvement Pay Plan) and work measurement.
• Demonstrated team leadership and mentoring experience.
• Experience using statistical tools and techniques to support quality management, process control, problem solving, and continuous improvement. 

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Degree in a Business/Management discipline or equivalent experience.