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Plant Supervisor - Shipping & Receiving (2nd Shift )

Daifuku Automotive America Corporation
United States, Indiana, Hobart
Apr 15, 2025

Plant Supervisor - Shipping & Receiving (2nd Shift )
Job Location

US-IN-Hobart


# of Openings
1

Shift
1st Shift

Company Division
ILUS



Overview

About Us:

Daifuku is the nation's leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in-house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading-edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light-directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you!

Position Summary:

The Plant Supervisor- Shipping & Recieving (2nd Shift) supervises activities of Shop employees, supports manufacturing, and safety objectives.



Responsibilities

Job duties include but are not limited to:

    Leads the daily work of the team, including scheduling staff, planning and assigning work, implementing policies and procedures, and ensuring efficient work flow
  • Direct employees in meeting quality and on-time delivery requirements, address production challenges, and communicate issues to relevant managers
  • Follow the dispatch due dates and send repors with updates on the end of your shift to your manager and plant manager
  • Partner with production department in managing workflow and ensuring that employees understand their responsibilities and delegated tasks
  • Lead 6S improvements with your manager and direct employess to reach the goal of 90 points
  • Provides technical guidance to team members and consults with other resources when needed
  • Communicates with the Manager regarding schedules and backlogs
  • Assists the Manager with selection and performance management of employees and recommending compensation
  • Recommends equipment upgrades, staffing adjustments, improvements in procedures and working conditions, and process modifications
  • Monitoring employee productivity and providing constructive feedback and coaching
  • Gives the team written and oral instructions
  • Standardizes procedures to improve efficiency
  • Follows departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous improvement objectives, and safety rules
  • Maintain timekeeping and attandance recods for your grups using UKG
  • Issue corrective actions for employees who are not adhering to compony polices (safety,attandance etc)
  • Ensures that employees are progressing on training plans to achieve higher levels of performance and production.
  • Evaluates employee performance.
  • Responsible for first line employee relations and resolution of issues within their departments.
  • Employees are responsible to comply with all requirements of Daifuku's QMS policies and procedures.
  • Employees are to ensure sustainable process outputs that drive continuous improvement to provide leading industry performance and exceptional customer satisfaction


Qualifications

  • High school graduate or equivalent; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field a plus
  • Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience
  • Supervisory experience a plus
  • Supervisory skills
  • Ability to deal with conflicts and employee issues in a professional manner
  • Technical orientation with ability to learn new technologies
  • Computer skills including MS Office
  • Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
  • Team-oriented and collaborative
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Customer service orientation
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills

Salary Range*: $60,000-$80,000

*The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity.



Job Posting Min Salary

USD $60,000.00


Job Posting Max Salary

USD $80,000.00
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