**Job summary and scope**:
Manage a large and complex kitting operation and labor provider. Supervise labor provider working within established operational systems. Identify shortcomings in existing production processes, systems, and procedures; deliver straightforward improvements to production processes and methods. Help management to implement quality assurance change initiatives and/or make continuous process improvements.
**Responsibilities**:
- Ensure all quality related documentation and records are created, filled out completely and accurately, and records are maintained, (kitting reports, conversion sheets, drawings, BOM, etc.)
- Identify root cause for productivity and quality issues, and write corrective action reports when needed
- Work closely with with external assembly suppliers to ensure production compliance and process transparency
- Making sure reporting provides accurate and timely information
- Determine space requirements for Kitting storage and Production area
- Ensure all quarantined and/or non-conforming materials are managed correctly both physically and systemically
- Work with relevant parties to manage obsolete, aged, and damaged inventory.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records for all machinery.
- Establish and maintain an appropriate replacement parts stock as recommended by the manufacturer of each machine. Keep a log of the required parts for each machine, and where each piece can be sourced.
- Continually look for and identify areas for improvement and manage the CPI (Continuous Process Improvement) process to achieve improvements in cost, performance, safety, quality, etc.
- Understand all regulatory requirements Veritiv must adhere to for FDA compliance, and other regulatory requirements.
- Ensure working environment is safe
- Reports ALL incidents, accidents, near misses and personal injuries to manager and EHS.
- Manage costs to ensure customer profitability
- Other duties as assigned
**Qualifications / Knowledge & Experience**:
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred or equivalent work experience
- Five plus (5+) years' experience working in a warehouse environment. Distribution warehouse experience is preferred.
- Experience with, and an in-depth knowledge of a myriad of software solutions, and their management: ERP, WMS, and Production Planning
- Excellent organizational, time management and customer relations skills are required.
- Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment.
- Self-motivation and strength in balancing competing priorities, balance changing workloads and projects
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
**Working Conditions/Physical Requirements**:
- Ability to work in office & warehouse environments
- Ability to operate a variety of material handling equipment is required, including, but not limited to, order pickers, reach trucks, runners, and forklifts.
- Responsibilities will be in an office space often located inside a non-climate controlled warehouse where exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions may occur.
- Will work around moving machinery such as forklifts, saw and cutter machines, hot plates/tables, pallet jacks.
- Noise level in the work environment is typically loud.
- Exposure to dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, operating vehicles and shift work is required.
**Physical Requirements**:
Ability to continually lift, twist, pull and carry 50 -75 pounds
- Ability to use and/or supervise the correct use of various material handling equipment (Pallet jacks, order pickers, hand trucks, stand-up reaches, forklifts, scaners/laser guns, slip sheeter, roll grabbers, saw and cutter machines, hot plates/tables, truck/trailer lift gates, etc.)
**Physical activities required of this job include, but are not limited to**:
- Walking/Standing - walk throughout the warehouse to complete inventory audits.
- Sitting - sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment or while performing administrative tasks.
- Lifting - lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance.
- Stooping - performed when filling orders, inspecting machinery, trailers or putting away products assigned to floor level locations. May bend at the waist.
- Kneeling - may kneel when filling orders inspecting machinery or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.
**Budget/P&L responsibilities**:
US$11M Kitting Items annual sales
Decision rights:
- Election of staff
- Choice of service providers for purchases under US$1,500
- Improvement, optimization and control strategy.
**Supervised positions**:
- Warehouse Worker Lead - Kiitting
- Assembler
- Production Machine Operator
Veritiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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