Assistant Manager, Tool Crib 1st Shift

Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career.

Airlite’s company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success!

These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can ‘wow’ our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions, and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies.

Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems.

As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products.

How would you contribute?

This role is a contributing member of our Airlite Plastics team, located in Omaha, NE.

As a Assistant Manager, Tool Crib you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite.

The Assistant Tool Crib Manager will provide day to day leadership for overall organization and issuing/receiving of company parts, items and materials.

This role will focus on the running of the Inventory Management System, making improvements to add value to the business and to meet customer expectations.

A successful candidate will be able to manage the performance of an inventory team, promoting the development of team skills and support Airlite’s core values.

• Effectively communicates and implement company core values, standards of conduct, safety, customer service and housekeeping.
• Ensure inventory management excellence for all inventory’s items, parts and materials in:

o Receiving

o Ordering

o Replenishment

o Proper storage and identification

o Inventory accuracy

o Effective Min /Max levels

o Timely inventory reviews for obsolescence and proper quantities on hand

• Maintains strategies for critical spare parts, inventory levels, reorder points, lead times and stocking requirements to minimize parts-related production downtime.
• Monitor inventory accuracy and establish effective cycle-counting, receiving, item labeling, data entry, storage, issuing and inventory-control processes.
• Partner with all departments (local and Enterprise) that utilize the tool crib to ensure their requirements are met.
• Coordinates resources to analyze and resolve inventory problems, assisting when necessary.
• Recommends, and implements changes in inventory processes and methods to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the inventory process and provide quality customer service.
• Monitor key performance indicators for inventory accuracy, parts availability, stockouts, purchasing performance and parts related downtime to drive continuous improvement.
• Participates in the development and implementation of new technologies.
• Promote the development of team skills, accountability, ownership and cross-training to build a knowledgeable and effective team focusing on continuous improvement.
• Conducts employee evaluations and performance reviews, develops improvement plans, initiates coaching and support activities to achieve employee development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Do you have what it takes?

Airlite Plastics is a versatile employer; complacency is not one of our strengths!

We work hard each day to ensure that equipment efficiency and customer satisfaction never leave our line of sight.

Successful candidates for the role will possess the following:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before employees of the company.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software. Knowledge of MAS500/SM+ accounting, inventory and production software is a plus.
• Knowledge on inventory/accounting system for inventory management and accountability.
• Work cooperatively and ability to approach situations openly and with a willingness to resolve and improve the situation/process.
• Ability to supervise, direct and make managerial decisions on the operation of the inventory area.
• Knowledge of record keeping and inventory methods and procedures.
• Ability to implement and maintain inventory control methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of audit rules and regulations regarding requisitions, work orders and cycle counts.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with other employees and departments.
• Upholds and supports organizational goals and values.
• Take the initiative to ask for and offer help when needed.
• Associate degree (A. A.) from two-year college or technical school, six years of successful first-line supervisor experience or equivalent combination of education and experience within the inventory field.

Directly manages employees in inventory area.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Airlite policies and applicable laws.

Leading and maintaining a “customer comes first” culture and able to evaluate situations and make decisions.

Focus on training and developing direct reports to enhance team, department and employee relations through leadership and technical opportunities.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Color vision; Peripheral vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is loud.

Our Core Values Drive Us!

• Do you conduct yourself with unquestionable integrity?
• Do you demonstrate respect and appreciation for those around you?
• Are you innovative and strive to challenge the status quo?
• Do you strive for continuous improvement and to deliver the “wow” factor?
• Do you care about environmentally sustainable solutions?
• Do you take meaning and pride in a job well done?

What’s in it for you?

As a Full-Time employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid short term disability
• Generous 401k match

• Annual company activities