Materials Manager

Chief Ethanol Fuels is seeking a Materials Manager to join the Chief Team. This position will provide strategic leadership over critical spare parts inventory for the Hastings and Lexington ethanol plants.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor and manage multi-million-dollar inventory supply levels at both plant locations.
• Schedule trucks to meet shipping requirements while ensuring adequate storage space for daily production.
• Ensure inventory levels are adequate to ensure 24/7 operation year-round.
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations to ensure critical spare parts availability for up-time and outage planning.
• Manage and provide leadership and daily direction to warehouse personnel at both Chief Ethanol locations.
• Develop cross-training plans to ensure consistent staffing across both plants.
• Work hand in hand with Maintenance Managers to manage supply and contractor needs during annual plant shutdowns.
• Negotiate with suppliers to purchase necessary goods at the most cost-effective price.
• Standardize processes and parts to reduce needed inventory levels.
• Communicate shipping/receiving schedules and other relevant information to appropriate plant personnel.
• Enter purchase orders for goods.
• Serve as primary liaison between Materials Management, Accounting, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Reconcile all month end inventories and complete necessary month end reports.
• Maintain good relations and communications with co-workers, customers, suppliers, terminals, transporters and railroad personnel.
• Receive, check freight and supply.
• Operate a forklift to move, load, unload and organize parts and supplies.
• Pick up shipments from offsite suppliers with a pickup truck.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
• Support the Ethanol division by performing other projects as needed.

Education:

• High School diploma or GED, required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree, preferred.  

Qualifications and Skill Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of shipping or logistics experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, with 1 year in a supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of shipping procedures, documentation and carrier systems.
• Knowledge of ethanol plant production, preferred
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Will manage Warehouse personnel at both Hastings and Lexington plants

The Company:

Putting the needs of customers first has taken Chief Industries, Inc. from a small construction company in 1954, to a highly diverse company with a reputation for manufacturing quality products and offering unparalleled customer service. Through its many divisions and subsidiaries, Chief Industries employs over 1,400 skilled and dedicated employees who produce a wide variety of products, many of which are used around the world.

A Brand of Chief Industries, Chief Ethanol is committed to producing quality renewable fuel and produces approximately 140 million gallons of ethanol annually. Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc. was Nebraska’s first dry-mill ethanol plant and remains committed to producing renewable fuel and high-quality feed today. The plant is a continuous flow Vogelbusch process.

Our Benefits:

This full-time position is eligible for full company benefits, including

• Paid vacation/time off
• 401(k) retirement plan plus company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability benefits
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Financial wellness coaching
• Employee assistance program
• Paid holidays (8)
• Employee discounts
• Education assistance
• And much more.

**Chief Industries Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the bas