Storeroom Supervisor

Storeroom Supervisor

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.

Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Storeroom Supervisor for our First Quality Tissue SE, LLC located in Anderson, SC.  This position will be responsible for supervising, directing and coordinating the training and work of all the Storeroom personnel who maintain parts and materials for operation of the facility. Prepares work schedules, assigns work and oversees the progress of work assignments. Maintains a high level of inventory accuracy utilizing computer-based parts control system. Monitors and continuously improves KPI’s and work processes.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Promotes an action-oriented safety culture embracing safety as a core value, instilling and exemplifying a safety mindset for all team members resulting in an incident free workplace through maintaining individual accountability, positive reinforcement of safe behavior and managing accountability of related systems. 

• Supervises, directs, coordinates and trains all Storeroom Personnel:

• Proactively and regularly develops and manages team members’ performance and capabilities

• Secure and allocate resources appropriately to meet the needs of the operation including scheduling of crews and managing absences

• Shares knowledge with team members to promote a high skill level in the group

• Performs inventory control functions, utilizing material management best practices:

  • Maintains accurate inventory levels by performing cycle counts

  • Monitors and adjust ROP and Max inventory levels based on historical usage data

  • Performs periodic review of inactive items for obsolescence

  • Verifies quantities and descriptions of materials received and issued

• Monitor KPI’s and develop/implement strategies to ensure goals are met or exceeded

• Develops, maintains, and continuously improves Storeroom specific policies & procedures.

• Ensures organization and cleanliness of stores area including organization and safe storage of all stocked parts and materials. 

• Ensures outbound shipments processed through the storeroom function are properly documented.

• Tracks and maintains warranty parts and the status of the application of warranty parts as related to specific equipment.

• Creates and approves requisitions for necessary parts and supplies within the EAM and SAP applications.

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or related field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• At least 5 years of supervisory experience required. 

• At least 5 years of inventory management experience required.

• Strong leadership and communication skills 

• Ability