Warehouse Supervisor / Materials Engineer
Executive Placements · Mamelodi
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This hybrid role combines people management, IOS standards alignment & warehouse logistics management.
Job Summary
Manage daily warehouse operations while ensuring technical compliance of inbound and outbound automotive components.
This role bridges the gap between physical inventory management, Health Safety & Environment, and engineering quality standards within automotive Assembly plant for Tier 1 supplier.
Key Responsibilities
Warehouse & Logistics Management
- Supervise Team: Lead, train, and schedule warehouse staff, forklifts operators, and material handlers.
- Inventory Accuracy: Support Inventory controller with physical audits, and SAP/WMS inventory tracking.
- Shipping/Receiving: Coordinate timely inbound receipts and outbound Just-In-Time (JIT) deliveries to OEM customers.
- Safety Compliance: Enforce OSHA regulations, 5S workplace organization standards, and safe material handling.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, schedule, and lead in coordinating training for material handlers, sewing line feeders, and forklift operators.
- WMS Data Integrity and Transactions: Oversee all warehouse transactions in WMS (goods receipts, stock transfers, and production staging).
- Inventory Control: Support via Physical Logistics in Leading cycle counts and physical audits through resource planning and coordination
- Line Feeding: Ensure Just-In-Time (JIT) and Just-In-Sequence (JIS) material delivery to seat assembly and sewing lines.
Expanded Key Responsibilities
Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Fleet Management
- Fleet Oversight: Manage utilization, maintenance logs, and charging schedules for forklifts, Flexi equipment’s, and AGV’s.
- Vendor Coordination: Partner with external maintenance vendors to ensure rapid repair of MHE and minimize warehouse downtime.
- Pre-shift Audits: Enforce daily operator checklists for MHE to catch mechanical or hydraulic issues early.
- Fleet Oversight: Manage utilization, maintenance logs, and charging schedules for forklifts, reach trucks, and electric tugs.
- Vendor Coordination: Partner with external maintenance vendors to ensure rapid repair of MHE and minimize warehouse downtime.
- Pre-shift Audits: Enforce daily operator checklists for MHE to catch mechanical or hydraulic issues early.
Materials Engineering & Quality Control
- Material Validation : Inspect incoming raw materials, metals, plastics, or electronic components against speci
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