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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Technical Stores Supervisor is a key person for the factory maintenance program who owns all technical store areas and people operating in the technical store. They are responsible for all technical store routines. This person needs to have a deep understanding of the Nestlé Maintenance strategy and the maintenance foundations. The position is responsible for providing the spare parts required for the maintenance: easy to find, right quality, available when needed, with the optimum inventory level and cost of management.   The Technical Stores Supervisor will ensure the following activities are established and maintained:  Establish and control the right storeroom area and proper 5S storage conditions; establish and manage the right material master data (Material type, BOM, ABCZ classification, etc.); establish and control the routine of the material movements (receiving, issue, returns, reordering, scrapping); establish and manage the inventory control processes (cycle counting, storeroom access process).  This role is a key link with other stakeholders and must work seamlessly with technicians, maintenance planners, operational buyers, and finance.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Maintain a clean and orderly 5S storeroom
2. Plan the storeroom layout for efficient order picking and inventory care
3. Organize and manage staffing levels to ensure adequate support for maintenance
4. Work closely with the planning/scheduling department
5. Provide inventory reporting to Finance and  Purchasing; ensure finance approval of all stock adjustments, min/max adjustments, and obsolete part write-off
6. Manage the process to refine and control slow-moving parts and obsolete part removal.
7. Monitor min/max levels and order point information
8. Manage inventories by ABCZ classification
9. Use best-practice inventory management practices
10. Coordinate activities with other disciplines (purchasing, accounting, engineering, operations, management) to ensure high support of maintenance activities
11. Provide monthly KPI reports to the maintenance manager
12. Coordinate special parts orders with maintenance
13. Provide reports to management such as inventory valuation reports, negative inventory reports, cycle count variances, scrap, and obsolescence
14. Attend maintenance and planning meetings
15. Become familiar with plant equipment and operational processes
16. Maintain open lines of communication
17. Establish and maintain "Work-Flow Process Charts" and standard operating procedures for major work systems within plant stores: Parts set-up, Parts replenishment, Parts issue, Parts return, Parts repair and re-stock, Parts Kitting, Inventory Process (Annual and Cycle Count)
18. Solicit training/education, network with other sites, as necessary to become the site expert on these systems.
19. Provide training systems for all affected personnel for the above work process.
20. Ensure technical stores compliance to all: safety, food safety, and environmental guidelines NGA, NSAT, TPM-PM etc. and complete loss analysis to identify and develop improvements
21. Budget Management. Support with technical stores data in building the zero-based maintenance budget.
22. Understand and ensure that the proper segregation of duties to the Factory Engineer and Factory Controller. Undertake investigation and auditing of any variances or key controls and measures, and implement corrective actions in consultation with factory management.

REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM EDUCATION LEVEL:

• High School diploma or GED required.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3 years experience in a technical field, preferably in food manufacturing or consumer goods (as Storekeeper, Technician, Engineering Supervisor, Maintenance Engineer, or other similar position) including direct supervision of others. (technical teams, mechanical and electrical, contractors, suppliers, or other 3rd parties.)
• Experience with CMMS system (SAP, Maximo, MP2, MLS, etc.), specifically with Stores control.
• Experience with IT systems (windows or SAP environment) and experiences participating in or coordinating stores, technical workshops, or similar workplaces.
• Recommendation to have participated in a basic SHE and Food Safety training.
• Preferred: Exposure to TPM, preventive maintenance planning, and maintenance execution. Basic exposure in the coordination and planning of maintenance activities, considering SHE, food safety, and other constraints. Basic exposure to equipment and spare parts used in the following fields: instrumentation, industrial services, E&A, general food, and beverage industry.

SKILLS:

• Excellent Computer Skills (SAP, AMM, Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal skills  and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Able to work in a team environment
• Basic Root Cause/7 Step problem-Solving Skills recommended
• Knowledge of 5S process
• Excellent Organizational Skills. 
• Basic Presentation Skills
• Excellent Facilitation Skills
• Basic Project Management Skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability and willingness to operate and support a positive Nestle culture and follow established values.
• Proactive individual that takes responsibility for their area with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Have positive conflict management skills.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision and handle multiple tasks.

REQUISITION ID:
293453 

It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.

To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role.  In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities.  Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.

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