Who We Are:

NORD is a manufacturer of gear units, electric motors, and variable frequency drives for industrial applications. From order processing, to assembly, to shipping, NORD produces high quality drive systems for applications such as conveyor belts, industrial mixers, palletizers, and more.

A gear unit consists of an electric motor powering a gearbox. The motor spins at a specified revolutions-per-minute (rpm) and is connected to a small gear inside of the gearbox, which rotates a larger gear to reduce the output speed of rotation and increase torque. The gearbox's spinning output shaft is connected to a system, such as a conveyor belt in a distribution center or food processing line. Gear units like those produced at NORD are the reason garage doors go up, mixers spin, and rollers form steel.

NORD provides expert advice, reliable products, and world-class service to our customers. Everything we do revolves around those we serve, and we strive to bring new, innovative technologies to market that help our customers’ operations run efficiently and cost effectively.

 Why You Should Work at NORD:

NORD understands that it takes a team of skilled, highly motivated, and positive team members to provide our customers with the level of service they expect and deserve. That’s why we invest heavily in our employees by providing additional training and development, tuition reimbursement, and a wellness program with activities that encourage healthy living and self-care. NORD also hosts fun company events throughout the year so you can get to know your team members and others that you may not work with daily.

Training & Career Development:

NORD provides the necessary tools for you to be successful in your role, including a comprehensive onboarding program to familiarize you with our company and various departments, detailed training specific to your role, and continued education to ensure your knowledge and skills stay current.

Additionally, we offer:

• On-site training center and staff
• Educational reimbursement assistance
• Paid skills training and cross training
• On-site and off-site training seminars
• Work-related organizational memberships and certifications
• Online training options
• Opportunities to travel and train at other US locations

Benefits:

NORD offers a complete benefits package to our full-time employees, including:

• Low premium health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Teladoc virtual doctor visits
• Short-term and long-term disability (company paid)
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Flex spending and health savings accounts
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid personal and sick time
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with company matching
• Wellness program

The Job:

We are currently looking for an Inventory Supervisor to join our team on 2nd shift in Waunakee, WI. The schedule is Monday - Thursday, 2:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. As the Inventory Supervisor on 2nd shift, you will be responsible for all job functions in inventory, logistics and support departments. This includes processes related to each function in the respective departments along with accurate reporting and improving the KPI’s and flow. The Inventory Supervisor must audit and maintain accurate transactions of material in the manufacturing system and monitor that system to ensure transfer orders are completed as required.

Description:

• Maintain departmental safety, cleanliness inspections, participation in safety committee along with accurate and timely incident alert completion.
• Complete quality issue analysis (root cause- 5 Why), participation in quality meeting and quality teams, answering all QN’s assigned to the area along with time completion of quality forms.
• Work with quality department and the parent company to ensure customer oriented continuous improvement is facilitated along with composing and conducting quality audits
• Actively participate in employee retention improvement through turnover reduction programs along with leading interviews and submitting payroll for the department.
• Continuously improve organizational structure that will achieve sales growth and company objectives for safety, quality, delivery, cost and productivity along with timely completion of corrective action.
• Maintain and procure all required assets for department to achieve goals in conjunction with Logistics and Engineering department and actively participate in the improvement walks.
• Actively participant in the company’s suggestion, quality, efficiency and cost-saving programs. By providing support for developing the strategic direction of picking and packaging at NORD.
• Draft edited JI’s for approval in accordance with global standard and utilize JI’s and JI re-training.
• Work with parent company and satellite facilities to ensure continual improvement of parts receiving, storage, picking, staging, loading and shipping processes.
• Coordinate material movement, racking layouts, labeling, stocking methods, and material storage setup in conjunction with Logistics and Engineering.
• Oversee lift equipment and coordinate the maintenance needs with vendors including training for forklift Trainer and operator forklift certifications.
• Develop training plans for Inventory, implement the training and maintain training logs including forklift.
• Conduct meetings (Kaizen, accountability) complete all standard work procedures and communicate with shift along with coordinating maintenance (entering tickets, projects).
• Optimize product flow and productivity through supervision and employee assignment to meet or exceed on-time deliveries along with developing the lead to do the same.
• Own responsibility off all Inventory and Logistic operations, becoming a subject matter “expert”.
• Control costs to adhere to the current budget and provide value added input for the following budget.
• Actively contribute and collaborate with department supervisors and department staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned including but not limited to translation and comprehension of all bilingual needs throughout the facility.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelors or technical degree preferred. Professional Certificates desired, Lean Training preferred, SAP is a plus.
• Experience: One-year Nord experience or equivalent 5 years’ experience working in an inventory environment in a similar industry setting. Previous leadership or supervisory experience preferred. Some level of Lean Manufacturing implementation experience preferred.
• Skills and Key Attributes: Spanish/Bilingual ability required. Ability to lead a team and understand common warehouse inventory concepts and practices. Ability to identify component parts. Self-motivated and directed with strong organizational skills. Excellent people skills with the ability to independently deal with difficult situations and efficiently move resources to maximize productivity. Ability to supervise and train personnel. Understanding of inventory and great attention to details. Must be organized and possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Ability to stand on feet and move around for up to 10-12 hours per day and work in a production environment.