Warehouse Coordinator - Level IV - SHOP 3rd

We are looking for a talented Warehouse Coordinator- Level IV to join our team specializing in Logistics for our Cummins Inc. facility in Plainfield, IN

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

- Enhancing Safety : By stopping work and reporting major injury hazards immediately, you will help create a safer work environment for everyone.

- Promoting Health : Reporting any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard ensures that health issues are addressed promptly, protecting your colleagues.

- Ensuring Compliance : Adhering to HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations will help maintain a compliant and safe workplace.

- Environmental Stewardship : Recognizing and minimizing the negative impact of your work on the environment will contribute to sustainability efforts.

- Quality Assurance : Performing quality checks and identifying non-conforming materials will help maintain high standards and reduce costs.

- Efficient Delivery : Accurately sorting, labeling, packaging, and storing goods will optimize warehouse space and ensure timely delivery to customers.

- Team Collaboration : Communicating effectively with your team and support staff will foster a collaborative and productive work environment.

- Continuous Improvement : Seeking ways to improve quality, safety, processes, and employee development will drive ongoing enhancements in the workplace.

The Cell Lead Technician (CLT) provides daily leadership, coordination, and operational support for Material Flow activities on 3rd shift. The CLT serves as a key point of contact for the Material Flow team and works closely with Material Flow leadership, Operations, Quality, Safety, Warehouse, and other support functions to maintain safe and efficient material flow throughout the facility.

Responsibilities include:

- Provide daily work direction and assign responsibilities to Material Flow employees based on production priorities and staffing needs.
- Lead the team at the beginning of the shift by communicating safety expectations, production priorities, material concerns, staffing assignments, and other important information.
- Maintain strong floor presence and regularly monitor assigned Material Flow areas throughout the shift.
- Coach and support employees while reinforcing accountability for safety, quality, productivity, attendance, housekeeping, and standard work.
- Serve as the first point of contact for employees when operational problems or material concerns arise.
- Coordinate material movement and delivery to ensure production areas receive the correct parts at the appropriate time.
- Monitor production requirements and adjust Material Flow priorities as conditions change throughout the shift.
- Identify potential material shortages before they create production interruptions and coordinate appropriate actions with the necessary support teams.
- Support the investigation and resolution of EOOP conditions and other material-related production concerns.
- Coordinate material requirements associated with re-line sets, re-entries, repair activities, teardown activities, and other special production needs.
- Verify that material is delivered to the correct production location and properly transacted within applicable inventory systems.
- Reinforce proper scanning and material-movement processes to maintain inventory accuracy.
- Assist with cycle counts, count sheets, inventory investigations, location verification, and reconciliation of inventory discrepancies.
- Monitor floor-stock locations and ensure appropriate replenishment and material-handling practices are followed.
- Review warehouse and material-control systems to identify outstanding material requirements and ensure transactions are completed.
- Ensure material moves are properly completed and closed out before the end of the shift.
- Communicate material shortages, production risks, inventory discrepancies, and unresolved issues to Material Flow leadership.
- Provide clear shift-to-shift communication to ensure open issues are properly handed off to the oncoming team.
- Coordinate with Operations leadership and technicians when material concerns occur at the point of fit.
- Work cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, Safety, Warehouse, Receiving, Maintenance, and other departments to resolve issues affecting production.
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure employees follow all established safety requirements.
- Reinforce PIV safety requirements, including pedestrian awareness, safe operating speeds, horn usage, proper backing practices, visibility requirements, and maintaining safe separation distances.
- Monitor PIV and pedestrian traffic conditions and immediately address unsafe behaviors or conditions.
- Ensure employees operate only equipment for which they are properly trained and authorized.
- Escalate safety concerns, equipment issues, near misses, and incidents according to established procedures.
- Participate in safety stand-downs, investigations, risk assessments, and corrective actions when required.
- Ensure aisles, docks, material-storage areas, workstations, and travel routes remain clean, organized, and free from unnecessary obstructions.
- Maintain and reinforce 5S expectations within assigned Material Flow areas.
- Assist with onboarding and training new Material Flow employees.
- Provide hands-on coaching to employees learning material routes, scanning processes, inventory transactions, tugger operations, PIV operations, and other Material Flow responsibilities.
- Identify employee training needs and communicate those needs to Material Flow leadership.
- Support cross-training efforts to improve flexibility and coverage across Material Flow operations.
- Verify employees have the appropriate equipment, scanners, system access, and other resources needed to perform their assigned responsibilities.
- Monitor employee performance and provide timely coaching when expectations are not being met.
- Recognize strong performance and encourage teamwork, communication, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Assist leadership with documenting operational concerns and providing factual information regarding employee performance when requested.
- Support daily staffing decisions and make adjustments to assignments when absences or changing production requirements create coverage needs.
- Assist with coordinating break and meal coverage while maintaining adequate Material Flow support for production.
- Monitor workload across the team and redistribute resources when necessary to support critical areas.
- Respond quickly to production downtime or potential downtime related to material availability.
- Prioritize critical material needs while maintaining support for normal production requirements.
- Support containment and recovery activities when unexpected material, inventory, equipment, or production issues occur.
- Participate in problem-solving activities to identify root causes and prevent repeat Material Flow issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve material routes, inventory accuracy, delivery frequency, workplace organization, safety, and overall efficiency.
- Support implementation and sustainment of continuous-improvement actions.
- Monitor daily Material Flow performance and communicate significant gaps or concerns to leadership.
- Help ensure the team meets established expectations for safety, material availability, inventory accuracy, scanning compliance, productivity, and customer support.
- Demonstrate professional leadership and maintain effective working relationships with employees, peers, supervisors, managers, and cross-functional partners.
- Remain flexible and effectively adapt to changes in production schedules, staffing, material availability, and business requirements.
- Serve as a dependable leadership resource during 3rd shift and escalate significant concerns to the Material Flow Manager or appropriate support function when necessary.
- Perform hands-on Material Flow work when required to support the team and maintain production.
- Perform other duties as assigned based on operational and business needs.