About this role
Job Title Operations Supervisor Job Category Manufacturing Job Description What starts with YOU, moves the world!
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented 2nd Shift - Operations Supervisor (Onsite) based at our Avon, Indiana facility.
What You Will Do:
• Oversee and lead hourly associates and distribution operations across all functional areas, including picking, put‑away, packaging, receiving, and shipping. • Provide operational oversight for the entire shift, ensuring appropriate resource allocation to consistently meet daily business requirements with efficiency and high quality. • Manage and coordinate multiple processes across all functional areas using a systematic approach. • Serve as the shift focal point, handling routine communication and administering disciplinary actions within the team. • Partner with Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Maintenance personnel to ensure timely issue resolution. • Provide shift leadership by planning and directing workforce activities in Receiving, Packaging, Stores, and Shipping areas • Adjust priorities as needed based on changing operational conditions to ensure optimal productivity and efficiency. • Direct personnel and activities while serving as a secondary point of communication on labor and management issues. • Maintain accurate attendance and overtime records and administer disciplinary actions when necessary. • Communicate and enforce facility work rules to ensure compliance and consistency.
Who You Are:
• A strong leader who effectively plans, directs, and motivates hourly workforce activities to achieve operational goals. • A clear and confident communicator who can address labor and management issues professionally. • Detail-oriented with the ability to maintain accurate records and enforce policies consistently. • A proactive problem solver who can adjust priorities and respond effectively to changing conditions. • A collaborative partner who works well with cross-functional teams, including EHS and Maintenance. • Committed to fostering a safe work environment and ensuring adherence to established work rules. • Organized and capable of managing multiple processes across various functional areas. Engaged and approachable, maintaining open communication with team members and leadership. • Focused on continuous improvement of processes, procedures, and operational efficiency. • Customer-focused, ensuring prompt and professional responses to internal and external inquiries.
What You Will Need (Education):
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management, Engineering, Technology, Supervision, or a related discipline required; or equivalent experience may be substituted. • 1–2 years of supervisory experience preferred; or 4–6 years of warehouse operations experience in lieu of a degree.
Skills, Experience & Abilities:
• 1–2 years of warehouse operations or people management experience required. • Strong supervision and communication skills, with the ability to lead and develop teams effectively. • Working knowledge of warehouse and distribution operations, including material movement and inventory control. • Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound operational decisions. • Experience with Warehouse Management Systems and the ability to utilize system outputs for daily decision-making. • Ability to maintain and improve internal processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy. • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. • Ability to conduct meetings and communicate safety, policy, and operational updates effectively. • Understanding of Environmental Health and Safety standards and practices. • Ability to maintain a clean, organized, and well-maintained warehouse environment.
Who we are: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks, aftermarket parts and technology and energy solutions that are transforming the way the world moves materials from Port to Home. As a global leader in the materials handling industry, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, has been building relationships with our customers, suppliers, dealers and employees for over 100 years. For more information about a career with Hyster-Yale, please visit hyster-yalecareers.com.
What we offer: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc, offers competitive pay, tuition reimbursement, supportive work environment, hybrid work option, and opportunities for growth and development. A full benefits package: paid time off; medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, employer-sponsored profit sharing and 401(k).
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Job Type Permanent Time Type Full time Work Hours
40 Travel Required No Primary Location HY US Avon, IN Address 10144 Veterans Dr Zip Code 46123 Field-Based No Relocation Assistance Available No
We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.
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