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Materials Supervisor

Sasser, Inc.16 open roles

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CF Rail Services - East Chicago, IN
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13.4% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Sasser, Inc. postings stay open a median of 63 days.

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  5. 36.2%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: first seen 79 days ago

Sasser, Inc. median: 63 days open

The posting

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.

Sasser family of companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, CF Rail Services, Moventum Fleet Management, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit www.sasser.com.

This role supports our CF Rail Services team. Delivering the highest-quality railcar repairs quickly and safely with uncompromising customer service, CF Rail Services is a leading railcar repair and maintenance provider offering quality repair work for railroads, private car owners, lessors, contracts agents, and shippers across North America.

We are seeking a Materials Supervisor to lead the materials function at our East Chicago shop and play a critical role in keeping production running smoothly. In this role, you will oversee inventory management, purchasing, receiving, and material availability to ensure our repair teams have the right parts and supplies at the right time. Your leadership will directly support operational efficiency, safety, and customer success.

As a Materials Supervisor, Here's What You Will Do:

  • Set an example and conduct activities consistent with the core values of CFRS contributing to a positive environment for communication, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
  • Supervise and direct a workforce of 1 to 5 employees in the material department, providing support to production.
  • Maintain an efficient workforce by training, counseling, and motivating direct reports.
  • Lead all employees in the safety initiatives and adhere to all facility safety procedures.
  • This position interacts and coordinates with all other positions within the repair facilities and CFRS’ Director of Sourcing.
  • Responsible for managing the inventory and ensuring the inventory is accurate, and all required inventory levels are sustained to support production.
  • Ensure required documentation for receiving and disbursing material is completed daily.
  • Coordinate with the CFRS Manager of Sourcing and supply vendors to ensure that materials and supplies are delivered in an efficient and cost-effective manner to support the repair facility without interruption, including outages or excess overages.
  • Maintain a clean and organized department to ensure all material and supplies are easily identified and are stored in a safe manner to ensure a quality product.
  • Maintain and create material master information including standard cost, accurate descriptions, and bin locations.
  • Purchase materials in an efficient, effective and ethical manner consistent with all AAR and CFRS rules and policies.
  • Facilitate the estimation and inspection process through material selection and allocation of parts.
  • Coordinate reporting with all necessary personnel levels. Key functional groups include customers, engineers, estimators, supply vendors, production supervisors, and site management.
  • Coordinate and facilitate site physical inventories, counts, and variances in conjunction with CFRS’ Director of Sourcing.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned by Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
  • 3-5 years of related experience.
  • Participation in internal/external training, TBD by management.

Hard Skills

  • Ability to use Time Management System; and manage accurate work team time accounting.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Work will be performed outdoors and indoors in all types of weather, on and around heavy equipment. The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. May be required to work overtime and/or varied shifts to meet the demands of the business.

Work assignments involve standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, climbing, crawling, and crouching in strained and awkward positions for prolonged periods of time at various heights up to 20 feet. Uses hands, legs, and arms to climb vertical ladders to staging or suspended platforms. Lifts, carries, and sets up equipment and components that weigh up to 50 lbs. Employee must be medically certified to wear a respirator, as well as be able to wear respirators for prolonged periods of time.

This role is also eligible for benefits. Sasser employees enjoy a competitive benefits program that:

  • Includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including HSA and FSA accounts with employer contributions toward HSA
  • Includes a 100% Company-paid disability and life insurance plans
  • Includes a 401K plan with company match PLUS additional end-of-year funding
  • Provides paid vacation time (tiered based on tenure), as well as personal time, sick days and summer half days for certain roles
  • Provides 10 paid holidays annually
  • Provides paid parental leave for new parents, as well as a monetary gift towards a 529 education account
  • Provides a confidential Employee Assistance Program
  • Provides training and tuition reimbursement
  • Provides community service opportunities, charity match opportunities, employee recognition programs, and many celebrations!

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The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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