Materials Administrator in Pioneer, Ohio at TOLEDO TOOL AND DIE CO

Come Join the Toledo Tool & Die Team!

Located close to the Michigan/Ohio border, Toledo Tool and Die has diligently served the people of both of those great states since 1940. It was a company founded on one simple principle: to do the finest work possible for our clients and to deliver on every promise we make. Today Toledo Tool & Die has four facilities in the Toledo area and one in Pioneer, Ohio.

Toledo Tool & Die is adding a Materials Administrator to our team in Pioneer, Ohio to support our continued growth.

WHAT TOLEDO TOOL & DIE CAN OFFER YOU:

Weekly pay

10 paid holidays

Paid Time Off

401k

Full benefits (medical, dental, vision)

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT FOR THIS POSITION:

Strong work ethic

Positive attitude

Consistent attendance

Willingness to learn

Safety minded

The Materials Administrator keeps our Pioneer, Ohio plant supplied and on schedule. You’ll build and publish the production schedule, send forecasts to raw material suppliers, and enter purchase requisitions. You’ll also flag material shortages and schedule risks before they affect production. Reporting to the Corporate Materials Manager, you’ll work closely with plant supervisors, buyers and suppliers in a fast-paced automotive stamping environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Production schedule entry

• Enter and maintain the Pioneer production schedule in Plex (PRP) to the plan and standards set by the Corporate Materials Manager
• Publish the daily and weekly schedule to supervisors and update it when customer releases, press availability or material supply change
• Identify and escalate capacity constraints, material shortages, conflicting priorities, and other schedule risks to plant leadership and corporate materials manager.
• Track schedule attainment and report misses with their cause (I.e. die issues, container/material availability)

Supplier forecasts

• Maintain and communicate routine raw material forecasts for programs that have completed launch and are operating with accurate, stable MRP planning.
• Review MRP-generated demand and planning signals for established production programs; validate forecast quantities and timing before communicating requirements to suppliers.
• Prepare and send supplier forecasts on the assigned cadence and maintain accurate forecast files, supplier contacts, and related planning records.
• Monitor raw material coverage, lead times, and supplier commitments; identify potential shortages, excess, or forecast variances and escalate exceptions.
• Support plant quality issues that pertain to assigned raw materials
• Effectively provide drop dead dates to suppliers to not impact customer shipments; escalate based on supplier commitment to meet given DDD.
• Support the move to MRP-generated releases and supplier EDI, and stop manual forecasts for each supplier as it goes live

Requisitions and office purchasing

• Enter Plex requisitions for Pioneer office and small MRO items, for approval and PO issue by purchasing
• Monitor open orders, expedite routine items as needed, and follow up on supplier acknowledgements, delivery issues, and receipts.
• Maintain item, supplier, purchasing, and order records; identify opportunities for standardization replenishment controls, or blanket agreements.

Materials administration

• Prepare recurring materials reports for the Corporate Materials Manager and plant manager
• Maintain materials files, records and documentation
• Take notes and track action items in materials meetings
• Support audits and data requests with accurate records
• Cover other administrative tasks the Corporate Materials Manager assigns