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Materials Supervisor

Generac · Beaver Dam, WI · Full time

Posted Aug 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time your cycle count accuracy was slipping. What did you find was actually causing it, and what did you change?

What they are checking: whether they diagnose root causes in inventory systems rather than just re-counting harder

Tell me about a time you had to build up a team's skills, whether through training, coaching, or certification, and what result you actually got from it.

What they are checking: real track record of developing people, not just describing management philosophy

Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone in Quality or Purchasing about how to solve a delivery or quality problem. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: cross-functional collaboration skills and whether they can hold a position without damaging the relationship

Tell me about a continuous improvement project you led on the materials side. What was the before and after, in real numbers?

What they are checking: whether they can point to measurable outcomes rather than general activity

What would you do

Say a production line calls to say they're about to run out of a part and it's not your team's fault, purchasing dropped the ball. What do you do in the next hour?

What they are checking: ability to act under pressure and cross-functionally without pointing fingers

How would you balance staffing levels on a materials team when workload swings from day to day, without over- or under-staffing shifts?

What they are checking: practical workforce planning skills and comfort making resourcing calls

If you inherited a warehouse where cycle counts were chronically behind schedule, what would your first 30 days look like?

What they are checking: prioritization and structured improvement planning under a real KPI

How do you keep planning, purchasing, and production aligned day to day so nobody is surprised by a shortage or a missed shipment?

What they are checking: communication habits and whether they build proactive routines versus reactive firefighting

About the work

Walk me through how you would set up a supermarket sizing and replenishment system for line-side parts on a production floor that can't afford to stop.

What they are checking: whether the candidate understands the mechanics of lean material replenishment, not just the vocabulary

What's your experience with SAP or a similar ERP system, and have you ever been asked to be a super user or go-to person for others?

What they are checking: depth of hands-on ERP experience versus surface familiarity, since this role expects them to support others

Describe the worst material flow bottleneck you've ever dealt with, from receiving to line-side delivery. How did you trace it and fix it?

What they are checking: systems thinking across the full material flow, since this role owns receiving through end-of-line shipping

What's your experience with barcode or RFID systems in a warehouse setting, and what problems have you seen them actually solve or fail to solve?

What they are checking: practical exposure to the specific technologies named in the posting versus theoretical knowledge

What does a healthy fill rate look like to you, and what levers do you actually pull when it starts dropping?

What they are checking: grasp of the specific KPI named in the posting and whether they know the operational levers behind it

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? The Materials Supervisor is responsible for all internal material flow from incoming receiving/inspection to line side presentation for production including end-of-line pick, pack and ship, de-trashing, all material movements, supermarket sizing and replenishment, and order picking for intra-plant deliveries. Success in this role is defined by driving significant continuous improvement in material handling, inventory accuracy, cycle counting and timely transactional reporting. This will be measured by ongoing improvements in delivery performance (internal and external), cycle count progress, cycle count accuracy, uninterrupted material movement for production lines and efficient use of labor resources. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience • 2 years of materials leadership • 2 years of experience leading teams, developing people or organizing tasks. Preferred Qualifications: • Previous experience using SAP or equivalent ERP system (Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and Microsoft Office. • Formal leadership or team development training. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Ensure timely material flow within the facility as well as timely delivery in receiving material from other locations as well as preparation for shipment of parts to other facilities. • Develop and implement standard process and strategies that enable production efficiency improvements. • Lead, Supervise, and direct materials staff development through education, training, coaching, mentoring and certification in the execution of improvement priorities and the achievement of key performance indicators. • Manage and optimize daily warehousing operations including staging, cycle count, and storage of materials. Other Duties as assigned: • Oversee inventory management and control, accuracy, and established inventory guidelines and procedures. • Ensure efficient and accurate materials presentation to support production operations. • Partner with Quality, Purchasing and Production to develop effective and efficient solutions to customer quality and delivery issues and to achieve objectives and KPIs. • Ensure high level of communication between planning, purchasing and production to ensure a high degree of customer satisfaction • Lead and improve Material/Inventory Management best practices including Warehouse Management (Cycle Count Accuracy, Transactions, Bar Coding, RFID) and Fill Rate. • Maintain appropriate staffing levels for daily material management balancing resource capacity to workload. • Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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