Jobs in Southampton, MA

Company Description

Adhesive Applications, established in 1970, specializes in creating customized pressure-sensitive adhesive film, foam, and transfer tape products designed for the most challenging applications. We are dedicated to providing innovative and practical solutions tailored to industry needs. With decades of expertise and a focus on quality, our team is committed to developing products that exceed expectations. Located in Easthampton, MA, we strive to meet and exceed our customers' adhesive requirements.

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and procuring raw materials, components, and services required for the manufacturing of tape and adhesive products. This role ensures cost-effective purchasing strategies, supplier performance management, material availability, and alignment with production schedules while maintaining high quality and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate has experience in the tape, coatings, or adhesive manufacturing industry and understands key raw materials, including films, release liners, resins, rubber, acrylics, silicones, solvents, packaging materials, and specialty chemicals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Develop and execute purchasing strategies for raw materials, chemicals, packaging, and MRO supplies
• Work with the Manufacturing, Lab, and Product Development teams to source and qualify suppliers for films, adhesives, release liners, coatings, and related materials
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, and supply agreements
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and lead cost-reduction initiatives
• Monitor commodity trends and raw material market fluctuations

Supplier Management

• Evaluate supplier performance for quality, delivery, cost, and service
• Conduct supplier audits and maintain strong vendor relationships
• Resolve supply disruptions and material shortages

Inventory & Production Support

• Collaborate with production planning to ensure timely material availability
• Maintain optimal inventory levels to balance cost and service
• Coordinate with warehouse and logistics teams to manage incoming materials

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure materials meet product specifications and regulatory requirements
• Maintain documentation for SDS, compliance certifications, and quality standards
• Support quality investigations related to raw material defects
• Understanding and working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience in manufacturing
• Experience in tape, adhesive, coatings, chemical, or converting industries strongly preferred
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems
• Understanding of raw material markets (films, resins, rubber, acrylics, solvents, packaging)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a procurement team
• Familiarity with global sourcing and import/export regulations
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability, and customer service. U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC is an international tier-one supplier of high-speed chain drive systems to the automotive industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sorting, storage and distribution of dunnage for the warehouse, assembly departments, and suppliers.
• Move finished products from assembly departments to the warehouse.
• Act as a liaison between the warehouse and other departments, which include material handling of goods to and from the warehouse.
• Place and remove pallets from warehouse racks.
• Clean, sort and organize tote area.
• Deliver cleaned totes to departments as needed.
• Check washed parts in TA and load and unload carts as needed.
• Prepare excel dunnage to ship to supplier or warehouse.
• Move product from rack overflow, re-FIFO material daily.
• Move approved material from TA and chain.
• Provide forklift support to service area.

• Must have or obtain forklift certification
• Know barcode scanning
• Have excellent math skills
• Ability to use a calculator and have good attention to detail.
• Physical demands 50 pounds or more.

Tsubaki is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability

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Compensation details: 21.24-23.67 Hourly Wage

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• Perform preventive maintenance inspection before the start of each shift as outlined on the Preventive Maintenance Check Sheet. Apply oil or grease to specified areas. Confirm the operability of all detectors.
  
• The ability to perform a more comprehensive PM on the machines including but not limited to oil changes.
  
• Basic troubleshooting of chain assembly equipment to understand the alarm messages, identify what this issue is and how to correct the issue.
  
• The assembly line consists of the following machines/operations: roller link assembly, chain assembly, riveting, pre-stressing, articulation checking, center distance measuring, automatic cutting, and endless operation, washing, final inspection, and packing.
  
• Adhere to work standards. Responsible for maintaining production schedules, quality control records, chain assembly records, shipping charge numbers, and the traceability records for each charge of chain and referring any unusual problems to the departmental supervisor.
  
• Prepare test samples for quality control per work standard. Record production and any other data required utilizing various forms as directed.
  
• Utilize a machine-monitoring system to record downtime.
  
• Detect faulty operation or defective material and report these and other unusual conditions to the group leader or supervisor.
  
• Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow standard safety regulations.
  
• Perform other similar and associated duties as required or directed.
  

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• High school diploma or equivalent preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
  
• 2-5 Years of experience running multiple machines and performing preventative maintenance.
  
• Safety First mindset
  
• Strong focus on Quality
  
• Ability to work well in a team environment
  
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
• Must have good mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills
  
• Ability to use material handling devices such as hand trucks, and hydraulic lift trucks.
  
• Basic Computer Skills.
  

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• A competitive compensation package, including medical and dental benefits, life insurance, and generous 401(k) match and profit sharing.
  
• Paid vacation time
  
• Step increases
  
• Shift differential pay
  
• Weekly pay
  

Job Description:

Position Details:

• Pay: $397 or more per day, Saturday's Rate is $500 per day (bi-weekly pay)
• Workdays: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays (day shift)
• Home Daily!

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support Americas food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

• Communicates and interacts with customers, vendors and co-workers professionally ensuring questions are answered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.
• Performs all required safety checks (i.e., pre/post trip) including inspections of tractor/truck and trailer according to Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations; inspects tractor/truck and trailer to insure they meet company safety standards and take appropriate action as needed.
• Reports all safety issues and/or repairs required.
• Follows all DOT regulations and company safe driving guidelines and policies.
• Immediately reports all safety hazards. Inspects trailer for properly loaded and secured freight.
• Performs count check of items and check customer invoices of products that have been loaded.
• Checks and completes in an accurate and in legible fashion all required paperwork associated with freight.
• Moves tractor to the loading dock and attach preloaded trailer as needed.
• Drives to and delivers customer orders according to predetermined route delivery schedule.
• Unloads products from the trailer, transports items into designated customer storage areas.
• Performs damage control checks on items, scans, and contact supervisor about removing orders according to company policy.
• Verifies delivery of items with customer and obtain proper signatures.
• Collects money (cash or checks) where required. Loads customer returns on to trailer and secures trailer doors.
• Ensures that tractor, trailer, and freight are appropriately locked and/or always secured.
• Unloads damaged goods and customer returns and bring to the driver check-in and complete necessary paperwork. Unloads all equipment, materials and remove trash from trailers as required.
• Completes daily record of hours of service and enter in log in accordance with Federal DOT, state, and company requirements.
• Performs general housekeeping duties in tractor, loading dock area and keep trailers clear and clean as required.
• At the end of the shift secure all equipment and complete all necessary paperwork.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

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