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Altium Packaging Shipping Lead in Surrey, British Columbia
Altium Packaging, Our Culture Differentiates Us!
We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.
Our Guiding Principles
Act with Integrity & in Compliance
Drive Value Creation
Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs
Focus on the Customer
Act with Humility
Treat others with Dignity and Respect
Seeking Fulfillment in your Work
The Shipping Supervisor will take ownership of all aspects of shipping and receiving function for an HDPE extruded products factory. This includes safety, quality, production, and continuous improvement activities. The candidate must have a hands-on technical background in a high volume manufacturing environment with shipping and distribution experience. ISO 9000 and Automotive supplier experience preferred.
Manage and a team of employees in the shipping and receiving function
Managing a logistic yard with up to 150 trailers, yard mule and tractor
Managing multiple warehouses including and off-site ware house
Providing customer service and logistic support.
Managing inventory and movement of trailers and materials
Managing inventory accuracy and daily cycle counting including silos.
Conducting bi-monthly inventory and reconciliation of any variances
Manage direct and indirect reports including performance
Provide training, coaching and performance management counseling
Lead and drive Safety culture and improvements to achiever a zero-accident environment
Follow customer orders and provided 100% complete on time delivery
Ensures safety, quality, shipping, receiving and inventory accuracy performance targets are met
Improve current systems and procedures and lead continuous improvement project activities
Lead improvement initiatives to increase through put, improve inventory accuracy and to reduce waste
Knowledge and use of quality methodology including statistical methods, lean manufacturing, 6-sigma and problem-solving techniques
Maintain process controls, standardized work, and process documentation
Preparing technical and management system reports
Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in engineering discipline preferred
Minimum of 2 to 5 years’ shipping and logistics management experience
Record of demonstrated successes and management of Safety programs with Zero Accidents
Record of demonstrated success in meeting Customer Quality requirements
JDE experience 1 to 3 years in a high-volume manufacturing environment preferred, Alternative SAP and/or Oracle experience.
Strong organization and project management skills
Attention to detail and meeting deadlines
Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply inventory control and continuous improvement tools.
Demonstrated ability to meet safety, quality and production requirements
Preferred:
Automotive supplier experience preferred
Lean and or Six Sigma certification preferred
Minimum of 2 years’ experience with a high-volume manufacturing environment preferred
We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource – Our People!
We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package.We offer health, dental, life and disability insurance plans to support the well-being of our employees. In addition, we offer public holidays and time off to promote work-life balance. We also invest in our people by offering tuition reimbursement programs as well as learning and training opportunities. Altium Packaging sites offer rewards and recognition programs as well as opportunities for its employees to make a difference in their communities.
Equal Access to Employement Program
As an employer who subscribes to the principle of equal employment, we are committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce. We encourage individuals from the following designated groups to apply and voluntarily indicate their group of affiliation: Women, Visible Minorities, Indigenous Peoples and Persons with Disabilities.
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