Our growing Mississauga client who is a leader in distribution is looking for a Shipping Supervisor to join their team. The candidate must have a minimum of 3-4 years Supervisory experience in a warehouse and will be responsible for the following:
Responsibilities
- Develops and manages shipping schedules
- Develops and executes strategic initiatives to drive results
- Develops work schedules to ensure optimum utilization of manpower, materials and equipment.
- Promotes the continuous improvement of product and process. Identify solutions to issues, and investigate and trouble shoot problems.
- Ensure that all production equipment is properly maintained, in partnership with maintenance
- Promotes a harmonious work environment where fairness, equity and non-discriminatory practices are the standard.
- Ensure an on-going approach of coaching, training, disciplining employees, and enforcing policies and procedures.
- Ensures that all areas of the plant floor are clean, tidy, and organized
- Promotes and manages safety within company guidelines.
- Supervises the labour force in accordance with management guidelines.
- Achieves freight rate
- Other duties as assigned from time to time.
Job Description Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Minimum 2 years of community college in supply chain logistics or related field.
- 5 years of related experience of hands-on logistics and leadership experience
- Solid technical and process skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good understanding of all related roles within his / her field of responsibility.
- Ability to process orders, track shipments and coordinate warehouse logistics.
- Excellent organizational multi-tasking abilities.