Job Description

Sun Gro Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North America\xe2\x80\x99s top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Depot Manager will promote leadership in the area of Safety Performance. This role will also be responsible for ensuring that appropriate resources are available to all staff to achieve corporate safety and operational goals. This role will develop and maintain an effective team and organizational structure to maximize customer satisfaction and profits, design and lead long-term improvement plans, and also manage team development.

WHAT\xe2\x80\x99S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

WHEN YOU JOIN US YOU WILL BE;

• Ensuring the product received from the plant is correct as per SKU and quantity and that product which does not meet Quality Standards, is segregated to avoid shipping to our customers. The defect is communicated to the plant production team leader, the shipping team leader, and the plant accountant.
• Ensure the Depot is stocked with adequate quantities of inventory to meet sales projections.
• Maintain policy and efficiency by ensuring proper placement of products in the yard, based on the activity of the particular SKUs.
• Ensure mixes do not become stale dated by requesting an order from CRC to ship the slow-moving product which is approaching the sale date.
• Ensure International Container Shipments meet the customer\xe2\x80\x99s ETA by coordinating activities with the International Sales Manager, the CRC Rep, the Freight Forwarders, the Steamship Lines, and the Inland Transportation Company.
• Ensure the Preventative Maintenance Program is adhered to for all mobile and fixed equipment, that repairs are made following the Standard Work Procedures, and that the work is performed cost-efficiently.
• Continue to monitor, expand, and develop long-term relationships with the Carrier Base
• Ensure the IT department is aware of changing needs and/or problems with our communication equipment.
• Ensure Inventory accuracy by conducting semiannual and monthly cyclical counts.
• Ensure the Inventory Turns, the quantities shipped and received, and the Freight, Variable and Fixed Budgets are monitored and reported weekly. The data is charted at the end of each accounting period.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE;

• 3 \xe2\x80\x93 5 years in a manufacturing environment with supervisory experience.
• High School Diploma
• Prolonged periods of walking, sitting, standing, and lifting.
• Occasional climbing, stooping, bending.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT;

• This job operates in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Sun Gro Horticulture recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of Sun Gro\xc2\xae is to promote individual employees\xe2\x80\x99 sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Sun Gro Horticulture. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Sun Gro. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace, and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Sun Gro Horticulture is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sun Gro Horticulture encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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