Job Description

Are you ready to dive into the exciting and innovative world of Engineered Wood? Kadant Carmanah Design has a great opportunity within our Production Team for a well-rounded individual as a Warehouse Supervisor Kadant Carmanah is recognized as a global leader of innovation in the design and manufacture of equipment in the Engineered Wood products industry and is the largest supplier of Stranders used in the production of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and other wood-based composites. https://kadantcarmanah.com/en/ The Role: The Warehouse Supervisor will work closely with the Production Manager, Logistics Manager and Stores Team on packing, shipping, staging and inventory initiatives. Their role is to:

• Ensure the timely staging, picking, and packing of finished job and inventory parts to meet job start and sales order delivery dates
• Maintain accurate inventory by ensuring part put away procedures are being followed, auditing and correcting part locations, and ensuring parts are staged to jobs upon job issuance
• Tracking and improving performance of Stores Team and warehouse processes via KPI\xe2\x80\x99s for inventory accuracy, time to stage job material, pick/pack time, and SO packing errors
• Manage capital project shipments by developing packing and shipping plans to match truck and container loading schedules. Creating and tracking packing lists and backlog parts
• Assist in Quarterly shipment initiatives by working with Purchasing, Sales, Production, and Logistics to meet Sales Order delivery targets

Responsibilities:

• Supervise Stores and Specialist teams on all material flow in warehouse
• Work to improve team engagement and positive culture
• Ensure warehouse shelves are clean and organized
• Ensuring all parts have a location and an accurate count in ERP system (Epicor)
• Conduct regular inventory cycle counts and spot checks
• Engage in continuous improvement measures to improve warehouse & warehouse team functions.
• Develop procedures for building pallets, crates, boxes, and any other required packaging to ensure quality packing & safe delivery of our goods to our customers.
• Build, train, and audit the Stores and Specialist departments in picking, packing, shipping, and staging duties
• Use Epicor ERP material queue manager to prioritize daily picking and packing efforts to ensure the on-time shipment of Sales Orders
• Monitor all work cells to ensure they are staged according to job board queue. This includes active job, next job, and upcoming job
• Stage job orders in an efficient manner. Develop improvements to speed up staging process via tools, equipment, and warehouse flow
• Standardize the process of Picking and Packing parts for Sales Orders in an efficient manner. Develop improvements to speed up packing process via tools, equipment, and standards.
• Build, manage, and revise the cycle counting process to ensure accuracy of inventory and bin locations. Continually update ABC classifications codes in accordance to part types.
• Develop a strong knowledge of our parts to understand their packing requirements and to identify them quickly.
• Use tablets and scanners to move parts as required to ensure accurate part locations in ERP system for ease of identifying their location(s)

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in an Inventory/Warehouse supervisor or management capacity, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Education in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, or Warehouse Operations a strong asset
• Hands on experience and comfortable using shop tools and equipment (table/vertical saws, nail/staple guns, etc.)
• Experience with MRP systems and/or inventory systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, shipping packages and staging orders multiple times a day with regular priority changes to meet customer demands.

Benefits/Opportunities:

• Extended Health, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance & AD&D after 3 months
• RRSP matching after 6 months
• 3 weeks\xe2\x80\x99 vacation to start
• Employee Assistance Program
• Safety Equipment allowance: boots, eye protection, ear protection
• Company Events
• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Wage Range/Job Type/Schedule:

• Negotiable based on experience
• FT - Permanent
• Monday-Friday
• Days

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Surrey, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• warehouse: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person Expected start date: 2023-04-24