Kitting Supervisor
Overview :
The position works at our distribution center in the plant, overseeing the packaging of hardware
for our products. The Kitting Supervisor is responsible for successfully managing the
day-to-day operations of the Kitting Department. The Kitting Supervisor responsibilities will also
include inventory management, safety oversight, and training and development of employees, and
ensuring the daily needs of internal and external customers are met to enable on-time
delivery and high customer satisfaction. The position will also cross-train with other supervisors
within the DC
Responsibilities:
- Manages a group up to 20 employees, reporting to the DC Manager
- Has excellent planning and foresight experience in a fast-paced production environment
- Monitor production and align a kitting schedule that will provide completePackaged kits of parts to the team.
- Provide feedback to Procurement team on supply issues that impact the kitting department to deliver 100% complete kits to assembly on schedule.
- Oversee kitting personnel to ensure work instructions are followed to mitigate any issues
- Act as the 1st point of contact on part quality or availability for the shipping team
- Participate in the scheduling and organizing of yearly physical inventory to validate count of goods and materials
- Communicate safety alerts and messages to the employees, and partner with Safety Manager to implement preventative action plans to mitigate future occurrences. Promote safety to ensure a safe work environment and adherence to all safety, health, and environmental policies, procedures, and regulations
- Manage onboarding activities for new employees
- Coach and train employees to ensure proper execution of work tasks, standard operating procedures, and safety
- Work collaboratively with internal customers and teams to ensure operational efficiencies and working towards performance excellence
- Develop and run daily reports to support business and project needs
- Review shipping calendar/schedule to complete workforce planning and maximize resource power needed to accomplish daily shipping and receiving demands
- Review daily shift notes to prioritize and plan workload for next day
- Conduct annual performance reviews, address any performance, safety, or attendance issues
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.
