Inventory Supervisor

NSG Group; Collingwood; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NSG Group in Canada seeks a Manufacturing Supervisor to lead product quality efforts, employee development, and process improvements in a high-volume plant. You will supervise materials production, scheduling, logistics, and inventory control, ensuring timely procurement at competitive prices while upholding standards.

The role requires 4-year degree in business or related field, 5 years in manufacturing, and 2 years in supervision, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in Business Management or related field.
• 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2 years experience in a supervisory role.
• Demonstrated ability in solving problems related to manufacturing processes.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and must be an effective communicator.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
• Strong computer skills.
• Six Sigma certification is desirable.
• Previous glass experience is preferred.
• TS16949 experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role in promoting product quality, employee development, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Supervise the materials production area, scheduling, logistics/customer service and inventory control functions, ensuring materials and services are procured in a timely manner at the lowest possible prices without impacting quality, performance, or customer service.
• Establish and maintain effective internal and external customer relationships.
• Identify and implement cost reduction/avoidance opportunities.
• Manage the flow of raw packaging materials and supplies coming into the facility and the processes and systems to efficiently manage the material flow.
• Establish and maintain 5S system. Work with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure plant housekeeping meets or exceeds standards.
• Other Duties as assigned by manager.

Skills

Decision Making

Safety & Quality Focus

Innovation & Change

Education

4 year degree in Business Management or related field

Six Sigma certification

TS16949 experience

Previous glass experience

Tools

Strong computer skills

Job description

• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.

• Take a leadership role in promoting product quality, employeedevelopment,and cost reduction initiatives.

• Supervise the materials production area, scheduling,logistics/ customerserviceand inventory control functions, ensuring that materials and services areprocuredin a timely mannerat the lowest possible prices withoutimpactingquality, performance, or customer service.

• Implement andmaintaineffective controls for all areas of responsibility.

• Provideslong-termproduction and inventory plans that ensureoptimalutilizationof capacity and assets.

• Establishandmaintaineffective internal and external customer relationships

• Identifyand implement cost reduction/ avoidance opportunities.

• Manage the flow of raw packaging materials and supplies coming into the facility and the processes and systems to efficiently manage the material flow.

• Manage departmental expenses to meetbudget. Work with departmentemployeeto create cost reduction projects.

• Establish and maintain 5S system. Work with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure plant housekeeping meets orexceedsstandards.

• Other Duties as assigned.

• Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles

• Other duties as assigned bymanager

Top 3CompetenciesNeeded for Success in the Role:

• Decision Making:Demonstratesdecisiveness and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations.

• Safety & Quality Focus:Identifiesbreakdowns in internal processes and systems that directlyimpactcustomer service and quality to ensure that issues are properlyidentifiedand resolved.

• Innovation & Change: Effectively manages the change process to ensure that the organizationremainseffective throughout.

Qualifications Required:

• 4 yeardegree in Business Management or related field.

• 5years experiencein a manufacturing environment.

• 2years experiencein a supervisory role.

• Demonstrated ability in solving problems related to manufacturing processes.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Possessstrong interpersonal skills and must be an effective communicator.

• Demonstratedability to prioritize and organizeobjectivesand targets to meet deadlines.

• Strong computer skills.

Qualifications Desired:

• Six sigmacertification.

• Previousglass experience.

• TS16949 experience.