Material Handling Supervisor

Domtar Corporation; North Cowichan; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Crofton, British Columbia, is seeking a Material Handling Supervisor. The role involves overseeing safety, planning, and directing workforce activities to ensure efficient operations. Candidates should have a high school diploma and several years of experience in related fields. The company emphasizes safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement within a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety, planning, organizing, and directing the workforce.
• Coordinates shipping activities and manages inventory levels.
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations and training.

Education

High school graduate

Job description

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Material Handling Supervisor

Location:

Crofton, British Columbia, CA, V0R1R0

Department: Fiber Procurement (FB00)

Domtar is a leading producer of pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products. Through our focus on safety and sustainability, as well as our commitment to operational excellence and our network of facilities across Canada and the United States, Domtar delivershigh-quality and cost-effective products to customers around the world.

Our workforce is comprised of 14,000 talented and hardworking individuals. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, a supportive working environment, rewarding career paths and plenty of opportunities for learning and growth.

The location in Crofton, (British Columbia, Canada), is seeking talent to fill the position of Material Handling Supervisor. This job is full-time permanent.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

The Material Handling Supervisor is responsible for safety, planning, organizing and directing the work force in his/her section to ensure that these functions are carried out in a safe, efficient manner and at minimum cost, including the responsibility for the assurance of the mill water supply, training of employees, and quality of pulp and paper. The Supervisor must conform to all ISO standards, DOT, WCB, WHMIS, Waste Management, and transportation and handling of dangerous goods regulations.

The Material Handling Supervisor coordinates the arrival of ships, barges, boxcars and containers to control the inventories of 450,000 tonnes of Kraft pulp and 225,000 tonnes of paper.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES & KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Will demonstrate Safety & Environmental leadership to attain a goal of zero injuries and zero incidents and maintain all ISO standards by ensuring all employees receive safety indoctrination and training, conducting regular safety meetings, addressing & correcting safety issues and maintaining a positive and professional attitude towards safety that supports teamwork and the employees in achieving the department’s safety goals. Develops and maintain department procedures to improve safety and productivity.
• Ensures that the department complies with all aspects and training with Dangerous Goods Act and the Emergency Response Guide.
• Ensures crews are trained on jobs they are required to perform, prepares documentation on all employee training records equipment. Evaluates unsafe work practices, including those identified by his employees.
• Scheduling for all shipping activity. Monitoring manning requirements daily based on shipping activity, scheduling casual crews as required. Approves timecards, authorizes, tracks leaves and notifies the payroll department. Effectively handles crew leave conflicts.
• Maintain and develop loading plans for internal and external warehouse shipments, vessel load plans and loading statistics for ships and barges. Manage product activity and inventory levels in the warehouse.
• Supervises the landfill areas to meet all regulations of the Waste Management Branch and the Pollution Control Board permits.
• Manages resources for the safe and accurate loading of ship, barge, rail, truck and container shipments, and maintains the highest levels of quality and ship loading speeds as possible.
• Manages inbound and outbound vehicle traffic. Manage roll handler, crane equipment and all mobile equipment used in shipping operations, maintenance and repair records on all the departments’ cranes and equipment.
• Ensures that harbor, dock and rail facilities are maintained to facilitate the safe berthing of ships and all barges.
• Supports the SDA’s and SGA’s as requested in the MBOS business process.

ACCOUNTABILITY

The Material Handling Supervisor is responsible for the planning, organizing and directing of the various material handling functions, ensuring safe, efficient performance of all jobs within acceptable cost standards.

AUTHORITY

As given by the Shipping Superintendent and outlined by pertinent policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

High school graduate plus five (5) – six (6) years related experience.

Requires knowledge of the capacity of assigned equipment, maintenance and repair of same and preferable has worked in most of the senior positions supervised.

Salary information: $76,000.00 to $85,000.00 CAD per year.

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Domtar is firmly committed to placing greater emphasis on the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion to empower all employees to reach their full potential. We form a dynamic team whose diverse backgrounds and wealth of perspectives are one of the keys to our success. We offer an inclusive, rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities that will help grow your skills.