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Front Line Manager- Logistics (Columbia Brewery - B.C.)

Location:Creston, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Type:Permanent
Posted:27th Oct 2008
Closing Date:10th Nov 2008
Posted By:Labatt
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Front Line Manager- Logistics (Columbia Brewery - B.C.)

Labatt has been shaped by a century and a half of brewing excellence. The inheritors of this proud tradition look ahead to future challenges and taking Labatt to great heights in the new millennium. In its more than 150 years, Labatt has never lost sight of the fact that it's in the business to serve customers. The company's challenge is to continue to create innovative ways to enhance products, relationships and results.

What's Labatt's ultimate goal? Simply stated, to be the best brewery in the Americas. And to do so, Labatt will strive to listen better, learn faster and innovate smarter.

For more information on our company and other opportunities at Labatt, please visit our website.


Position Summary:

The purpose of this job is to directly supervise a group of hourly employees to ensure compliance to SOP's and plant rules to optimize efficiency.


Key Responsibilities:

The Front Line Manager (Logistics) is responsible for the following:

• The direct supervision of hourly employees.

• Ensure all SOP's and plant rules are followed.

• The ability to work shift work.

• Lead shift hand-over meetings and ensure action items are followed up with in a timely manner.

• Manage relationships with hourly employees and union representatives as required.

• Participate in grievance meetings and respond to step #1 grievances as required.

• Execution of receiving inbound loads to the staging / warehouse department and the shipping of beer produced at the Creston Brewery.

• Management of the staging / warehouse department resulting in cost effective and productive results. Includes contribution to packaging line productivity results through supply management of inbound materials and palletizer / shrink wrapper operation.



Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Business Degree or Post secondary equivalent.

• Experience in a unionized environment.

• Supervisory/Front Line Management experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools.

• Experience using an ERP system; preferably Oracle.



Other Skills / Competencies / Attributes:

• Inventory Management practices.

• Logistics: Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution.

 
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