Warehouse & Materials Operations Leader - 6S/Continuous Improvement

Novolex Corporate

Job Description

Own the mission: Seamless materials flow, safer operations, stronger teams

Join us on-site to lead the materials and warehouse ecosystem that powers reliable production and delighted customers. Your charter: transform plans into product flow while elevating people, processes, and performance.

Your impact areas

Flow & planning: Build and deploy supply chain plans aligning production, distribution, and finished-goods inventory to improve product flow.
Supply assurance: Ensure on-time availability of all production supplies; lead resin sourcing, forecasting, and rail-related logistics.
Schedule excellence: Co-create plant schedules with Production and Asset Care to maximize schedule compliance and OTIF delivery.
Inventory integrity: Drive cycle counting and physical inventories that deliver high accuracy.
Warehouse leadership: Oversee scheduling, material handling, shipping, and receiving with safe, efficient practices.
Loss elimination: Analyze material usage and partner with Operations to reduce production variances.
Planning systems: Act as the connector among Procurement, Operations, and IBP to keep the MRP process healthy.
Business rhythm: Support the monthly S&OP process with credible plans and data.
Standards & training: Help craft policies, guidelines, procedures, and training that reinforce quality and cost control.
Network strategy: Perform distribution and network studies; monitor inventory and define strategies for target lead times and fill rates.
Accountability: Maintain thorough records and clear reports that drive decisions.
Customer connectivity: Coordinate logistics with internal teams and external customers to remove barriers.
Safety & 6S leadership: Champion all safety requirements and 6S; conduct weekly plant-wide Gemba walks to verify 6S, safety, and food safety compliance.
Quality & CI: Ensure compliance with quality and audit requirements and uphold the PEPS continuous improvement system.
People development: Engage, coach, and prepare team members for next-level roles.

Grow with us

Bring your toolkit and build a high-performing operation where standards are clear, problems are visible, and wins are repeatable.

What you'll bring

Bachelor's degree
Experience leading shipping and receiving
Warehouse management expertise
Distribution operations background
ERP & MRP systems proficiency
Strong production planning and scheduling
Inventory management and control discipline
End-to-end supply chain acumen
Sourcing and procurement experience
Supplier negotiation strength

On-site: This role is based at the plant.

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