Shipping Supervisor/Mpc

Posting ID: 29679 Position Type: Regular City: DeRidder, LA, United States Location: DeRidder

Canfor is currently looking for a strong leader with proven experience in an industrial setting to join our team as a Shipping Supervisor. As a member of Canfor's Divisional Management Team, the Shipping Supervisor will be responsible for the coordination and timely and accurate shipment of all rail car and truck orders, kiln schedules and quality optimization. You will also be responsible for the supervision, safety, and coordination of forklift operators. The Mill Production Coordinator portion of this role is responsible for maintaining target inventory levels and ensuring on-time shipments, while overseeing production employees to drive productivity, quality, and operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervision and coordination of all related production employees and equipment related to shipping

• Determine & meet daily/weekly shipping requirements while achieving target inventories

• Ensure that established safety, quality, cost, delivery, and employee engagement KPI's are met or exceeded on a consistent basis

• Work with all personnel to ensure compliance in safety, environment, company policies.

• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing with other personnel

The Candidate:

• Minimum Grade 12 education with preference given to candidates with relevant post-secondary education

• Supervisory experience in the sawmill industry

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with the ability to learn new programs

• Strong written and oral communications

• Ability to thrive as a management team member in a unionized work environment

• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities with the flexibility to effectively respond to continually changing internal and external business conditions

• Demonstrated safe work behaviour

• Analytical thinker

• Leadership skills

• Easily adapt to new situations

• Can build cooperative and trusting working relationships

• Work with limited supervision

• Meets deadlines

• Highly organized, self-motivated, strong attention to detail

• Basic knowledge of mobile equipment would be an asset

At Canfor, we embrace diversity, valuing everyone's unique qualities. We believe that inclusion and diversity are crucial for our productivity, creativity, innovation, and competitive edge. Our recruitment process is fair and equitable, based on qualifications and experience.

Why Canfor? We're a global leader in low-carbon forest products like lumber, pulp, paper, wood pellets, and green energy. We prioritize innovation, environmental practices, and community support. In the U.S., we operate as Canfor Southern Pine, offering high-quality, sustainable Southern Yellow Pine.

Join us today, and together, we can build a sustainable future.

We appreciate all candidates' interest but will contact only those selected for interviews. Our hiring for various positions is ongoing and includes different screening processes such as behavioral assessments, references, criminal record checks, and drug testing, depending on the role and location.

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