Logistics Team Leader

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: LOG - Logistics
Role: Team Leader 1
Job Title: Logistics Team Leader 1
Job Code: TL1-SCM-LOG
Band: Level 06
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Develops, improves and enforces compliance with documented procedures for material handling practices.
• Supervises the process for receiving, checking and stocking raw materials; sorting and delivering raw materials to production; and, packaging finished products and shipping to customers.
• Evaluates departmental metrics to measure performance.
• Creates reports and regular communication with regard to status of operations.
• Identifies and drives process improvements.
• Coordinates overall operation of replenishment / kitting activiites and moverment of inventory.
• Acts as primary interface with manufacturing and planning.
• Schedules materials / kits for the production line.
• Supervises material handlers and/or replenishement staff within assigned work teams.
• Assigns and schedules tasks and checks work at regular intervals.
• Provides input for employees performance reviews; recommends disciplinary action as necessary.
• Establishes a team training model and a developmental plan for each employee.
• Ensures that all employees are trained to perform effectively and efficiently.
• Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize production.
• Meets and communicates regularly with employees regarding site safety standards, ISO standards, customer awareness training, etc.
• Interacts with peers and other departments to communicate information, resolve issues and continually improve processes.
• Attends meetings related to material status and production.
• Knowledge of warehouse management operations and inventory control methods in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of MRP (manufacturing resource planning).
• Knowledge of cost accounting practices.
• Good leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

• Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
• Duties of this position require continuous light physical effort and exertion including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined work space, climbing, using equipment, handling lightweight materials, etc.
• Duties of this position require periodic heavy manual effort and considerable exertion including lifting objects over 20 pounds, requiring straining, pulling and lifting.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

• Four to six years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, Health Tech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

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