Warehouse Packing & Shipment Supervisor [Netherlands]

 

Your Role at Cabot:

Supports the efficient day-to-day running of the warehouse so as to ensure that customer requirements and

schedules are met within agreed budgets. Supervises employees involved in the movement, storage,

packaging and shipping of all finished products. Supervision includes hiring, training, performance

management and others.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Supervises the activities of the WPS personnel in all day-to-day operations to achieve efficient labor

utilization for production requirements and priorities. Effectively practices Performance Based

Management by coaching and developing employees, direct as well as matrix reports, and assuring

effective alignment with the matrix functions.

• Oversees adherence to programs involving materials, hoppers, packaging and vehicle loading. Sets

and rearranges schedules and priorities.

• Ensures safe use of machinery, implementing inspections and audit requirements. Ensures that

packing machines are maintained for optimum performance and that pallet trucks and forklift trucks

are charged and operational.

• Monitors stock levels and maintains customer call-off requirements via computer.
• Ensures safe stacking and storage and chronological stock movement.
• Ensures correct marking/ identification of packaging, samples and Q.C materials.
• Ensures adherence to site safety rules and safe working practices and maintain a good level of

housekeeping in WPS areas.

• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with

the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

What You Will Bring to Cabot:

• Knowledge of warehousing, packing and shipping practices as well as inventory management. Good

understanding of plant capabilities, throughput constraints of the plant units and each plant’s

bottleneck rates and cycle times.

• Working knowledge of various models of manufacturing systems and the benefits and limitations of

each system.

• Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with others. Ability to lead and motivate

team; conduct one and one and/or group meetings. Ability to monitor, and manage the performance of

as well as the development of staff.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.

• Prior people management and/or team leadership experience is required, preferably in a warehousing

or similar environment

 

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