Team Leader, Shipping and Receiving

Role and responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Administrator, Building and Warehouse and the main responsibilities will be:

• Plan and manage all shipping and reception activities, and warehouse inventory management connected to the production site
• Manage staff by applying existing management practices (schedule, attendance, vacations, overtime, etc.) and those related to health and safety
• Empower employees to organizational and personal objectives
• Plan and organize activities related to order and delivery preparation, according to schedules and deadlines
• Participate in labor needs identification
• Actively participate in the preparation and shipment of pharmaceutical products
• Ensure all equipment and work tools are proper and adequate
• Maintain and update inventory, perform cyclical counts, carry out inventory adjustments and implement corrective measures, when necessary
• Maintain the integrity of data and transactions in the ERP management system
• Improve work methods and processes to contribute to the department’s efficiency and productivity
• Work with production, quality, planning and logistics teams, as required

Key skills:

• Team work oriented, leadership and integrity
• Good organizational, planning and coordination in a multitasking environment
• Sense of initiative and judgment
• Good communication skills
• Ability to supervise staff and to mobilize immediate work team
• Ability to solve problems

Qualifications:

• High school diploma (DES), the DEP or DEC are assets
• Minimum 3 years of experience involving team supervision in a regulated environment, ideally in the pharmaceutical industry
• Extensive experience with shipping and receiving tasks
• Experience in import/export
• Experience working in a regulated (GMP) and computerized (MRP / ERP) environment
• Knowledge and experience with an inventory system
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Ability to lift heavy loads (25 kg)
• SIMDUT training and a valid forklift driving license
• Bilingual (French and English), oral and written, essential

We offer a competitive salary and a full range of fringe benefits. This is a permanent position and available immediately.

If you are interested and have the required qualifications, send us your resume.

We thank all the applying individuals for their interest. Only selected candidates will be contacted. Duchesnay is an equal opportunity employer.