Shipping Superintendent

Westlake Pipe & Fittings is looking for a Shipping Superintendent contractor to support our shipping/distribution operations.

**SUMMARY**

The role of the Shipping Superintendent is to direct the company’s regional shipping/distribution operations to ensure that the company’s service levels are met with a continued focus on achieving operational excellence.

This is a temporary position for approximately 10-12 months, with the

possibility of extension.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- May include, but are not limited to, the following:_
- Directly supervise multiple shipping locations. Carries out supervisor responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies, code of conduct and applicable laws.
- Leads internal efforts in developing implementation of best practices throughout the shipping operation.
- Drives continuous improvement efforts across all locations, with a continued focus on achieving operational excellence across the distribution network.
- Defines KPI’s across the network and holds each site accountable on meeting or exceeding those targets.
- Manage day-to-day shipping operations, measures performance for on time, in-full delivery performance, shipping costs for all forms of transit, warehouse inventory management, warehousing productivity and quality, and workforce planning requirements.
- Performs root cause analysis for problem reconciliation and leads corrective action for complaints related to transportation, logistics handling and warehousing of finished products.
- Directs staff to support strategic customer care service objectives, enhance staff, team skills and competencies, and establish team performance objectives.
- Ensures that all carriers comply with legal, quality and safety standards.
- Confers with department heads to ensure coordination of warehouse activities with activities of other functions such as production, sales, quality control and purchasing.
- Defines and forecasts needed skills, tools and equipment to meet project objectives.
- Define the needed skills, tool and equipment to meet shipping department objectives.
- Carries a safety focused mindset. Leads and drives safety initiatives across the network to ensure a zero-incident safety culture.
- Develops warehousing strategies for new products, assists Logistics in the preparation of RFPs to evaluate potential suppliers and makes appropriate recommendations to senior management.

**EDUCATION**,** EXPERIENCE** AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- High School Diploma or GED required with some post-secondary education
- Requires a minimum of 10 years managerial experience
- Experience with distribution and warehousing
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Hands-on experience with departmental metrics, experience monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of shipping operations
- Familiarity with MS Excel and MS Office suite
- JDE/SAP/AX experience preferred
- Experience working/maintaining WMS system
- Ability to travel 15%

**WORK ENVI**
**RONMENT**

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
- Westlake Canada Inc. and Westlake Chemical Canada Inc., both affiliates of Westlake Corporation, are proud to offer equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and to succeed as members of our team regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law._