Supervisor Manufacturing 1

Join Our Team at Canon Production Printing

Company: Canon Production Printing

Are you an experienced and highly driven leader in assembly and logistics? Do you like to contribute to high mix low volume manufacturing in a high tech environment? Can we challenge you to initiate actions and innovate processes in order to increase the efficiency within our factory? Then this might be the next step you are looking for!

Inbound Logistics Operations & Warehousing Supervisor

What You’ll Do

In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day planning, coordination and execution of the operational activities of the internal logistics organization. You need to be able to keep a very safe workplace for the staff, lead by example on the floor, in cooperation with your peers. Lean manufacturing is the key word of this important responsibility, as well as capacity planning for your staff of approx. 30 logistic operators and administrators. These logistic operators make sure our assembly line is being supplied with the right products at the right moments. Making sure parts arrive on time at assembly as well as running a smooth operation with processes which are linked seamlessly is your key responsibility.

Furthermore, You’ll be responsible for:

• setting up the short and mid-term staffing plans and monitoring the continuity, so that operation flows smoothly
• take care of problems, discuss it with the involved parties and solve them correctly, by using modern means and methods to come to a fast and efficient solution
• have an eye for critical situations in the factory environment and keep Health and Safety standards at industry levels. Zero incidents is our main goal and the highest priority
• coach and motivate your team to achieve the set goals and targets
• signal improvements, translate them into efficient proposals and implement them via working methods as LEAN manufacturing, Kaizen and 5S, participate in 8Ds where applicable
• you are responsible for the annual Human Resource cycles of Canon which is to generate the task settings of your staff, the development talks of your team and at the end of the year the performance reviews of each individual.
• you discuss with other Operations Supervisors new team members and organize a needed staff level for the orders in manufacturing and logistics

The location is based in Venlo, you report directly to the SCM manager inbound.

Who You’ll Work With

Our international organization has a flat hierarchy, so you’ll be working with lots of other people in an open, creative multidisciplinary environment.

What You Bring

• you have a Bachelor’s or AD degree, preferably in a technical or supply chain direction
• approximately 5 years of experience of which 2 years in a supervisor position, preferably within a warehousing and/or production environment
• strong leadership skills
• proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• experience in working and acting on Key Performance Indicators
• strong verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and English
• fulltime (40 hours) available (on site)

What You’ll Get From Us?

We offer you a challenging job where you collaborate with interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams throughout the value chain and the organization, and deliver direct impact on the way we work. In addition, we offer:

• a competitive salary (range €3,300 - €5,330 gross per month)
• 38 vacation days
• extra 13th month pay (8.6%), holiday allowance (8%) and commuting allowance
• hybrid working for a healthy work-life balance
• a huge range of training and professional development opportunities
• a laptop and smartphone

By continuous improvement of the LEAN operations within our assembly line, the Supervisor ensures leadership to the team, timely completion of orders at cost and quality standards Canon provides to its international customers. In doing so, we are looking for an enthusiastic and driven Operations Supervisor.

About Canon Production Printing
Canon Production Printing develops and manufactures high-tech printing products and workflow software for the commercial printing market and is part of Canon, a global provider of imaging technologies and services. Canon Production Printing operates on three continents, with approximately 3,300 employees (end 2022) and has its global headquarters in Venlo, the Netherlands.