Posted 3 months ago
Materials Lead Supervisor (Team Leader)
@ Default Brand
Collingwood, Ontario
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Overview
Default Brand is hiring a full-time Materials Lead Supervisor (Team Leader) to run the materials production area, scheduling, logistics, customer service and inventory control. The role manages material flow, budgets, cost reduction projects and 5S housekeeping standards, and requires a business degree and supervisory manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise materials production, scheduling and inventory control
- Manage incoming packaging materials and material flow
- Create long-term production and inventory plans
- Manage departmental budget and cost reduction projects
- Establish and maintain 5S housekeeping standards
Requirements summary:
- 4-year degree in Business Management or related field
- 5 years manufacturing experience
- 2 years supervisory experience
- Demonstrated manufacturing problem-solving ability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills
Tools & skills
SchedulingLogisticsCustomer serviceInventory managementPackagingHousekeepingDecision makingManufacturing processesCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsMeet deadlinesComputer skillsLean manufacturing
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-18
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Management experience | 2+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Warehouse, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Business Management |
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Default Brand
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 126 |
Job description
- Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.
- Take a leadership role in promoting product quality, employee development, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Supervise the materials production area, scheduling, logistics / customer service and inventory control functions, ensuring that materials and services are procured in a timely manner at the lowest possible prices without impacting quality, performance, or customer service.
- Implement and maintain effective controls for all areas of responsibility.
- Provides long-term production and inventory plans that ensure optimal utilization of capacity and assets.
- Establish and maintain effective internal and external customer relationships
- Identify and implement cost reduction/ avoidance opportunities.
- Manage the flow of raw packaging materials and supplies coming into the facility and the processes and systems to efficiently manage the material flow.
- Manage departmental expenses to meet budget. Work with department employee to create cost reduction projects.
- Establish and maintain 5S system. Work with supervisors and hourly employees to ensure plant housekeeping meets or exceeds standards.
- Other Duties as assigned.
- Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
- Other duties as assigned by manager
Top 3 Competencies Needed for Success in the Role:
- Decision Making: Demonstrates decisiveness and sound judgment in complex and ambiguous situations.
- Safety & Quality Focus: Identifies breakdowns in internal processes and systems that directly impact customer service and quality to ensure that issues are properly identified and resolved.
- Innovation & Change: Effectively manages the change process to ensure that the organization remains effective throughout.
Qualifications Required:
- 4 year degree in Business Management or related field.
- 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 2 years experience in a supervisory role.
- Demonstrated ability in solving problems related to manufacturing processes.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills and must be an effective communicator.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and organize objectives and targets to meet deadlines.
- Strong computer skills.
Qualifications Desired:
- Six sigma certification.
- Previous glass experience.
- TS16949 experience.
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