Production Logistics Team Leader

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Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Looking for a great place to work?  You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment.  Come explore Novanta.

As Production Logistics Team Leader, you'll oversee material movement and storage in a warehouse or production facility. You'll ensure that materials are stored, distributed, and delivered correctly to meet production schedules.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining, receiving, warehousing, and distributing materials
• Maintaining inventory accuracy and ensuring that materials are properly labeled and stored.
• Operating material handling equipment, such as forklifts or pallet jacks.
• Developing and implementing procedures to improve material handling processes.
• Training and mentoring less experienced material handlers. Inventory Turnover Rate
• Receiving Accuracy:
• Backorder Rate
• Weeks on Hand Experience - Have experience in material handling or a related field
• Competency - Be able to operate warehouse equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks
• Skill - Be detail-oriented and able to accurately fill in documentation
• Competency - Be able to follow instructions accurately and able to identify errors
• Other - Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods of time Action Oriented - Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things that he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes opportunities when they arise.
• Collaborative Team Player - Collaborative: Is intentional about seeking input and including others when making decisions. Humility: self aware, vulnerable, willing to reflect critically on opportunities for self improvement. Interpersonal Influence: listens, masters productive conflict, works across functions and BU boundaries.Trustworthy: Builds trusting relationships by being transparent and acting with integrity.
• Learning on the Fly - Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The salary for this role will range from 40,000.00 to 60,000.00 annually based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc. 
• Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives. Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan. 
• Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better. 

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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