Retail Operations Supervisor (Full Time) Kelowna, BC

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining food & beverage electronics healthcare manufacturing and primary metals. Lindes industrial gases are used in countless applications from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

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At Linde every day is an opportunity: an opportunity to learn to grow to share success and to contribute to one of the worlds leading industrial gas and engineering companies. Seize the opportunity: take your next step with us and join our team.

Retail Operations Supervisor (Full Time) Kelowna BC

This is an existing position with a starting annual salary of $75000.00.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and direction for day-to-day operation over a team of production employees to meet demand of both external and internal customers
• Coordinate production to meet daily distribution requirements including daily shuttle needs as well as long haul shipments cross country.
• Support Day to Day Distribution requirements
• Lead reliability compliance quality and safety programs for assigned area; ensures required government and/or environmental regulations are met
• Ensure team is fully trained in committed to and conduct their activities in accordance with all aspects of Linde Safety and Quality systems and requirements coordinating quality and safety training with Compliance Manager
• Monitor production/manpower levels within area of responsibility to ensure continued efficiency while anticipating problems and assisting with developing contingencies reporting to plant management any problems issues or production needs
• Coordinate and communicate with counterparts to ensure smooth operation between shifts and proper handoff of production
• Identify issues and lead improvement plans in production processes shift schedules overtime levels training etc. reporting all activities to plant management
• Manage and escalate equipment and product quality issues
• Responsible for maintaining adequate inventory of production supplies
• Oversee and manage inventory levels and complete TDG shipping documents
• Support 5S and Lean Projects and continuously identify ways to reduce plant operating costs through the incorporation of Operational Excellence strategies
• Handles routine personnel issues including training coaching and counseling subordinates

Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED required Bachelor Degree preferred

Experience:

• 5 years experience in an industrial plant environment required
• 2 years managing and developing employees required
• Experience working and/or managing in a union environment preferred

Linde has an extensive background check process which may include but is not limited to a criminal background review pre-employment medical drivers license and abstract review reference checks and employment verification.

Linde Canada Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. Applicants requiring accommodation during the recruitment and selection process are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required. We will work with you to meet your needs.

We are committed to employment equity for women aboriginal people visible minorities and persons with disabilities. Interested candidates from these groups are encouraged to apply.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability status. #LI-MM1