Warehouse Manager
Job ID: WAREH002915
Type: Operations - Warehouse
Primary Location: Burnaby, British Columbia
Date Posted: 03/17/2023
Job Details:
We Deliver the Goods:
- Competitive pay and benefits, including Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, RRSP, Paid Direct Drug Card, & Scholarship Opportunities for children of associates, Paid Time Off, and much more
- Growth opportunities performing essential work to support North Americas food distribution system
- Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect
- Salary range $70,000- 80,000
Position Purpose:
As the Day Shift-Warehouse Manager, you are responsible for overseeing the warehouse management team in terms of the safety, productivity, and efficiency of warehouse operations. You will lead employees and managers; monitoring operational flow to ensure the effective use of people and equipment on a daily/nightly basis. A successful candidate will have effectively demonstrated an ability to coordinate processes within the warehouse and directly impact the operation efficiencies.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Supervising the efficient operations of the warehouse; communicate to employees on a daily basis on company information and team encouragement.
- Collaborating in the development, implementation, and monitoring the standard operations procedures for warehousing and transportation.
- Ensuring that equipment is in proper working condition and arrange service actions when needed.
- Observing warehouse employee productivity and quality, and developing action plans designed to support and improve them.
- Evaluating warehouse activities, projected volumes, customer base, and product mixes within the warehouse and determine personnel and equipment needs based on evaluation.
- Leading safety policies and practices within the warehouse.
- Providing instruction, discipline/coaching/mentoring and motivation as needed to maintain morale and encourage team work, pride and quality performance.
- Handling employee concerns, making sure consistent practices are followed.
- Monitoring the security of the warehouse.
- Reviewing operational flows through shifts and communicating with supervisors to gauge progress.
- Monitoring supplies throughout shifts and direct replenishment efforts as needed.
- Performing periodic inventory counts and ensuring inventory system accuracy and integrity.
- Implementing procedures to handle possible customer and vendors requests.
- Collaborating in the implementation of warehouse and transportation employee training programs.
- Performing responsibilities for the selection and hiring of warehouse position candidates.
- Manage warehouse employee activities and evaluate performances.
Required Qualifications:
- 4 years of higher education with a degree in related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of sales experience and 1-2 years of budget and management experience.
- Well balanced experience in both Marketing & Food Service/Fresh within the convenience industrypreferred.
- Experience in customer service, project management, and team leadership.Must have a valid drivers license and clean driving record.
- Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, PPT and Outlook. Adobe Suite andgraphic design knowledge an asset.
- General knowledge of food safety standards including basic HACCP practice and cold-chain integrity,transporting of perishable foods, and maintain Serv-Safe certification.
- Flexibility to travel on a daily basis within assigned market region and occasionaltraining/conferences which may be out of market.
- 2 or 4 year degree in Business or related field, or experience equivalent to schooling
- 4-6 years of warehouse experience and 3-5 years of supervisor experience.
- Extensive knowledge of warehouse operations and distribution.
- Experience in forecasting and project management.
- General mechanical and mathematics skills.
- Proficient knowledge of warehouse management systems, email systems, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.)
- Ability to communicate effectively and disperse information across the warehouse.
- Ability to analyze data, review the operations information, and make suggested changes to improve operational performances.
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
- Physical ability to handle objects, tools, and/or controls.
- Physical ability to be present and to navigate through the warehouse.
- Physical ability to occasionally bend, kneel, or reach may be required on occasion.
- Ability to work in a warehouse environment which will expose the incumbent to a variety of noises and potential extremes in temperature.