Logistics Team Leader

Maple Leaf Foods Inc; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Edmonton Poultry is seeking a Logistics Team Leader to oversee shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory activities in our Edmonton facility. You will lead a cross‑functional team and drive safety, quality, and on‑time product movement.

Shift 10:00am–6:30pm, Monday–Friday with some evenings/nights for vacation coverage. This role offers exposure to a fast‑growing operation, competitive compensation, and opportunities for development within our supply chain.

Qualifications

• Experience with HACCP and health and safety regulations.
• Experience in a warehouse or cross-dock environment.
• Proven initiative and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory activities.
• Supervise warehouse team members with timely execution of tasks.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, allergen management, and records.
• Coordinate with transporters, production, and supply chain partners.
• Ensure compliance with quality, GMP, HACCP and regulatory standards.
• Promote safety culture through OH&S compliance and training.
• Lead daily team meetings and drive improvements in safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Coach team members and manage performance and succession.
• Foster relations with union and employees; administer policies.
• Build relationships across departments to meet objectives.

Job description

POSITION: Logistics Team Leader

SHIFT: Monday to Friday, 10:00am - 6:30pm

Flexibility for Evening/Night Vacation Coverages

LOCATION: Edmonton, Alberta

WAGE: Negotiable

An exciting opportunity has opened up for one (1) energetic, results oriented individual within one of Maple Leaf Foods fastest growing markets. Maple Leaf Foods, Edmonton Poultry is a well-established progressive company.

We are currently recruiting for one (1) qualified and capable individual to assist management. We have one (1) vacancy in the Shipping/Receiving Department from 10:00am – 6:30pm, with flexibility to work evenings/nights on occasion to provide vacation and necessary coverage.

Job Summary

Oversee the department, the people and systems, actively participate and be involved in a high performance cross-functional team environment.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Lead all shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory activities to support safe, efficient, and accurate product movement.


• Supervise warehouse team members, ensuring timely execution of shipping, receiving, picking, put‑away, and inventory control processes.


• Maintain inventory accuracy, warehouse organization, allergen management, and documentation, including vendor damage claims and shipment records.


• Coordinate with transportation providers, production, supply chain teams, and third‑party partners to meet operational requirements.


• Ensure all logistics activities comply with quality, food safety, GMP, HACCP, and regulatory standards.


• Promote a strong safety culture through compliance with Occupational Health & Safety requirements, hazard prevention, and employee training.


• Lead daily team meetings, communicate performance expectations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, service, and cost.


• Develop, coach, and support team members through training, performance management, and succession planning.


• Foster positive employee and union relations through effective communication, problem‑solving, and administration of the Collective Agreement and company policies.


• Build collaborative relationships across Production, FSQA, Health & Safety, Reliability, and Supply Chain to achieve departmental and plant objectives.

Preferred Hiring Criteria

• Working experience in a warehouse or cross‑dock environment


• Proven initiative and leadership skills


• Continuous learner and willingness to embrace change


• Experience and commitment to Good Manufacturing Practices


• Knowledge of HACCP and Provincial Health and Safety Regulations


• Embraces the Maple Leaf Leadership Values


• Superior communication skills in a multi‑cultural environment and the ability to deal with a variety of front line employee relations issues


• A good listener with excellent written communication skills


• Self‑directed, mature and professional approach to project work


• Must possess strong interpersonal, leadership, presentation and analytical skills


• Results oriented


• Well established organizational skills to manage multiple tasks

Working Conditions

• Must be physically fit and able to multitask, quickly adjusting from one task to another


• Presence will be required on the production floor for long periods of time


• Independent and collaborative work environment Maple Leaf Foods offers the successful candidate a competitive compensation, benefit and pension package


• We offer an employee development plan including; regular performance feedback, and specific developmental activities to ensure continued learning and development.

The incumbent is comfortable motivating and inspiring others, who has a confident and professional attitude, especially when faced with difficult situations and/or people. This individual is someone who thrives in a challenging, productive environment built on respectful collaboration and will strive to complete tasks promptly and adhere to deadlines.

Please note only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.