Manager - Engineered Labour Standards / Process Improvement (warehouse environment)

Sobeys; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian grocery retailer is seeking a Manager Capabilities – ELS in Calgary, Alberta. The role involves leading an industrial engineering team, project management, and driving continuous improvement in logistics processes. Candidates should have an undergraduate degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, including 3 to 5 years in logistics or industrial engineering. The position requires significant travel across Canada.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits Package

Access to Virtual Health Care

10% in-store discount

Learning and Development Resources

Parental leave top-up

Paid Vacation

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience required.
• 3 to 5 years experience in Logistics / Industrial Engineering positions.
• Experience working in a varied schedule with over 70% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial engineering team and establish maintenance schedule.
• Own project management for ELS initiatives.
• Analyze operational KPIs and identify retraining opportunities.
• Facilitate continuous improvement culture in Distribution Center.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Process improvement

Logistics management

Industrial engineering

Education

Undergraduate Degree

Industrial Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

EXE Warehouse Management System

Witron WMS

Job description

Overview

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact. Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact? Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for passionate new talent to join our team! We are currently looking for a Manager Capabilities – ELS.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrial engineering team, establish and communicate maintenance schedule, assess travel requirements and coordinate all activities related to Engineered Labour Standards (ELS) maintenance and new ELS initiatives.
• Own the project management, stewardship and administration for ELS initiatives
• Analyze / Observe operational KPI and processes to identify retraining opportunities.
• Establish relationship with Distribution Center (DC) management to create a continuous improvement culture.
• Establish credibility in union and non-union environment and Union Engineers.
• Lead/participate in DC/Union Management meetings
• Analyze and simulate data including process mapping, developing tools, and benchmark/ best practices research
• Monitor project progress and anticipate necessity for developing contingency plans or taking corrective actions
• Regularly report on and present to management regarding team performance, project schedules, budget, performance measures, support efforts, corrective actions, customer feedback, and issue identification
• Understand and conceptualize cross-functional business processes, and effectively apply process analysis techniques and tools
• Use both formal and informal channels to obtain information, build support and accomplish tasks
• Manage all logistics systems (EXE/WMS/SLIDE)
• Lead Change Management support on change requests or upgrades.
• Approve regional or national change requests on ELS related changes
• Assist in the construction and maintenance of Engineered Labour Standards
• Oversee Industrial Engineering studies and provide recommendations according to Sobeys\' National Industrial Engineering processes
• Validate Engineering computations and analysis
• Develop new ELS using Sobeys\' National Industrial Engineering processes
• Maintain and configure Warehouse Management System ELS control tables
• Provide Change Management support on ELS updates.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive a continuous improvement mindset within the teams across the different DC sites

Qualifications

• An Undergraduate Degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
• 3 to 5 years experience in Logistics / Industrial Engineering positions within a distribution or transportation environment
• Industrial Engineering degree is preferred
• Experience with EXE / Witron Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Industrial Engineering: Experience working on a varied schedule in multi-temperature environment, multi-shifts with over 70% travel within Canada

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Comprehensive Total Rewards package varies by role and includes health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.