Receiving Manager

ABL Employment.com; Halton Hills; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care benefits after 3 

Dental care benefits after three mon

Life insurance benefits after three m

Job summary

ABL Employment is seeking a Receiving Manager to oversee inbound deliveries, dock flow, and inventory across three docks at our Halton Hills operation. The role ensures food safety, traceability, and regulatory compliance in line with CFIA requirements, HACCP and GMP standards.

You will coordinate with production, QA, transportation, and suppliers to maintain efficient receiving operations, schedule deliveries, and manage inventory priorities with attention to detail and safety.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of receiving/logistics or CFIA-regulated experience.
• Supervisory or lead-hand experience in a fast-paced receiving, warehouse, or manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of CFIA expectations, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, HACCP-based or preventive control programs, GMPs.
• Forklift certification is an asset.
• Proficiency with inventory management and MS Office is expected.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily receiving operations across three docks, ensuring safe, organized, accurate, and efficient unloading of inbound meat products, ingredients, packaging, supplies, and related materials.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate the delivery schedule to suppliers, carriers, production, and quality assurance to support plant priorities and prevent dock congestion.
• Assign dock doors, receiving labour, staging area.

Skills

Inventory management

Scheduling

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email

Spreadsheets

Electronic receiving records

Forklift certification

Job description

Our client, in business for over 60 years, continues to grow and has an immediate need for a Receiving Manager. This role manages inbound delivery scheduling, dock flow, product receiving, cooler, freezer, and trailer inventory, and coordination with production, quality assurance, transportation, and suppliers. The Receiving Manager ensures that all receiving activities support food safety, traceability, inventory control, operational efficiency, and compliance with Canadian Food Inspection Agency requirements. CFIA, HACCP, GMPs and Safe Food for Canadians Regulations knowledge are important for this position.

Immediate Vacancy

$24 – $28/hour + overtime after 44 hours

Employees enjoy the following perks:

• Extended health care benefits after three months
• Dental care benefits after three months
• Life insurance benefits after three months

Mon to Fri 7 am to 5 pm + every 2nd Saturday

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily receiving operations across three receiving docks, ensuring safe, organized, accurate, and efficient unloading of inbound meat products, ingredients, packaging, supplies, and related materials.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate the delivery schedule to suppliers, carriers, production, and quality assurance to support plant priorities and prevent dock congestion.
• Assign dock doors, receiving labour, staging area

What you bring

• Minimum 3-5 years of receiving, warehouse, logistics, or cold-storage experience, preferably in a meat, food processing, refrigerated distribution, or CFIA-regulated environment.
• Previous supervisory or lead-hand experience in a fast-paced receiving, warehouse, or manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of CFIA expectations, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, HACCP-based or preventive control programs, GMPs, and allergen or cross-contamination prevention is an asset.
• Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification, where required by the facility an asset.
• Proficiency with inventory management, Microsoft Office, email, spreadsheets, and electronic receiving records.
• Strong planning, scheduling, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple docks, delivery changes, urgent production needs, and inventory priorities at the same time.
• High attention to detail for documentation, product identification, temperatures, inventory accuracy, and regulatory requirements.
• Effective communication skills.