Shipping Supervisor - Afternoon Shift

Sunrisefarms; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Farms is seeking a Shipping/Receiving Supervisor to oversee the shipping, receiving and order picking functions in a cold warehouse environment in Winnipeg, MB. You will manage inventory, ensure accuracy of orders and maintain FIFO rotation across cooler, freezer and dry storage areas.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and proficiency with warehouse tools and Microsoft Office. Prior supervisory experience in food manufacturing is an asset.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to lead, motivate and resolve employee conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Manage shipping and receiving activities to ensure accurate, timely and economical utilization of storage facilities.
• Supervise order picking, ensure accuracy and timeliness, verify shorts with management.
• Oversee FIFO in fresh/frozen storage and maintain sanitation in storage areas.
• Reconcile inventory counts and maintain records for warehousing activities.
• Provide leadership and training for staff, including Safety and quality adherence.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Tools

Warehouse Management System

Microsoft Office

Power equipment

Job description

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Reporting toDunn-rite’sShippingManager and working closely with Production, the Shipping/Receiving Supervisoris responsible foran effective and efficient shipping/ receiving and Order Picking department. The Shipping/Receiving Supervisor willbe responsible forfollowing established food safety and quality procedures.

• Manage shipping and receiving activities (including raw materials, customer orders, all pallet usage, and product returns and all ingredients and packaging supplies) to ensure the mostaccurate,timely, efficient, and economicalutilizationof storage facilities.
• Ensure all paper is correctly documented and provided to theappropriate personnel.
• Manage the order picking activities, ensure orders are filled to customer specs, the orders areaccurate, filled as per cut off times, shorts verified with management.
• Direct andmaintainfirst in, first out rotation of product in fresh/frozen storage and ensure the freezer and storage areas meet company housekeeping standards.
• Reconcile, supervise, andparticipatein inventory counts of the cooler, freezer, and dry storage.
• Supervise Shipping, Inventory and Order Picking Staff (includes authorizing overtime and other requests).
• Provide leadership, communication, and motivation for staff.
• Administer company policies on discipline and address complaints ina timelyand respectful manner.
• Liaise with ShippingManager, Maintenance Manager, QA Manager, Production Managers and Supervisors, andmaintaineffective relationships with other departments, providing input on matters related to shipping, receiving, order picking, inventoryaccuracy and controland storage.
• Able and willing to occasionally adjust shift to provide supervision on dayshift, nightshift and weekends when needed.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of records for tracking warehousing and shipping activities for analysis and improvement.
• Monitor aged inventory and locate/stage and flag ageing inventory.
• Manage CHEP incoming and outbound.
• Continuous improvement.
• Back up for shipping Manager.
• Train the Trainer for all in-house Power equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Previoussupervisory experience in food manufacturing would be an asset.
• Strong emphasis on computer literacy,proficiencyin Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel).
• Strong mathematical and organization skills.
• Ability to use and learn Warehouse Management System.
• Possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills to lead, motivate, coach, mentor and resolve employee conflicts.
• Self-motivated, with high energy and an engaging level of enthusiasm.
• High levelof integrity and work ethic.
• Continuous learner and willingness to embrace change.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision anddemonstrateattention to details.
• Ability to assess, work under pressure and prioritize.
• Certified on all Power equipment with the ability to coach others on their use.
• Willingness to work in a cold warehouse environment

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.