Team Leader (Inventory Support - Tow Motor)

Book Depot Inc.; Thorold; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Paid time off to volunteer

Job summary

Book Depot Inc. in Thorold, Ontario, is seeking a Team Leader for our Inventory Support department on the afternoon shift.

This permanent, full-time role focuses on supporting the group leader, mentoring teammates, and ensuring accurate book handling and inventory movement using a tow motor. You will drive safety, efficiency, and teamwork, coordinate with colleagues to meet daily targets, assist with onboarding, and participate in process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience as forklift operator is an asset.
• Experience coaching, training, and mentoring within a warehouse setting is an asset.
• Positive attitude, punctual and strong work ethic; ability to work in a high-performing and fast-paced environment.
• Good English communication skills (oral and written).
• Strong attention to detail, identifying and sharing continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ability to work independently, while part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Work afternoon shifts (5 days a week) with Saturday availability.
• Mentor and support team members to achieve best results.
• Operate a tow motor safely to move inventory and orders within the distribution centre.
• Assist with book handling tasks across departments (sorting, restock, shipping).
• Coach, onboard new team members and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Forklift operation

Coaching & mentoring

English communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Punctuality

Computer literacy

Tools

WMS software

Job description

Team Leader (Inventory Support - Tow Motor)

000019 Full Time Thorold, ON, CA

Salary: $21.80 Annually

Job Description

Team Leader (Inventory Support- Tow Motor) – Permanent, Full-Time on Afternoons

Grow With Us Here at Book Depot Inc.!

Every workday, you arrive with a Wake Up. Be Awesome. Repeat. attitude, ready to Ride Together. Win Together. with your coworkers and Kick Some Moon Dust to make a meaningful impact in our community and across 80 countries worldwide. Together, we push the limits of what’s possible to process new inventory and ship books around the globe every day.

You’re someone who takes pride in bringing our core purpose of Getting More Books into More Hands to life. With drive, determination, and a team-first mindset, you help create an environment grounded in our core values:

• WE NOT ME – Success means putting others first. We win when we lift each other up.
• KICK SOME MOON DUST – We’re not afraid to go where no one has gone before. Innovation takes courage.
• RIDE TOGETHER. WIN TOGETHER. – We believe in team over ego. Together, we move further and faster.
• WE EAT THE STINKY CHEESE – Curiosity fuels progress. We never stop learning or trying something new.
• WAKE UP. BE AWESOME. REPEAT. – A great attitude makes a great day. We bring our best, every day.
• NO DONKEYS – Life’s too short to work with people who make things harder than they need to be.

We know you share our values and passion for achieving results within an environment of continuous growth and innovation, and we are looking for driven team members like you to apply to expand your skills and experience!

We have an exciting opportunity available for a permanent, full time (40 hours per week) Team Leader on our afternoon shift in our Inventory Support department at our Thorold Distribution Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the department group leader and team members while also carrying out book handling tasks efficiently with a high degree of accuracy.

Main responsibilities:

• Working afternoon shifts (5 shifts per week) as assigned, arriving on time and ready to work
  • Must be available to work Saturdays
  • The position requires a regular 3:30 p.m. start time for preparation before the 3:45 p.m. shift start. Shifts run until 12:15 a.m., with additional time required as needed at the beginning and/or end of the shift to complete Team Leader responsibilities based on business needs
• Working closely with the Group Leader to understand the team’s performance metrics, and mentoring and supporting individual team members to achieve their best results
• Operating a tow motor safely and efficiently to move inventory and orders throughout our distribution centre
• Picking pallets of product and transporting them to designated areas; putting away pallets of product for storage
• Loading and unloading pallets of product from trailers
• Coaching, mentoring, and training team members with process improvements, practices and playing a lead role in onboarding new team members
• Identifying and resolving issues impacting the team’s engagement and performance, with the support of the Group Leader as required
• Ensuring team members are aware and compliant with company policies and practices
• Promoting a clean, organized, safe and supportive team environment
• Upholding safe work practices in accordance with Book Depot Inc.’s Health and Safety Program
• Identifying and participating in process improvements, including Lean, and other projects as required
• Regular lifting of totes and boxes that weigh approximately 45 lbs.
• Working effectively and conscientiously with your team members and completing book-handling tasks in various departments as required (i.e., sorting, restock, shipping)
• Carrying out book-handling tasks that require all-day standing and repetitive movements including: bending, squatting, and lifting
• Maintaining Book Depot Inc.’s standards, productivity, and accuracy levels
• Using our warehouse management computer software to ensure the accuracy of our inventory and/or customer orders
• Other related responsibilities as required

People & Culture

• Model Book Depot Inc.’s values in everything you do — and hold others accountable for upholding them, too
• Foster our purpose-driven culture — to get more books into more hands — by cultivating a values-aligned, family-friendly, high-performing, and innovative environment, and by recognizing team members who consistently bring this culture to life
• Ensure everyone is pulling together in the same direction and that you are prioritizing departmental and individual goals
• Champion, influence, embrace and motivate change, with a strategic mindset for continuous improvement and scalability
• Actively support your team’s learning and professional growth by encouraging their participation in Book Depot University (BDU) — and by leading by example as a participant yourself
• Provide mentorship and meaningful feedback to your team

Qualifications, skills, and abilities:

• Experience as a forklift operator or similar role is considered an asset
• Demonstrated experience coaching, training, and mentoring within a warehouse setting is an asset
• Positive attitude, punctual and strong work ethic; ability to work in a high-performing and fast-paced work environment
• Good understanding of computers
• Good English communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong attention to detail, identifying and sharing continuous improvement opportunities
• Ability to work independently, while part of a team

Other considerations:

Please note this is an onsite position at our Thorold, ON distribution centre. Our permanent, full-time roles come with great perks — including health and dental benefits and an Employee and Family Assistance Program (with 100% employer-paid premiums after the fulfillment of a waiting period), and paid time off to volunteer and live out our core purpose. Please note that CSA approved ‘green triangle patch’ safety shoes or boots are required for all of our production roles.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to volume, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Book Depot Inc. is committed to providing accommodations upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.