Warehouse Supervisor: $83,000 - $87,000

The Coca-Cola Company; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage manufacturer in New Westminster seeks a Warehouse Supervisor to oversee warehouse operations. Responsibilities include planning manpower, ensuring safety, managing workflows, and providing training. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and a commitment to safety standards while meeting service targets.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of safety and operational communication.
• Ability to manage workflow efficiently and meet Collective Bargaining Agreement requirements.
• Experience in training and overseeing warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily manpower requirements for efficiency.
• Conduct safety and operational meetings with employees.
• Assign daily work duties to warehouse staff.

Job description

Position Summary

The 'Warehouse Supervisor' role oversees warehouse operations of a dedicated McDonald's distributorship with responsibility for planning/scheduling of manpower and equipment of the hourly workforce while nurturing an environment that maximizes employee safety, involvement and morale, providing interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Within the scope of his/her responsibility, the operations supervisor ensures safety is a number one priority through effective daily communications and action plan execution with employees while advocating injury/collision risk management and incident avoidance. The incumbent will further ensure optimized equipment utilization while driving overall cost reductions without impacting store delivery targets/service. This position provides strong technical support as well as direction, guidance & leadership to the Warehouse Department at an assigned distribution centre.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Plan and execute daily manpower Requirements for current day and week, keeping overtime to a minimum
• Conduct daily shift meetings, communicating appropriate safety and operational messages, taking suggestions and answering questions
• Assign daily work duties to warehouse workers ensuring safety, service and productivity and reliability Requirements are met
• Manage work flows efficiently, meeting the Requirements of our Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Maintain Syntellic, Paragon and Xatanet programs (knowledge of these software packages an asset)
• Create and maintain production schedules and other pertinent information
• Maintain associated employee bids
• Maintain statistical information on employees, productivity, reliability
• Maintain and audit weekly payroll entries for warehouse workers
• Provide training, support and direction to employees to ensure understanding of and adherence to standard operating procedures (SOP's)
• Oversee quality control for in-house and en-route product
• Conduct near miss, injury and collision investigations, completing corrective actions promptly and communicating resolutions broadly
• Communicate across Warehouse, Transportation and Customer Service departments regarding possible issues impacting our customer or one-another
• Review service providers' performance to ensure service and quality Requirements are met and cost controls are met

Leadership

• Perform supervisory functions which include follow up with warehouse workers while holding employees accountable through recognition & discipline
• Demonstrate leadership through effective teamwork and demonstrating a positive attitude
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships across the company
• Participate in training, inspection, investigation and continuous improvement programs

Administration

• Collect and record statistical information for reporting purposes

Facility & Equipment

• Ensure compliance with industry, company and sanitation standards, including making sure physical plant and transportation equipment is free from hazards and meets legislated Requirements
• Ensure the operations follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)/Good Drivers Practices (GDP) for transport rules and regulations
• Other projects or duties as assigned