Warehouse Supervisor (afternoon shift, 4pm-2am)

Martin-Brower of Canada Co.; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Job summary

Reyes Family of Businesses in Canada is seeking a Warehouse Supervisor to manage daily warehouse operations for a McDonald's distributorship. You will plan manpower, schedule equipment, maintain safety, and oversee daily dispatch against a master delivery schedule and collective bargaining agreement terms.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years in high-volume distribution, plus strong leadership, MS Office skills, and knowledge of routing software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in business, engineering, logistics, or related field.
• 3–5 years' experience in high-volume, food service, unionized distribution, or logistics.
• 1–3 years of progressively responsible supervisory experience.
• Strong MS Office skills and familiarity with routing software.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute daily manpower requirements for current day and week.
• Conduct daily shift meetings communicating safety and operational messages.
• Assign duties to warehouse workers ensuring safety, service and productivity.
• Maintain and audit weekly payroll entries for warehouse staff.
• Oversee quality control for in-house and en-route product.
• Investigate incidents and coordinate corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Warehouse, Transportation and Customer Service teams.

Skills

Leadership

MS Office

Team player

Problem-solving

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering/logistics

Tools

Syntellic

Paragon

Xatanet

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. Further, this position will administer and monitor daily dispatch while maintaining a master delivery schedule and providing interpretation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Responsibilities

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 and Transportation Departments 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)
• Maintain associated employee bids
• Maintain statistical information on employees, productivity, reliability, equipment, service etc.
• 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 drivers and/or 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

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in business, engineering, logistics or related field
• Ideally shall have three to five years' experience in high-volume, food service, unionized distribution, or logistics
• One to three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience
• Strong computer software (i.e., MS Office) skills required
• Experience with Routing and Onboard Software, a strong asset
• Leadership required
• Integrative thinker and excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic, ability to multi-task in a high pressure
• Attention to detail, organization skills
• High initiative, self-motivation
• Strong, interactive team player
• Excellent time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to produce accurate and timely reports
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• This position must pass a post-offer background check

Benefits

At the Reyes Family of Businesses, our Total Rewards Strategy prioritizes the holistic well-being of our employees. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.

Physical Demands

The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law. Requests for accommodation should be directed to your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources departments.

Background Check

Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Pay Transparency

Our compensation philosophy embraces diverse factors for fair pay decisions, valuing skills, experience, and the needs of our business. Moreover, this role may have the opportunity to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to program rules.

Transparency in the use of AI

Our recruitment process may utilize artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools, such as virtual assistant, to support candidates in exploring job opportunities, initiating applications, and obtaining answers to common questions. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to make final hiring decisions.All employment decisions are made by human reviewers.