Warehouse worker -Team Lead

Trouw Nutrition; Town of Westlock; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leader in animal nutrition in Westlock, Alberta, is seeking a Warehouse Worker – Team Lead. The role involves supervising warehouse duties, ensuring safety compliance, and delivering high-quality customer service. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, dependable, and experienced with leadership in a physically demanding environment. This full-time role offers extensive benefits and a chance to contribute to the mission of Feeding the Future.

Benefits

Robust pension plan

Competitive health benefits

Short-term/Long-term Disability

Tuition Reimbursement

15 vacation days to start

Annual bonus

Qualifications

• Self-motivated individual with leadership experience.
• High level of physical endurance for regular heavy lifting.
• Ability to collaborate and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact and operational leader.
• Supervise and coordinate daily tasks.
• Ensure safety standards are followed.

Skills

Leadership and Coordination

Customer Service

Operational Proficiency

Work Ethic

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Job Description

Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future

Role

Warehouse Worker – Team Lead

Location

Westlock, Alberta

Hours

Regular, full-time hours (Monday to Friday), or rotating shifts may be required, including occasional weekends or extended hours based on operational needs

Why join us

Get ready to Own your future as a Warehouse Worker – Team Lead at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is making a positive global impact for generations to come. Join us and Own your ideas, Own your direction and Own your career success.

What you’ll do

As the Warehouse Worker – Team Lead, reporting to the Mill Store Manager, you will "Own It" by serving as the primary point of contact and operational leader for the shift, ensuring the efficient movement of product and the delivery of consistently exceptional customer service. This involves actively supervising and coordinating daily tasks, providing direction and support for all warehouse duties, including inventory, shipping/receiving, loading feed with a forklift, and restocking the mill store. You will "Own" safety and compliance by performing daily forklift checks, training new staff, ensuring safety standards are followed, and maintaining a clean, organized, and physically demanding environment, while efficiently escalating any concerns to management as needed. Your work directly contributes to our purpose of Feeding the Future by maximizing mill store efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking a self-motivated individual who is ready to "Own It" by leveraging their leadership experience and strong organizational skills to manage a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision. You are a highly reliable and detail-oriented professional with a pleasant, professional demeanor and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service. While prior forklift experience and an agricultural background are assets, the critical expectation is the ability to collaborate effectively while demonstrating a capacity to lead a team, manage multiple tasks, and maintain a high level of physical endurance for regular heavy lifting and warehouse duties within a unionized environment.

You’ll also need

• Leadership and Coordination: Demonstrated leadership experience or the ability to lead a team, serving as the main point of contact to supervise and coordinate daily warehouse tasks, including directing shift workers, inventory, and shipping/receiving
• Customer Service & Organization: Strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service and possessing excellent organizational skills and attention to detail necessary to maintain a clean, organized, and efficient mill store and yard
• Operational Proficiency: Ability to perform all physically demanding warehouse duties (regularly lifting up to 25 kg), operate a forklift (experience is an asset), and ensure all safety standards and daily checks are followed
• Work Ethic & Flexibility: Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision, possessing the flexibility to work regular full-time hours (Mon-Fri) and occasional Saturdays in a fast-paced, variable-temperature environment.

What you’ll receive

As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with global footprint. Join us and you’ll gain access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths. You’ll also benefit from the backing of one of the world’s largest privately owned businesses, known for its stability and long-term focus.

In addition, you’ll receive

• Robust pension plan with employer matching that begins on Day 1!
• Competitive health benefits - Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA, that start on Day 1!
• Short-term/Long-term Disability and Mental Health spending allowance
• Maternal top-up and Tuition Reimbursement
• 15 vacation days to start (tiered)
• Annual bonus

How and why to find out more

We can offer you a rewarding career with real meaning and purpose. Where you’ll feel proud of the impactful role you perform every day and the part you play in Feeding the Future. So, if you’re interested in joining us, get ready to Own your progress, your potential and your career. We aim to review all applications within five business days and will get back to you as soon as possible.

Ownit

Please note that candidates applying to Canadian job openings must be authorised to work in Canada. Employer Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Final candidates who are offered the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.

Our organisation

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.