Warehouse/Yard Manager

KAG Canada; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package for you &

RRSP/DPSP matching program

Annual bonus opportunities

Scholarship opportunities for your•

Referral rewards up to $2,000 per hire

Job summary

Kenan Advantage Group Inc. (KAG) in Saskatoon is seeking a working-supervisor Warehouse/Yard Manager to oversee safety and operations of the Saskatoon warehouses and facilities, including materials storage areas, scale, fuel island, and transloading operations.

The role reports to the Terminal Manager and provides day-to-day direction to warehouse/yard employees while maintaining a focus on safety, efficiency and strong teamwork with outside carriers and internal departments.

Responsibilities

• Schedule employees and manage overtime to align with pay cycle.
• Provide day-to-day direction to warehouse/yard staff.
• Hire, train, coach and manage performance as required.
• Improve operating efficiencies, site cleanliness and organization.
• Maintain inventory control and reconciliation.
• Provide safety leadership to staff and carriers.
• Investigate incidents related to equipment, materials, contamination or injuries.
• Coordinate loading/unloading schedules for salt and fuel.
• Assist in loading/unloading trucks as needed.
• Represent the company positively to carriers, customers, regulators and the public.
• Ensure equipment is maintained and safe to operate, with proper lockout procedures.
• Communicate with departments to achieve daily goals.
• Maintain facilities and grounds including snow removal and landscaping.

Job description

The Kenan Advantage Group Inc., (KAG), is North America’s largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider, delivering energy commodities, specialty products, merchant gases, and food products across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Reporting to the Terminal Manager, the Warehouse/Yard Manager is responsible for the overall safety and operation of the Saskatoon warehouses and facilities including materials storage areas, scale, fuel island, and temporary transloading operations such as conveyors. The successful candidate will be in a working-supervisor role.

The POSITION and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage employee schedules while managing overtime and ensuring timecards are submitted to payroll to align with pay schedule.
• Provide day-to-day direction to all warehouse/yard employees.
• Hiring, training, coaching and performance management as required.
• Increase operating efficiencies within the warehouse and yard, improving site cleanliness and organization.
• Maintain warehouse inventory control and reconciliation.
• Provide safety leadership to the warehouse and yard employees and outside carriers.
• Investigate incidents related to damaged equipment/facilities, materials or product contamination/loss, or injury to employees.
• Ensure loading and unloading schedule is kept on track for both salt and fuel.
• Assist in loading and unloading trucks as needed.
• Positively represent the company in all dealings with outside carriers, customers, regulators, and the public as required.
• Ensure all equipment has been maintained or properly locked out for service or repairs as required.
• Communicate with various departments to ensure daily operational goals are achieved.
• General day-to-day maintenance, upkeep, organization and cleanliness of facilities and equipment including yard and facility grounds. As in Snow removal and Landscaping.
• Ensure truck scale is free of debris and in good working order and repair.
• Maintain all mechanical equipment in good operating condition thorough inspections and coordination of maintenance including daily, preventative and major repair work as required.

What’s in it for YOU:

• Very competitive compensation including immediate company paid benefits package for you and your family.
• We offer a wide range of other employee programs and incentives including a matching RRSP/DPSP program, annual bonus opportunities and scholarships opportunities for your children.
• Referral reward payments up to $2,000 available per successful hire (certain conditions apply)
• We listen to your ideas and give you an opportunity to implement changes.
• We have an uncompromising commitment to safety and lead by example every day through actively caring about one another.

We love diversity! KAG Canada is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity in the workplace and equivalently considers applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. We welcome applications from all interested individuals; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.