Warehouse Operations Manager

We are currently hiring a Warehouse Operations Manager, based out of our Vaughan Facility.  This position is accountable for leading the warehouse team in the creation and maintenance of a positive, safe, customer focused, efficient and productive warehouse operation.    

Key Responsibilities:

People Management:

  1. Recruit, welcome, orient, train, coach, review performance and develop employees.  Create and maintain a positive, safe, customer focused, efficient and productive warehouse operation through the effective leadership and engagement of all employees.  Address issues and concerns in a productive manner, compliant with policies, procedures and code of conduct standards.    

Communication:

  1. Ensure effective and timely communication with your team and with other departments in the organization to ensure alignment, understanding, clear directives and team focus.

Morale:

  1. Create and maintain a fully engaged team.

Daily Operations:

  1. Manage the operations to ensure product integrity, cleanliness, HACCP and safety compliance, effective product rotation, storage, shipping, receiving and on time product deliveries.

Inventory Management:

  1. Manage and coordinate storage, shipping and receiving processes and procedures to ensure inventory accuracy – investigate shorts/overs – trouble shoot issues and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner

Reporting & Administration:

  1. Ensure accurate and detailed administration and reporting on all required documentation (H&S/WSIB/HR/Productivity/etc.) – monitor and track productivity – make recommendations for improvement

Customer Support:

  1. Ensure customer satisfaction through professional behaviors of self and team, effective product handling and timely communications.

Productivity:

  1. Manage schedules in compliance with legislation, policies, procedures and operational needs - create/evolve existing policies and procedures to increase efficiencies, eliminate non value added tasks, reduce costs and improve overall productivity

Cost Management:

  1. Track and manage all internal costs to ensure cost containment.  Attain approval for all expenditures and implement cost savings initiatives and ideas as directed

Any other duties as required.

Qualifications:

  1. University Degree or Diploma in Business or Supply Chain Management
  2. 5+ years’ experience working with fresh produce in  distribution, warehousing or logistics businesses
  3. Minimum of 7 years’ experience in warehousing, shipping and receiving
  4. 5+ years’ experience managing and implementing health and safety rules and regulations
  5. Understanding of HACCP and its implications on internal processes and procedures
  6. 5+ years’ experience managing 10 – 30 employees
  7. Experience managing conflicting priorities
  8. Competent with Microsoft Suite of products
  9. Experience using inventory systems and programs

To Apply:

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resumes to resume@burnacproduce.com.

Burnac Produce Limited is committed to employment equity and maintaining diversity in its workforce. Accommodations may be made available upon request during the recruitment process.

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