Senior Warehouse Supervisor

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us.

Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

• Reporting directly to the Warehouse Manager, the Senior Warehouse Supervisor will focus on providing strategic leadership and guidance on continuous improvement and change management initiatives;
• act as key liaison with the union; create manpower plans based on projected volumes and standardize operational processes;

plan, organize, direct, and manage a team of supervisors and work closely with management to identify opportunities for operational improvements.

Schedule : Sunday - Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday

Flexibility to work on weekends / evening shift is required as business operations are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Salary : $76,265 - $95,330

Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.

We support and care for our employees and their families by providing :

• Vacation upon hire
• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution
• Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
• Paid Parental Leave program
• Paid time off : sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
• Training and development programs
• Organized activities for employees and their families
• Advantageous discounts on Saputo products
• On-site physiotherapy

How you will make contributions that matter :

• Provide leadership, direction and guidance to warehouse supervisors and personnel
• Plan and implement the efficient and effective utilization of manpower, equipment, and resources
• Solve problems, negotiate, and address staff challenges; management of labor planning
• Interview, select, coach, train, manage, and appraise the performance of warehouse personnel
• Responsible for weekly labor financials, inventory action plans and preparing variance reports
• Assist in implementing and driving the culture of collaboration between floor employees and management and drive employee engagement
• Establish and implement KPI tracking and baseline standards
• Review and improve SOP’s and training documentation and provide oversight in the standardization of processes
• Key liaison for union business and representing business at quarterly joint labor management meetings
• Ensure that safe conditions always exist within the work environment; take appropriate and effective measures to provide for the health and safety of employees
• Develop and foster strong and effective functional and cross-functional teams
• Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the warehouse with a view to ensuring that each customer’s needs are met
• Prepare and complete communication reports, measurement reports, schedules, forms, and other documentation as required and in a timely fashion
• Administration of the collective agreement and company policies and procedures
• Assist with preparation of department budget, monitor and control costs
• Develop, implement and track KPI’s on warehouse activities
• Drive and deliver positive change within the workplace
• Develop warehouse operations' policies and procedures and communicate this information to employees
• Undertakes other functions as required

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications :

• Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems.
• 4+ years of progressively responsible experience in facility or warehouse operations are preferred
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel
• Post-secondary education in Logistics, Business, Transportation or warehousing preferred
• Proven Continuous Improvement experience, implementation & understanding of its concepts
• Experience in food safety in production facilities and knowledge of GMP
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with experience in financials and budget management
• High level of self-motivation and initiative
• Knowledge and experience of applicable regulations, health and safety, public safety and security, food safety, administration and management, transportation principles and methods, change management principles and methods, personnel and human resources, labor relations, financials, customer and personal service, English language, other languages as required, and production and processing
• Work values : develop and maintain working environments that are health and safety conscious, lead by example and offer supportive management, and empower employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly environment and foster the Saputo culture.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and motivate a team.

Our story began in Canada in 1954, when the Saputo family's hard work and dedication created a thriving dairy business. More than 65 years later, our roots in this country remain strong with our Corporate Headquarters in Montréal.

Today, we are a leading cheese manufacturer and fluid milk and cream processor in Canada with well-loved brands, such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Joyya, Milk2Go, Milk2Go Sport, Neilson, Nutrilait, Scotsburn* and Woolwich Goat Dairy.

Thanks to our national footprint, we're proud to bring our best to our customers and consumers, and have plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow in their own way.

And we do it while also striving to build a healthier future for our people and the communities where we operate, guided by our values and the Saputo Promise.