Warehouse General Manager

This is NewCold

NewCold is a service provider in cold chain logistics with a focus on the development and operation of large, highly automated cold stores.

NewCold strives to be crucial in the cold chain of leading food companies by offering advanced logistic services worldwide.

We use the latest technology that empowers our people to handle food responsibly and guarantee food safety in a sustainable way.

We challenge the industry, believe in long-term partnerships, and deliver solid investment opportunities that enable next-generation logistics solutions.

NewCold is one of the fastest-growing companies in cold chain logistics. We are expanding our teams to support this growth.

More information on NewCold can be found on www.newcold.com and our social media.

About the job

NewCold is seeking a General Manager to help support our growth and the development at our new Coaldale, Alberta Warehouse.

As the Site Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of Warehouse Operations for a state-of-the-art highly automated cold-storage facility.

What you will be doing

• Manage the local warehouse team and provide a level of service satisfying customer requirements, at a level of cost agreed in the budget.
• Oversee a supervisory team that leads daily site activities, driving results that exceed key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Adopt the NewCold culture and uphold company values, ensuring that a positive attitude to Health & Safety is embedded within the team on-site.
• Direct the operational team in alignment with company policy, ensuring that agreed standards are understood and met.
• Complete local KPI templates and share information internally, engaging the local team to search for improvement opportunities.
• Monitor and control all expenditure with a focus on payroll costs, reacting quickly to adverse variances.
• Structure communication on-site to include daily team briefs and shift handovers.
• Communicate with relevant parties any process deviations, quality issues, and service deficiencies, or risk of failure in these areas.
• Complete agreed internal reporting and communication as required by the Management Team.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of warehouse operations management experience (preferably automated warehousing or food industry expertise)
• Strong P&L, finance, operations, team management, site planning, and stock control experience

Are you up for the job?

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply, please make sure that you leave your CV in English. Suitable candidates will be invited for a first interview with the hiring manager.

A second interview will follow with a wider group of NewCold team members.

Why would you want to work for NewCold?

With the prospect of many new construction projects all over the world in the very near future, NewCold offers the opportunity to join a young but powerful company in the field of logistic services.

We have the ambition and the potential to rapidly become the market leader in the field of modern and automated cold storage with additional supply chain services such as transport and distribution.

Although our proposition comprises an attractive benefits and compensation package, the (international) scope and impact of the position may appeal to you even more.

Can we welcome you on board as our new Warehouse General Manager and help continue our successful growth?

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