Shipping Supervisor

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our ready to eat state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role :

Reporting directly to the Shipping / Dispatch Manager & indirectly to the Plant Manager, the Shipping Supervisor is responsible for properly shipping and receiving product to and from our customers. The Shipping Supervisor will be responsible for following established food safety and quality procedures. Provisions will be made to cover the absence of the employee in this position.

Responsibilities :

• Direct and control shipping and receiving activities (including raw materials, customer orders, all pallet usage, and product returns) to ensure the most accurate, timely, efficient, and economical utilization of storage facilities. Ensure all paperwork is entered into the computer system.
• Direct and maintain first in, first out rotation of product in storage and ensure the freezer and storage areas meet company housekeeping standards.
• Reconcile, supervise, and participate in periodic inventory counts of the cooler and freezer. Supervise Shipping, Warehousing and Order Picking Staff (including monitor employee time sheets and authorize overtime and other requests). Provide leadership, communication, and motivation for staff.
• Assist with Monitoring and Supervision of afternoon packaging crew.
• Administer company policies on discipline and address complaints in a timely and respectful manner.
• Liaise with Plant Manager, Production Managers, and Dispatch Manager, and maintain effective relationships with other department, providing input on matters related to shipping, receiving, inventory accuracy and control and storage.
• Able and willing to occasionally adjust shift to provide supervision on dayshift and nightshift when needed.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of records for tracking warehousing and shipping activities for analysis and improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

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