This role is responsible for leading an afternoon shift within a fast-paced distribution centre. You’ll oversee daily operations, ensure health and safety standards are met, manage inventory accuracy, and support a team to deliver strong performance across productivity, quality, and service.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support a warehouse team during shift operations
- Drive a strong health and safety culture, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Monitor productivity, order quality, and compliance with food safety standards (HACCP, GMP)
- Manage shift reporting using WMS and Microsoft Office tools to track performance and identify improvements
- Run shift start-up meetings, manage schedules, and provide coaching and performance feedback
- Maintain strong labour relations in a unionized environment and address employee concerns in a timely, solutions-focused way
- Ensure all SOPs and operational standards are followed consistently
- Support budgeting, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Partner cross-functionally and ensure smooth shift handovers
Key Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in logistics, supply chain, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years of experience leading warehouse teams, ideally in a unionized environment
- Strong understanding of warehouse operations, safety standards, and material handling practices
- Solid communication and leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop teams
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Experience with WMS systems, SAP (or similar), and Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint)
What’s offered
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-based bonus
- 4 weeks vacation
- Full benefits starting day one
- Pension with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Learning and development opportunities
- Internal career growth opportunities
The salary range for this role is $75K-$85K. All applications are reviewed by real people — we do not use AI or automated screening tools in our recruitment process.