Yard Supervisor

Job Title: Warehouse and Yard Operations Supervisor

Job Description

This role oversees the daily operations of a small warehouse and yard, leading a team of approximately six employees. The supervisor manages scheduling, inventory control for both the warehouse and yard, and ensures that customer service expectations are consistently met. While the position focuses primarily on computer-based and administrative work, the supervisor also actively supports floor operations by assisting with order picking and loading customer vehicles when needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of a small warehouse and yard, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows.
• Lead and support a team of approximately six employees, providing clear direction and guidance.
• Communicate regularly with upper management and provide daily and weekly operational updates.
• Manage and control inventory for the warehouse and yard, maintaining accurate records and stock levels.
• Handle customer interactions, including assisting customers over the phone and in person when required.
• Schedule staff, manage hours, and ensure appropriate coverage for all operational needs.
• Ensure the warehouse and yard remain organized, clean, and safe at all times.
• Assist with order picking and operate equipment when needed to support the team and meet deadlines.
• Double-check orders to improve accuracy and reduce errors before shipment or pickup.
• Issue disciplinary letters on site as directed by upper management, following established performance management processes.
• Use computer systems to manage purchase orders (POs), bills of lading (BOLs), inventory control, and scheduling.
• Coordinate shipping and receiving activities to support efficient logistics and warehouse operations.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience in warehouse management, yard supervision, or operations leadership, including oversight of small teams.
• Hands-on experience in warehouse operations, including inventory control, shipping and receiving, and logistics.
• Experience supervising or leading a team in a warehouse or yard environment.
• Strong inventory management skills with the ability to maintain accurate warehouse and yard inventory records.
• Customer service experience, including handling regular customer interactions and phone inquiries.
• Sit-down counterbalance forklift experience, including loading trailers, vans, and trucks.
• Proficiency in computer operations, including working with purchase orders (POs), bills of lading (BOLs), and inventory control systems.
• Strong scheduling skills with experience coordinating staff hours and shift coverage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with performance management processes, including supporting the issuance of disciplinary letters.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience as a warehouse or yard supervisor, manager, or team lead.
• Operations management experience in a logistics, distribution, or warehouse environment.
• Ability to build and maintain positive customer relationships with many regular customers.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain a clean and orderly warehouse and yard.
• Comfort working in a small, hands-on environment where both administrative and physical tasks are required.
• Knowledge in wheels, tires, or related products is a bonus!
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Why Work Here?

This opportunity starts as a contract-to-hire role of approximately four months, offering a clear path to permanent employment for successful performers. Once hired permanently, there is potential to earn a competitive annual salary in the $60,000–$65,000 range. The parent organization is planning to open a new distribution warehouse in Edmonton within the next year, creating future opportunities for growth and advancement. You will work in a close-knit environment with many regular customers, allowing you to build long-term relationships and have a tangible impact on day-to-day operations.

Work Environment

The role is based in a small outdoor warehouse and yard environment that serves many regular customers. The setting combines office-based administrative work with hands-on operational tasks such as order picking, loading customer vehicles, and operating sit-down counterbalance forklifts. You will use computers extensively to manage purchase orders, bills of lading, inventory control, scheduling, and overall operations management. The environment requires comfort working both indoors and outdoors and maintaining an organized, clean, and safe workspace.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Edmonton, AB.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $26.50 - $26.50/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Edmonton,AB.

À propos d'Aerotek

Nous savons qu’il est difficile de trouver du travail, et qu’il est encore plus difficile de trouver un travail enrichissant. Chaque année, Aerotek met en contact plus de 180 000 travailleurs de l’industrie légère et de métiers spécialisés avec plus de 14 000 employeurs, aidant ainsi nos travailleurs à naviguer dans un marché du travail en constante évolution et à trouver des emplois qui correspondent à leurs objectifs, à leurs compétences et à leurs centres d’intérêt. Depuis 1983, nous offrons une variété de possibilités de carrière dans l’industrie nord-américaine, soit des affectations à court terme dans les entreprises du Fortune 500 où vous pouvez développer vos compétences, soit des possibilités à long terme où vous pouvez jouer un rôle important en relevant les défis des entreprises en matière de construction, de fabrication et d’entretien. Notre équipe de plus de 1 500 recruteurs chevronnés, répartis dans plus de 250 bureaux, travaille sans relâche pour permettre à notre main-d’œuvre de s’épanouir. Permettez-nous de nous montrer à la hauteur de vos défis et de mettre à l’épreuve notre philosophie « Notre monde nous tient à cœur » au fur et à mesure que votre carrière évolue.

Aerotek offre un salaire hebdomadaire, des avantages sociaux y compris des soins médicaux, des soins dentaires et des soins de la vue, ainsi qu’un programme d’aide aux employés et un programme de rabais.

La société souscrit au principe d’égalité d’accès à l’emploi et examinera toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, de l’origine nationale, du statut de vétéran, de handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité de genre, de l’information génétique ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.

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Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA):
Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, employee assistance and discount programs.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.