Manager - Warehouse at Dempsey Corp Canada – Toronto, Ontario

The Warehouse Manager plays an important leadership role at Dempsey Corporation. You will work in a fast-paced food ingredient/chemical additive storage warehouse, and will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day shipping/receiving and inventory management operations. You will give direction, train new employees, and be responsible for the overall operation of the warehouse.

Duties and responsibilities

• Contribute to a healthy and safe work environment by leading by example
• Adhere to HACCP/FSEP food safety principles, and policies and promote them among all
• Maintain and foster attitudes toward a safe work environment and promote the JHSC mandate
• Oversee and direct the daily work of your team
• Takes initiative to prioritize or shift resources to meet goals
• Ensure all equipment is operating properly, maintained, and logged-documented, and take appropriate actions to correct any issues
• Oversight of the 5S program engaging their team to participate in maintaining a clean work environment to the highest standard
• Provide regular written feedback, set objectives, and host performance reviews for your team
• Adhere to and assist in maintaining our registered ISO 9001:2015 quality system program of policies and work instructions
• Assist in evaluating the quality of work of team members.
• Take initiative to order supplies/material required for daily operations and for minor repairs to building/equipment
• Organizes and delivers daily morning meetings to ensure effective departmental communications
• Directly helps the department to meet targets and goals
• Advocates and follows all written policies, procedures, and work instructions
• Leads, coaches, and contributes to the team and the whole facility in a positive way
• Act as a backup where required and ensures all team’s activities are covered at all times
• Effectively Interface with Customer Service, Procurement, and other department teams as necessary
• Provide labor support to the Food Safety Specialist as required
• Provide labor support to the Beauty division as required
• Monitors and ensures all Health & Safety and Warehouse logs and devices are in place, working, on time, and accurate
• Responsible for the WMS and Contribute to KPI data gathering and presentation of data
• Maintains productivity that meets expectations through KPI data gathering and presentation
• Continuously promote our corporate culture and company core values to your team
• Other responsibilities and special projects as required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years related experience in a supervisory/manager role
• Minimum 3 years experience in Reach and Counterbalance
• Proactive and continuous improvement mindset
• Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, ERP & WMS
• Able to learn quickly, problem-solve, and work efficiently
• A college diploma in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Business Administration preferred

Working conditions

• Warehouse working environment, fast-paced food ingredient/chemical additive storage.

Physical requirements

• Constant sitting, standing, and/or active movement
• Lifting or moving heavy or awkward objects of 50 pounds

Direct reports

• Lead Hand
• Shipper/Receivers
• Clerk

Key Performance Indicators

• Receiving & Shipping
• Productivity
• Accuracy
• Health & Safety
• Facility 5S

Financial Responsibility

Preparing and adhering to Yearly Budget