Warehouse Supervisor (Sleeman Breweries Ltd.)

Supervise a warehouse crew to ensure targets are met for productivity, efficiency, quality, safety and customer service. Coordinate all resources (labour, material, equipment) to ensure schedules are attained in a safe, timely manner. Supervise 5-15 Unionized hourly warehouse employees. Location: Okanagan Spring Brewery.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Perform regular product inspections and audits of warehouse handling practices
• Rotate stock and manage space within warehouse to accommodate product as required
• Routing of local and northern BC delivery routes within current Federal and BC Transportation Regulations
• Understand and manage employees within company policies and procedures, including collective agreement.
• Complete product returns following all procedures
• Identify training needs for team and work with HR, H&S and the management team to ensure appropriate training is delivered and the effectiveness is measured
• Create, monitor and validate work schedules for warehouse employees
• Monitor shipping and receiving schedules and carrier appointment times and ensure work is performed in accordance. Inform appropriate parties of issues as required
• Report and arrange equipment maintenance for forklift and other equipment and follow up to verify
• Directly supervise the activities of approximately 5-15 Unionized hourly warehouse employees in accordance with established Health and Safety, Quality and Food Safe standard operating procedures (SOPs) to meet scheduled requirements
• Provide performance management for direct reports, including developing strategies to manage absence and discipline, working collaboratively with human resources as necessary; track and monitor departmental/employee metrics in support
• Coordinate and ensure cycle count intervals are maintained as assigned and ensure continuous inventory accuracy through routine reconciliation of sub-inventories. Investigate inventory discrepancies and make adjustments as approved

Requirements

• Ability to demonstrate behaviours that support organizational values
• Acceptable criminal record check
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to create reports and deliver presentations
• Forklift knowledge an asset
• Ability to prioritize and balance between short- and long-term plans within a fast-paced environment
• Minimum 3 years of warehousing, shipping/receiving, or transportation experience in a unionized environment with at least 1 year of supervisory experience
• Minimum secondary school diploma or equivalent
• Demonstrated skills in facilitation, employee engagement, attendance and performance management, and safety enhancement
• Computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office; knowledge of warehouse management systems with RF capability considered an asset. Working knowledge of occupation health and safety and other related legislation/regulations

Working Conditions

• Required to wear PPE while in manufacturing environment
• Spends approximately 70% of the time working in manufacturing environment and approximately 30% in an office environment
• Must be able to work rotating shifts
• Travel may be required

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