Warehouse Supervisor (Night Shift)

Job description

POSITION: Warehouse Supervisor (Night Shift)

COMPANY: Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada
BUSINESS UNIT: PetCare
DEPARTMENT: Warehouse
LOCATION: Mississauga, Ontario
REPORTS TO: Warehouse Manager

About Nestlé Purina PetCare Canada
We are a leader in the pet care industry, whose vision is to be the world's most trusted Company in Enriching the Lives of Pets and the People Who Love Them . We are high performers who thrive among the best and offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can contribute to challenging, satisfying and meaningful work. We are committed to building a team that is committed to pets and their owners. Your Pet, Our Passion®

Position Summary

Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, the incumbent will supervise all aspects of the Warehouse Department including scheduling, coaching, and training warehouse personnel. You will use your coaching skills to develop a culture of trust and to cultivate the best by inspiring, challenging and promoting our workforce. Leading by example, you will promote and ensure the Health & Safety of all operators, and compliance with all GMP's and Food Safety programs. You will ensure all quantitative and qualitative measures in the operating plan are met including those related to line reliability, labour utilization, resource optimization and losses. This position will be on Night Shift 12:00am – 8:15am.

Major Responsibilities

· Deliver effective training and performance management of Warehouse employees.
· Provide administration control for all shipping and receiving activities.
· Ensure inventory accuracy and maintain FEFO adherence.
· Supervise the movement of all goods. Externally includes: carrier selection, load planning, and cost/benefit analysis. Internally includes: space planning, equipment and resource management.
· Establish and maintain good working relationships with Distribution Centres, Logistics, carriers and suppliers.
· Promote and enhance a positive Labour-management relationship including efforts to continuously improve teamwork and establish high levels of employee involvement.
· Coordinate with all Departments to maximize overall effectiveness and efficiency of the operation.
· Initiate process improvements by coaching the warehouse group to identify potential savings and assist with their implementation.
· Deliver effective training and performance management to the warehouse workforce.
· Continually review existing processes and procedures in order to implement improvements.
· Undertake other functions as required.

Qualifications

· A minimum 1 – 2 years' experience as a Supervisor preferably within a unionized environment.
· Computer skills, with some working knowledge of factory systems and SAP highly desired, also knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Power Point required.
· Must be able to respond to changing demands with short notice, and be proactive in managing the needs of a 24/7 operation.
· Demonstrated problem-solving and leadership skills as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills are required to excel at working within a team environment.
· The successful candidate is a creative thinker with strong analytical and organization skills. They will be able to work independently and cope with conflicting demands in short time periods.
· Off-shift vacation coverage required.
· Able to anticipate challenges and opportunities with proactive behaviour.
· Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail with strong initiative, customer service focused attributes.
· Excellent prioritization and communication skills.
· Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast paced environment.

Nestlé Purina PetCare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé Purina PetCare will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

For further insight on our culture, values and principles, please visit http://www.purina.ca/ .