Facilities Planner - Zealandia, Canada - Global Food and Ingredients In

Global Food and Ingredients In

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Zealandia, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Global Food and Ingredients (GFI) is a fast-growing Canadian owned and operated food and ingredients company.

GFI's vision is to become a leader in connecting the global pulses and specialty crops supply chain, from origination through to value-added processing and distribution to the end user.

Reporting to the VP of Ingredients, GFI is currently looking for a Facilities planner who will be responsible for supporting our Zealandia facility on a full-time permanent basis.

The position will require maintenance of efficiency and administration, a strong communicator, and someone that can multi-task with ease.

Responsibilities:

Be the first point of contact within the Facilities office during working hours to ensure phone calls are taken, queries are dealt with in a time and affective manner.
Coordinate daily activity between the origination locations (Red plant, Green Plant, and Pea-Splitter) and the freight companies to ensure that the goods are shipped in a timely and efficient manner
Ensure there is coordination and flow for both inbound and outbound shipments and customer compliance is met
Assist in determination of solutions to interruptions in services of utilities
Track daily shipments of delivery
Enter data into GFI's system and third party systems (e.g CP Rail), this include weight, dockage, grade and other data related to shipments
Maintaining internal logistics spreadsheets
Work with equipment suppliers to book equipment, schedule equipment deliveries and coordinate as needed
Support, schedule and coordinate the delivery of inbound products from farmers
Working closely with suppliers, carriers and customers to manage shipments and contracts
Liaise with other departments to ensure smooth execution and visibility of inventory movement and transfers
Provide office administrative support as needed e

g :
assist HR at Corporate Division for any new hire paperwork / orientation documentation

Other responsibilities as assigned

Requirements:

Reliable transportation to our Zealandia facility
Minimum 1 year of administrative or logistics experience
Understanding of pulses and specialty crops is an asset
Detailoriented with the ability to understand the bigger picture
Ability to work effectively in a fastpaced environment and adapt to change
Ability to multitask and prioritize workflow
Ability to complete tasks with a high level of organization, responsibility and efficiency
Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work individually and as part of a team
Proficiency in data entry, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
Phone
Mail 43 Colborne St, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5E 1E3