Warehouse & Shipping Manager - Mississauga, Canada - Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd

Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd

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Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

We are looking for a Warehouse and Shipping Manager for our Mississauga location.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Mississauga facility including the effective management of staff, resources, shipping and receiving, inventory control and the coordination of transportation activities.

What you will be doing:

Provide effective leadership for the efficient and costeffective operation of the warehouse including effective management of staff, resources, shipping and receiving, inventory management and transportation
Directly responsible for the supervision, training and development of shipping staff to ensure that work is completed safely and efficiently
Maintain a safe working environment as top priority while communicating and addressing safety concerns in a timely manner
Promote and enhance positive employee relations, communications, and high levels of employee involvement, engagement and teamwork
Manage inventory and replenishment functions to minimize inventory levels while preventing out of stock and ensure inventory accuracy and integrity.
Through established carriers and channels, coordinate the daily transportation requirements to ensure compliance with outbound schedules, quality services, product quality integrity, proper claims and timely deliveries
Ensure the effective utilization and scheduling of people, equipment and resources to optimize efficiencies including effective trailer utilization and pallet inventory
Drive and implement efficiencies to effectively reduce, labour and overtime costs as well as shipping and transportation costs
Enforce housekeeping standards in the warehouse to ensure compliance to quality, food safety and environmental policies
Ensure the security of products, materials and the building including risk management and loss prevention
Provide frequent communication, feedback and information flow to ensure customer delivery requirements are met
Other responsibilities as assigned

What you will bring to the table:

5 years of Management / Supervisory experience related to Warehousing or Distribution operations
Postsecondary education in a related discipline considered an asset
Strong knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and inventory management
Strong communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills required