Warehouse Supervisor - Mississauga, Canada - Giraffe Foods Inc.

Giraffe Foods Inc.

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Our Company

Our products can be found under Private Label in local and national groceries, multi-unit restaurant operations, and other food manufacturers across the US and Canada.

We supply a vast range of chef-created sauces and dressings for meal kits, frozen meals, restaurant entrees and salads and salad kits.

Though you may not know Giraffe Foods yet, you certainly know our customers and have most likely already enjoyed some of our delicious products without realizing it.

Proud to be chosen as Canada's Great Place to Work, Giraffe Foods boasts a strong leadership team and enjoys a mutually beneficial partnership with our global parent company Symrise, headquartered in Germany.

Position Summary:

The Warehouse Supervisor is responsible for the SAFE, efficient day-to-day operations of the warehouse. The Warehouse Supervisor is accountable for the product flow through the warehouse. He/she will be responsible for maintaining product inventory, receiving, space management, storing, shipping items and securing warehouse. He/she will be leading, developing and coaching warehouse team to meet company expectation.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Maintaining physical inventories and performing daily and weekly cycle counts and reconciliations.
Ensure storage of raw material in accordance with company policies.
Performing all functions for maintaining inventory accuracy; investigating and reporting
Discrepancies where required both physically and in the system records.
Assist Packaging and Processing Teams with prioritizing Inbound Transfers.
Manage Outbound material transfers/Kanban to maintain only required quantities in Warehouse.
Operating a reach lift to sort, move, locate, relocate, stack, restack and count materials.
Maintain accountability for the safe and efficient operation of the lift trucks and comply with all
Applicable safety rules and SOPs.
Comply with all food safety regulations outlined by the Quality Department for all raw materials and finished goods.
Efficiently stacking and storing merchandise in appropriate areas
Responsible for maintaining a clean, neat and orderly work area including the cooler and freezer
Ensure that operations are conducted in a manner that promotes health and safety
Comply with OSHA and MSDS Standards
Participate in special projects/assignments when needed.
Identify and report discrepancies and report to Team Leader immediately.
Update stock location slots in system, to ensure items are easily located by plant staff
Ensure effective, safe, accurate and timely stock management to include space allocation, stock transfer and dealing with nonconforming product
Accomplishes warehouse human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling and disciplining employees
Communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions, recommending compensation actions, adhering to policies and procedures
Moves inventory by scheduling products to be moved to and from warehouse; coordinating inventory transfers with main plant
Supervise and control of the order picking / goods in/ goods out operations to ensure their accuracy with the minimum of handling damage
Supervise stock movements and rack locations to ensure they are recorded accurately and presentable for inventory integrity.
Plan and coordinate the incoming of goods, storage and dispatch of products in a timely and efficient manner to achieve team objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)
Prepare and maintain a variety of reports and logs
Support his team using the automated warehousing system; Monitor, enter data and correct errors to maintain data integrity in the automated warehouse systems.
Liaise daily with other functions with regard to order status updates. Help in the root cause analysis to address issues.
Maintain storage areas by organizing cooler / freezer and floor space, adhering to storage design principles; recommending and implement improvements
Maintain inventory by conducting physical counts including daily rotating inventory check; reconciling variances and root cause analysis
Secure warehouse by controlling alarms and physical device (like door and windows lock); testing systems and regular audits.
Keep equipment operating by enforcing operating instructions, logs, troubleshooting breakdowns, requiring preventative maintenance, calling for repairs
Represent the department on the Health and Safety Committee as required
Follow and practice all GMP's, HACCP and SQF protocols
Work in accordance with all Health and Safety policies and procedures and maintain a safe work environment
Other duties as assigned by Manager

Education, Experience & Competency Requirements:

Reach truck certification required, experience with double deep reach and train the trainer certificate is an asset.
High School Diploma or equivalent experience require