Warehouse Shipper/receiver Team Lead - Etobicoke, Canada - The Lamb Company

The Lamb Company

Verified Company

Etobicoke, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About You

Do you have 5 or more years experience driving a stand up forklift (Dock Stocker) in the perishable food refrigerated warehouse industry?

Do you thrive in a fast paced, dynamic work environment?

Do you have a track record of safe driving, and adherence to health & safety and food safety processes?

Are you interested in training, coaching and developing others?
Then read on to learn about our Warehouse Shipper/Receiver Team Lead opportunity in Etobicoke.

This role will appeal to people who have a strong work ethic, previous forklift driving experience, good interpersonal skills with the patience to coach and develop others and pride in doing a good job.

Pay

We offer $28.00 per hour to start. Plus Company paid benefits after 3 months.

Shift

Monday to Friday, hours to be determined with overtime as needed.

About Us
The Lamb Company is a farmer owned cooperative that has been in business for over 50 years.

We are a leading North American supplier of premium imported beef and lamb brands and specialty meats to the top retail and food service customers.

We pride ourselves on the highest safety and quality standards and offer products that are traceable from Pasture to Plate.

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Summary

The Warehouse Shipper / Receiver Team Lead is responsible for ensuring the accurate and seamless reception and processing of incoming and outgoing shipments, including picking, packing, wrapping and moving raw materials and finished products to and from the designated locations in the warehouse.

The Warehouse Shipper / Receiver must load and unload shipments regularly, with the capability of repetitive heavy lifting, and use any necessary equipment, e.g.

electric pallet jack, forklift, etc.

Other responsibilities will include the inspection of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify contents and quality to ensure that inventory transactions are completed and documented.

The Warehouse Shipper / Receiver Team Lead must understand the impact of this position on other business functions that depend on the accuracy and efficiency of incoming and outgoing items.

Inventory management and vendor relations with shipping companies are essential.

Additionally, the Warehouse Shipper / Receiver Team Lead is responsible for training and certifying other forklift drivers on the safe operation of the forklifts.

Assists the Warehouse Manager with training new Shipper / Receivers on the procedures, processes, documentation required to perform the role of Shipper / Receiver.

Core Competencies:

Customer Focus
Communication
Energy & Stress
Team Work
Quality Orientation
Problem Solving
Accountability and Dependability
Operating Equipment

Core Values:

ENGAGEMENT
Displays enthusiasm for job duties and participates in the attainment and advancement of organizational goals and interests.

INNOVATION

Displays the ability to think outside the box in order to develop creative and new solutions or products that meets current and future needs.

PROFESSIONALISM

Displays the behaviors and competencies that are expected of the position and the organization.

RESPECT

Displays an appreciation of different opinions, roles, experiences and backgrounds, follows the chain of command.

Job Duties:

Prepare shipping and receiving dock to accept incoming / outgoing product
Pick orders and prepare for shipping, including: stacking, wrapping, and crating products
Match product with purchase orders / shipping orders
Verify received product expiration codes
Inspect product to ensure saleable condition with acceptable code dating
Operate a Forklift or Electric Pallet Jack in a safe manner to move product
Maintain a safe work environment and model behavior that supports the Health & Safety Policy
Maintain regular contact with the Procurement department, local Sales personnel, CFIA inspector, Director Transportation & Logistics, and other Toronto plant personnel
Keep corporate management completely informed on key operational and warehouse conditions and trends
Ensure prompt and decisive handling of service and product complaints as they arise
May lift cases of product according to documented procedures
Process all required paperwork and maintain adequate records for reporting and tracking
Adhere to daily shipment schedule
Oversee the safe, secure and accurate loading and unloading of deliveries and shipments
Sort and distribute incoming shipments to designated warehouse locations
Perform quality audits of the condition of shipped goods for both incoming and outgoing items prior to signing off
Report discrepancies to immediate supervisor
Follow current standards and procedures, recommend process improvements
Ensure that shipments contain proper documentation and if multiple items per shipment, ensure item lists are complete
Problem solve for any cases of missing documents, shipments and deliveries
Perform monthly inventory count