Job Description

Job Summary:

Oversee the department, the people and systems, actively participate and be involved in a high performance cross-functional team environment.

 
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead all shipping, receiving, warehousing, and inventory activities to support safe, efficient, and accurate product movement.
• Supervise warehouse team members, ensuring timely execution of shipping, receiving, picking, put-away, and inventory control processes.
• Maintain inventory accuracy, warehouse organization, allergen management, and documentation, including vendor damage claims and shipment records.
• Coordinate with transportation providers, production, supply chain teams, and third-party partners to meet operational requirements.
• Ensure all logistics activities comply with quality, food safety, GMP, HACCP, and regulatory standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture through compliance with Occupational Health & Safety requirements, hazard prevention, and employee training.
• Lead daily team meetings, communicate performance expectations, and drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, service, and cost.
• Develop, coach, and support team members through training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Foster positive employee and union relations through effective communication, problem-solving, and administration of the Collective Agreement and company policies.
• Build collaborative relationships across Production, FSQA, Health & Safety, Reliability, and Supply Chain to achieve departmental and plant objectives.

Preferred Hiring Criteria:

The successful candidate will be results-oriented, thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment, and have the ability to develop positive working relationships with all employees. Candidates must have:

• Working experience in a warehouse or cross-dock environment 
• Proven initiative and leadership skills
• Continuous learner and willingness to embrace change
• Experience and commitment to Good Manufacturing Practices
• Knowledge of HACCP and Provincial Health and Safety Regulations
• Embraces the Maple Leaf Leadership Values
• Superior communication skills in a multi-cultural environment and the ability to deal with a variety of front line employee relations issues
• A good listener with excellent written communication skills
• Self-directed, mature and professional approach to project work
• Must possess strong interpersonal, leadership, presentation and analytical skills
• Results oriented
• Well established organizational skills to manage multiple tasks 

Working Conditions:

• Must be physically fit and able to multitask, quickly adjusting from one task to another
• Presence will be required on the production floor for long periods of time
• Independent and collaborative work environment 

Maple Leaf Foods offers the successful candidate a competitive compensation, benefit and pension package. We offer an employee development plan including; regular performance feedback, and specific developmental activities to ensure continued learning and development.

 
The incumbent is comfortable motivating and inspiring others, who has a confident and professional attitude, especially when faced with difficult situations and/or people.  This individual is someone who thrives in a challenging, productive environment built on respectful collaboration and will strive to complete tasks promptly and adhere to deadlines.