Assistant Warehouse Manager

**Why work with Weber?**

**We love our people, we love our customers, we love our supplier partners. It’s built right into our vision We are a proud Canadian industrial distributor with over 165 years of rich history. We have 18 locations across Canada staffed with talented and friendly people. Our management team prides itself on doing whatever it takes, supporting everyone, and getting their hands dirty for the betterment of the company. If this speaks to you, we want you on our team**

**Shift is fulltime 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours/week)**

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Coordinates day to day incoming/outgoing functions, focusing on time constraints, and servicing our customers
- Collaborates with other Department Managers, meeting or exceeding company expectations and requirements
- Continuously improves operations (i.e. waste reduction & product quality) to maximize operational efficiency and minimize waste
- Meticulously monitors and ensures employee and team-based performance metrics against results achieved
- Leads and supervises warehouse staff through training, mentoring, and motivating employees
- Develops and focuses team activities on key performance measures designed to deliver business results
- Fosters team development, cross-training initiatives, quality performance, cost savings, and service excellence
- Communicates cross functionally to solve operational issues
- Supports and maintains quality standards as per ISO 9001:2015
- Ensures that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and orderly fashion
- Assists with the selection process as well as the employee performance review process as needed
- Upholds and promotes all company policies and health and safety standards
- Understands Ontario Employment Standards and Acts that pertain to employees
- Analyzes the entire distribution process, while making knowledge-based assessments to improve ongoing operations
- Flexible, adaptable, logical, and consultative management style
- Demonstrated ability to effectively present strategies and plans to senior management
- Responsible for inventory integrity and performing in-depth cycle counts
- Other duties as assigned

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- 2-3 years Experience in a distribution environment
- 2-3 years supervisory experience in a Warehouse environment
- Ability to lead teams of 20 to 30 employees (day, afternoon, weekend)
- Strong problem solving, decision making, time management, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
- Versatile in warehouse functions (picking, packing, putaway, receiving, driving)
- Excellent interpersonal skills both with employees in head office as well as in our locations across Canada
- Knowledge of WHMIS, WSIB, and other Health and Safety related programs
- Valid drivers license with clean driving record
- Experience with driving straight trucks as well as forklift and skyjack experience would be beneficial
- Previous experience with ISO would be beneficial
- Intermediate proficiency with MS Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

**Physical/Mental Demands**:

- Regularly lift/move objects that range from 10-55 lbs
- Frequent walking, crouching, climbing, carrying, standing, pushing and pulling of skids via a pump truck and products via a dolly
- Capable of learning new skills and transferring that knowledge immediately and accurately

Weber Supply is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants upon request.

Work Remotely
- No

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From $45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Store discount
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kitchener, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- forklift/reach truck: 1 year (required)