Shipping Supervisor

**Job purpose**

Facilitates the execution of cycle counts and the effective resolution of inventory discrepancies and location issues, assists with the distribution of workload amongst staff, provides absence/vacation back-up coverage for key roles, and helps maintain an organized, safe, and productive work environment.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

The associate’s primary functions and responsibilities are as follows:

- Oversees warehouse forklift drivers.
- Perform quality control verification checks to ensure proper movement (FIFO)
- Ensure correct labelling, and wrapping of products, along with correctness of inventory locations and proper stacking methods for optimized inventory integrity.
- Manage docks traffic, trailers movements, and coordinate with shunt drivers throughout the day.
- Ensure warehouse structure is being followed as outlined. Such as physical locations kept for ingredients/packaging/final goods.
- Ensure production staging is done properly.
- Ensure inputs are transferred to where they need to be.
- Communicate and coordinate with departments/supervisors to ensure flow and throughput is optimized.
- Recommend changes in procedures to improve the operating efficiency of the department and leads improvement projects and initiatives as assigned.
- Assign service/warehouse team members to meet the demands of the facility, while working alongside with them providing guidance as required.
- Provide backup coverage for absences and vacations within the inventory team and perform various administrative duties as assigned.
- Complete forklift inspections, maintain all inspection records, and ensure that deficiencies are documented, communicated, and corrected with urgency as required.
- Onboarding and training forklift drivers and facilitate other training sessions as needed.
- Responsible for daily management and support for the team to achieve operational success.
- Monitor time and attendance and ensure compliance with Company Procedures.
- Approve the vacation requests.
- Carry out incident, accident and non-conformity investigations and associated reporting and action closure.
- Issue disciplinary action when needed.
- Perform other assigned duties.
- Follow Health and Safety rules and regulations.
- Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety, and Food Defense guidelines.
- Comply with all Company policies and procedures.

**Qualifications**
- Extensive use of a computer is required. (Training provided)
- Great attention to detail with accuracy.
- Proficient in MS Word and MS Excel.
- Strong understanding of freight, and documentation.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

**Working conditions**
- Always work indoors.
- Compliant with ventilation, cleanliness, space, lighting, and temperature.

**Physical requirements**
- Sitting involved.
- May repeat the same movement.
- Typing involved.
- **We are an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005), RDJ Bakeries LTD will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require disability-related accommodations, please inform the Human Resources (HR) staff. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act.**_

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

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- warehouse: 3 years (required)

Work Location: In person