Distribution Supervisor

Imperial Dade Canada, leading national distributor, has a job open in New Westminster, British Columbia. This position supervises the afternoon shift warehouse employees. They are responsible for the combination of picking and loading of products. They will work to ensure efficient distribution, monitor cleanliness and working conditions of the facility and equipment and use analytical data and operational metrics to supervise warehouse employees to meet performance goals and minimize costs. This person will work with the supervisor team to improve pick accuracy and operational strategies and to achieve distribution objectives while meeting customer requirements. As well as maintain a professional and courteous relationship with all sales, management, customer service, office personnel, and customers.

The hours of this position are Monday to Friday from 1:00pm - 9:30pm PST

Imperial Dade is the leading distributor of foodservice packaging, facilities maintenance supplies and equipment in the U.S. As a provider of customized supply chain solutions, the company serves customers in many business-to-business market segments including supermarkets, healthcare facilities, universities, and restaurants. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New Jersey, Imperial Dade serves more than 80,000 customers through a footprint of 80+ branches.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to all warehouse employees.
- Promote a culture of safety at every opportunity with employees. Ensure safety procedures are being followed strictly and that work is performed in a safe and efficient manner.
- Supervise the daily workflow in the areas of order picking, receiving and truck loading.
- Identify process improvements, increase efficiency and productivity to achieve budget targets and operational metrics.
- Work collaboratively with other departments to ensure effective internal and external customer service.
- Ensure standard productivity and error standards are consistently met.
- Provide orientation and ongoing training.
- Assess manpower requirements necessary to maintain established service levels.
- Support co-workers on day shift / night shift

**Qualifications**:

- A College Diploma or a equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred, within distribution, logistics and transportation.
- Transportation routing experience.
- Experience leading employees in a unionized work environment.
- Experience in training, motivating, coaching employees.
- Excellent written/oral communication and listening skills.
- Ability to multi-task and have excellent time management skills.
- Strong planning, organization, and customer relations skills.
- Excellent leadership, customer relations and interpersonal skills.
- Computer literate with Windows based software programs, Transportation tracking systems and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

At Imperial Dade, we offer an exciting environment in which to work, learn, and grow professionally. We are excited to continue to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team. As a family-owned and operated company, we value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits, Pension, Life Insurance, and a generous Paid Time Off Package.

Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.