Distribution Centre Supervisor

**SPUD.ca **is looking for a **Distribution Centre Supervisor** to join our growing team

Spud is an online grocery delivery business in Western Canada. We are a passionate team who believe that food touches every aspect of our lives, so we are advocates for sustainable farming practices, sourcing locally, treating animals humanely, and reducing food waste. As a Certified B Corporation since 2013, we are committed to socially responsible business practices.

The Distribution Centre Supervisor oversees the Operations. Supervising a team of 15-22 team members, they are responsible for planning the activities of the team, coaching for performance, providing support and assistance, and developing future leaders.

Reporting to the Site Leader, the Distribution Centre Supervisor will ensure the daily success of the team, while keeping an eye towards the future.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide instruction and support to team members
- Prepare for and conduct daily team huddles and other communication touchpoints
- Lead with positivity and empathy, while ensuring that team members respect their peers and the requirements of their positions
- Where required, assist in conducting disciplinary action
- Help develop new procedures and improvements to current procedures
- Develop and maintain a cross-training program, to encourage team members to learn and engage in a variety of warehouse responsibilities
- Seek out and engage in opportunities to further personal leadership development
- Restock shelves and update inventory on a daily basis to ensure the freshest food is always readily available.
- Receive shipments from vendors and suppliers.
- Work with other warehouse team members as one large team to get the day's work done, taking initiative and being willing to assist others as necessary, rolling up your sleeves to get the job done
- Work with procurement team to ensure data entry of all received incoming items have a timely alignment from a virtual and physical movement
- Work with delivery team and ensure members scheduled properly and all vehicles are staged and set for them accordingly for the day
- Hiring and offboarding of team members as needed.
- Own the budget
- Other duties as assigned
- Experience in a warehouse setting and/or within the grocery industry would be terrific
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs comfortably, and be on your feet throughout the day.
- Ability to work comfortably in a cooler all day
- Proven ability to problem-solve and think creatively to complete assigned tasks
- Experience demonstrating front-line leadership or supervision
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Proven ability to cultivate a team environment
- Desire to actively innovate, change and improve processes on a daily basis

**What's in it for you?**
- 20% discount on SPUD.CA purchases
- Extended healthcare benefits after 3 months

**SPUD's approach to inclusive hiring**

SPUD's family of companies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which celebrates the diversity found within our teams. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented communities, including Indigenous and First Nations, the LGBTQ2+ community, people of colour, and people with disabilities, to consider applying. We know from experience that great talent comes in many forms, and we want to meet you at your best Please let us know if we can provide unique accommodations that will enable your equal participation

**Our Values**

Our values are more than just words to us. Our values drive our success and guide our growth:

- Create amazing customer experiences. We are passionate in our commitment to deliver for our customers.
- Lead with sustainability and consider our impact.
- Learn, grow and make time to celebrate wins together
- We welcome different perspectives. Diversity makes us stronger.
- Prioritize, work smart and deliver results for our stakeholders and each other.
- We are committed to our mission and that requires resilience, persistence and grit to persevere and succeed.