Warehouse Manager

_Brimich is a family owned and operated 3PL company. We are a growing organization currently looking for a passionate and motivated _**Warehouse Manager (Afternoons)**_ _to join our winning team as we continue to grow._
- **Afternoon Shift: 3pm-11pm, Monday-Friday**_

**Position Summary**:
The Warehouse Manager is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all warehouse activities to achieve company objectives, at the highest possible efficiency and quality level, capturing available cost saving opportunities

**Essential Functions & Responsibilities**:

- **Operations Management**:_
- Develops and executes a strategic plan in collaboration with senior management that ensures the efficient and cost-effective operation and utilization of the facility.
- Ensures the creation of efficient shipping and receiving work schedules based on productivity requirements to meet operational goals.
- Oversees all inbound and outbound shipments to ensure they are completed correctly as per the prescribed quality standards.
- Manages supervisory staff in the facility to ensure duties and responsibilities are carried out in a competent manner, following HACCP & SQF rules, H&S rules, and company Policies and Procedures.
- Ensures that all facility equipment is utilized in the most effective manner.
- Collaborates with other area leaders to ensure labour is balanced across all areas with regard to daily workloads and moves labour as required.
- Fosters a culture of continuous improvement in every facility and empowers all associates to take ownership in continually seeking ways to improve their own performance.
- Identifies opportunities to improve processes as it relates to warehouse staff and make recommendations to senior management.
- Works with SQF Manager to enforce HACCP and SQF programs and to maintain the programs to ensure compliance and continued certification.
- Initiates and participates in quality planning/improvement activities by auditing the compliance of both internal and external SOP’s.
- Performs other duties as required within their abilities, requested by the Operations Director and/or other members of the Executive management team.
- **Financial Responsibilities**:_
- Understanding of how decision-making impacts financial outcomes.
- Be open to learning financial concepts including, but not limited to, budgeting, forecasting, P&L statements, etc.
- Produce and analyze productivity reports to identify gaps in performance and opportunities for improvement.
- **Employee Relations & Development**:_
- Ensures the completion of daily pre-shift meetings that cover previous day performance, productivity targets, workload, and any other pertinent information provided by senior management.
- Ensures correct staffing and supports hiring for facility as needed.
- Ensures proper onboarding of new employees by following a structured onboarding and training schedule.
- Determine and communicate department and individual employee goals that contribute to operational success.
- Manages and maintains good human resources practices with direct reports, and adherence to established corporate and department policies and procedures.
- Provides feedback, coaching, guidance, and recognition to enhance other’s skill development.
- Provides regular coaching and feedback on performance, prepares and presents formal performance appraisals.
- **Health & Safety Responsibilities**:_
- Understands and works in compliance with the Environmental and Health/Safety management systems, policies, rules, and guidelines.
- Observe standards for safe working conditions as outlined in the Ontario Health & Safety Act and takes every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.
- _**Specific Health & Safety accountabilities include, but are not limited to**:_
- performing regular workplace inspections,
- conducting/participating in safety talks, staff meetings,
- actively participating in accident/incident investigations,
- follows the training program for new employees,
- identifying, and correcting unsafe acts or conditions,
- identify, correct, or commend health and safety performance and KPI’s
- **SQF Responsibilities**:_
- Ensures facilities follow the SQF program; assigns resources to ensure compliance and continued certification in accordance with the program and the SQF Manager.
- _**Specific accountabilities for food safety include, but are not limited to**:_
- participating in a yearly mock recall and monthly SQF premises inspections,
- conducting/coordinating SQF verification activities with the SQF Manager
- monitoring daily walks and reports
- ensuring employees are properly trained, and training is properly recorded
- identifying and correcting GDP deviations or conditions
- Customer Concern response and communicating to the proper internal team
- Corrective Action Reports and communicating to the proper internal team

**Job Specifications—Skills and Competencies**:

- 10 years’ exper