Distribution Supervisor

Job title: Distribution Supervisor

Job description: Job Summary and Scope:

Supervise all picking activities while respecting set budgets and keeping interruptions in customer service to a minimum. To manage warehouse employees while maintaining a good working environment and promoting occupational health and safety.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and supervision to all warehouse employees.
• Promote a positive teamwork environment between departments and employees. Delegate and distribute assignments and decisions appropriately.
• 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 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.
• Ensure that employees receive applicable training and skills development.
• Provide orientation and ongoing training.
• Assess manpower requirements necessary to maintain established service levels.

Qualifications; Skills and Experience:

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

Veritiv Canada is an equal opportunity employer committed to ensuring an equitable and accessible workplace. Please notify us through your job application of accommodation requirements needed throughout the recruitment process and our Talent Acquisition Team will follow up with you directly.

Veritiv is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employment applicants without regard to gender, color, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.

Veritiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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Company: Veritiv

Expected salary:

Location: Calgary, AB

Job date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:38:56 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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