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Manager – Warehouse

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Job purpose

The Warehouse Manager plays an important leadership role at Dempsey Corporation. You will work in a fast-paced food ingredient/chemical additive storage warehouse, and will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day shipping/receiving and inventory management operations. You will give direction, train new employees, and be responsible for the overall operation of the warehouse.

Duties and responsibilities


  • Contribute to a healthy and safe work environment by leading by example
  • Adhere to HACCP/FSEP food safety principles, and policies and promote them among all
  • Maintain and foster attitudes toward a safe work environment and promote the JHSC mandate
  • Oversee and direct the daily work of your team
  • Takes initiative to prioritize or shift resources to meet goals
  • Ensure all equipment is operating properly, maintained, and logged-documented, and take appropriate actions to correct any issues
  • Oversight of the 5S program engaging their team to participate in maintaining a clean work environment to the highest standard
  • Provide regular written feedback, set objectives, and host performance reviews for your team
  • Adhere to and assist in maintaining our registered ISO 9001:2015 quality system program of policies and work instructions
  • Assist in evaluating the quality of work of team members.
  • Take initiative to order supplies/material required for daily operations and for minor repairs to building/equipment
  • Organizes and delivers daily morning meetings to ensure effective departmental communications
  • Directly helps the department to meet targets and goals
  • Advocates and follows all written policies, procedures, and work instructions
  • Leads, coaches, and contributes to the team and the whole facility in a positive way
  • Act as a backup where required and ensures all team’s activities are covered at all times
  • Effectively Interface with Customer Service, Procurement, and other department teams as necessary
  • Provide labor support to the Food Safety Specialist as required
  • Provide labor support to the Beauty division as required
  • Monitors and ensures all Health & Safety and Warehouse logs and devices are in place, working, on time, and accurate
  • Responsible for the WMS and Contribute to KPI data gathering and presentation of data
  • Maintains productivity that meets expectations through KPI data gathering and presentation
  • Continuously promote our corporate culture and company core values to your team
  • Other responsibilities and special projects as required


Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years related experience in a supervisory/manager role
  • Minimum 3 years experience in Reach and Counterbalance
  • Proactive and continuous improvement mindset
  • Strong computer skills, proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, ERP & WMS
  • Able to learn quickly, problem-solve, and work efficiently
  • A college diploma in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or Business Administration preferred

Working conditions


  • Warehouse working environment, fast-paced food ingredient/chemical additive storage.

Physical requirements

  • Constant sitting, standing, and/or active movement
  • Lifting or moving heavy or awkward objects of 50 pounds


Direct reports

  • Lead Hand
  • Shipper/Receivers
  • Clerk

Key Performance Indicators

  • Receiving & Shipping
  • Productivity
  • Accuracy
  • Health & Safety
  • Facility 5S

Financial Responsibility


Preparing and adhering to Yearly Budget

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