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Departement: Supply Chain & Logistic
Workplace: Strathroy
Company: Nortera
Joining Nortera means choosing opportunities to grow together!
As the North American leader in ready-to-cook vegetables, we are committed to contributing to the well-being of society by providing access to healthy and sustainable food.
Nortera produces major private and retail brands and markets its own brands Arctic Gardens and Del Monte.
Why choose Nortera
- Competitive salary, annual bonus and vacation policy;
- Complete range of social benefits (telemedicine) and employee assistance program (EAP);
- Possibility of contributing to an RRSP with employer contribution;
- Participation in a volunteer day at the employer's expense;
- Reimbursement for tuition fees and physical activity;
- Environment that fosters learning and professional development;
- Opportunities to work on inspiring projects in a growing company!
Base salary
Your daily role
Under the direction of the Logistics Director, this role acts as the liaison to our internal and external customers, optimizing inventory levels and storage utilization with a strategic vision while adhering to established safety and quality procedures while striving to continually improve all facets of the business.
The Logistics Manager will be responsible and committed to respecting the values and achieving the objectives of the organization. Innovative and efficient, they will be responsible for the planning, organization, inventory management, performance results and financial results of all distribution activities at the site. In addition, they will have to ensure the constant development of opportunities, customer service and the improvement of internal processes.
THE ROLE:
- Lead regularly scheduled team meetings, and process improvement teams;
- Foster a culture of warehouse safety, food safety, waste reduction program; ensure objectives are met while continually optimizing strategic vision by analyzing, planning and implementing process improvements;
- Develop a working knowledge of lift equipment and warehouse processes to support coaching and mentorship of team members;
- Lead, influence, motivate and liaise with team members and peers in a diverse working environment;
- Support leaders in onboarding of new team members; team member training and work performance management, at times participate in recruitment functions;
- Conduct regular departmental tours and participate in meetings and safety inspections as needed;
- Oversee Inventory accuracy, investigations, cycle count program and department budget addressing variances;
- Oversee and identify building maintenance corrective measures and corrective actions follow-up;
- Monitor scheduling of team members to ensure proper staffing; identify staffing needs;
- Proactively support development and job transfers to support workforce planning;
- Oversee completion of daily shift reports, action plan logs, communication of variances to team members.
Your profile
- Minimum of 3 years of experience is desired in similar role;
- Required · post secondary degree or diploma in a related discipline - or equivalent knowledge and/or experience;
- Committed to servicing all customers in a safety oriented environment;
- Excellent interpersonal/listening skills in order to interact with a diverse workforce; a communicator with proven leadership abilities;
- Demonstrated occupational health & safety and food safety competency (hazard recognition, legislation, safety practices);
- Computer systems, WMS and TMS experience;
- Innovative, resourceful with a continuous improvement mindset;
- Committed to personal development;
- Outgoing, visible, and approachable with the ability to inspire and influence others;
- Problem solver with the courage to lead change; resolve conflict; respected and respectful;
- Ability to work in an environment that has a great deal of urgency;
- Ability to work in a freezer environment.
We’re looking for people like you!
Come grow with Nortera!
Although all job applications are considered, only successful applicants will be contacted. The use of masculine gender could have been used without discrimination and only for the purpose of lightening the text. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from a wide variety of candidates in order to staff a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities in which we operate.
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