Join our team as a Warehouse Manager and play a key role in driving efficient warehouse, logistics, and supply chain operations within a growing food manufacturing environment.

You will lead warehouse operations, oversee inventory accuracy and product movement, develop a high-performing team, and work cross-functionally to ensure timely deliveries, safe operations, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse & Logistics Operations

- Oversee daily warehouse activities, including receiving, storage, inventory movement, order staging, and shipping.
- Ensure timely and accurate movement of raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.
- Resolve operational issues involving deliveries, inventory discrepancies, damaged goods, and equipment.

Inventory & Performance Management

- Maintain accurate inventory records and effective stock rotation practices.
- Oversee cycle counts, physical inventories, and discrepancy investigations.
- Monitor departmental KPIs, identify performance trends, and implement process improvements to increase productivity and accuracy.

Team Leadership

- Lead, coach, and develop warehouse employees, promoting accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.
- Set explicit expectations for productivity, attendance, accuracy, and safety.
- Support employee onboarding, training, and ongoing performance development.

Supply Chain & Vendor Coordination

- Collaborate with Procurement, Production, Quality, Sales, and other departments to align warehouse activities with production schedules and customer commitments.
- Manage relationships with suppliers, carriers, and logistics providers, addressing service issues and supporting cost-effective solutions.




- Identify supply chain risks and opportunities to improve delivery performance and operational efficiency.

Safety, Compliance & Cost Control

- Ensure compliance with company policies, applicable regulations, Health & Safety requirements, GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards.
- Promote safe material handling, equipment operation, storage, and transportation practices.
- Monitor operational costs and identify opportunities to reduce waste, delays, and unnecessary expenses.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, operational planning, and departmental budgeting.

Qualifications & Skills

- 5+ years of progressive experience in warehouse, logistics, distribution, or supply chain operations, preferably in food manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience leading warehouse teams and managing daily operations.
- Strong understanding of inventory control, shipping, receiving, transportation, and warehouse processes.
- Experience with ERP/WMS platforms and inventory management systems.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to interpret operational data, monitor KPIs, and implement practical improvements.
- Working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, food safety, and workplace Health & Safety requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burlington, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- Warehouse: 5 years (required)
- Warehouse management system: 3 years (required)
- Food industry: 3 years (required)
- 3PL: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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