Position Summary:  

The Warehouse Coordinator role offers an administrative support to the warehouse operations of a dedicated McDonald's distributorship with responsibility for planning/scheduling of manpower and equipment of the hourly workforce while nurturing an environment that maximizes employee safety, involvement and morale.

Within the scope of his/her responsibility, the warehouse coordinator ensures safety is a number one priority through effective daily communications and action plan execution with employees while advocating injury/collision risk management and incident avoidance.

Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to: 

• Plan daily and weekly workforce
• Conduct daily shift meetings, communicating appropriate safety and operational messages, taking suggestions and answering questions
• Assign daily work duties to warehouse workers
• Manage work flows efficiently, meeting the requirements of our Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Maintain Vocollect, and WMS
• Ensure the employees’ productivity and products and equipment’s reliability follows all standards
• Follow all SOPs and train employees, as necessary
• Maintain production schedules and other pertinent information
• Communicate accross Warehouse and Transportation departments regarding possible issues impacting our customer or one-another
• Show leadership by promoting teamwork and by having a positive attitude
• Follow industry, company and sanitation standards, including making sure physical plant and transportation equipment is free from hazards and meets legislated requirements
• Follow all Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Good Warehouse Practices (GWP)
• Other projects or duties as assigned

Required Skills and Experience: 

• University or collegial degree in business, engineering, logistics or related field
• Ideally shall have three to five years’ experience in high-volume, food service, unionized distribution, or logistics
• Strong computer software (i.e., MS Office) skills required
• Leadership  required
• Integrative thinker and excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic, ability to multi-task in a high pressure 
• Attention to detail, organization skills
• High initiative, self-motivation
• Strong, interactive team player
• Excellent time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities
• Ability to produce accurate and timely reports
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• This position must pass a post-offer background check