Loading Supervisor

Agway a proud subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, is looking for a Loading Supervisor for the Exeter Location. This is a great chance to join a Top Employer and contribute to our growth and success.

Job Summary

The Loading Supervisor will primarily be responsible for supporting the loading team, overseeing the safe loading of trucks, assisting customers, and providing guidance and direction to the other shipping employees. This position is hands-on and will require the successful candidate to learn and perform all aspects of loading. This position will ensure that all employees comply with company policies, procedures, and safety standards. This role will also ensure effectiveness of employees through assignment of duties, discipline, and dismissal.

Responsabilities

• Ensure safe work practices are being followed.
• Ensure that employees adhere to all health and safety regulations.
• Ensure that all staff under your direction are equipped with and are using the proper personal protective equipment.
• Ensure that every employee under your direction is trained on every task they will be required to perform throughout their shift ie. safe operation, paperwork completion, banding/strapping, housekeeping, setting up trailers, etc.
• Oversee staff to ensure work is being performed according to established standards.
• Ensure that new employees are trained appropriately and provided support.
• With the support of Human Resources, handle employee complaints and incidents, including conflict resolution, accidents, health and safety concerns, work refusals, and investigations.
• Ensure that loads are secure according to loading standards and that loads are shipped completely and that the trucks are loaded safely.
• Work closely with the Logistics Coordinator and other Supervisors to determine daily priorities.
• Notify the sales team of any product that did not make it on the truck.
• Inspect the racks and surrounding area on a daily basis to ensure that product is not forgotten.
• Ensure that all trucks have the required load manifest paperwork.
• Determine areas of improvement for employees, providing additional training as needed.
• Celebrate successes and foster an atmosphere of success.
• Provide informal feedback and coaching to staff on an ongoing basis and document those discussions.
• Ensure employees have clear goals and are aware of expectations.
• Participate in site and workplace inspections.
• Liaise with other departments as well as other shifts to ensure that all parties are aware of the priorities for the day.
• Ensure non-loading employees are never in the loading area in the working hours.
• Assist with the loading of customer vehicles or the loading of trucks as required.
• Safely operate material handling equipment such as the Moffetts, Combi-lift forklifts, and counterbalance forklifts.
• Safely operate saws, nail guns and wrapping machines as required.
• Unload shipments from vendors as required.
• Assist with the control of traffic in the yard.
• Ensure that the employees under your direction maintain a clean working environment.
• Ensure that all employees take allotted vacation time in compliance with applicable employment and labour standards.
• Approve vacation requests and monitor vacation schedules to ensure appropriate coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a Supervisory role
• A minimum of 1 year of forklift experience is mandatory and successful completion of forklift training.
• Strong focus on safety.
• Shift flexibility – must be willing to work passed midnight in order to complete the trucks, as required
• Effective leadership skills, with a focus on mentoring and motivation of employees.
• Successful completion of Supervisor Competency training.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain lasting working relationships.
• Ability to delegate, set expectations, and monitor progress of all loading team members.
• Ability to direct and motivate a team to achieve and exceed their goals.
• Ability to remain calm and poised in urgent situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands.
• Knowledge and awareness of company products is a definite asset.

Working Conditions:

• Shift Schedule: 3:00 pm to 12:00 am

WHY WORK WITH US?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).