Shipping Supervisor

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Position Title: Shipping Supervisor 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 42268 

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Shipping Supervisor

Portage la Prairie, MB

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Shipping Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of shipping and receiving operations of 12- 20 warehouse operators.   This includes the functions of oversight in Warehousing, shipping/ receiving procedures, and ensuring the safety of all employees while utilizing systems of WMS Warehouse Management Systems and SAP inventory control and billing. Oversight includes team building, appraising employees, setting goals for employees while approving pay and administering follow-up coaching, or in certain cases administering discipline.   Serves as a change agent and facilitator of continuous improvement processes.  

What you’ll be doing.

• Institute a safe workplace ensuring the safety of all employees, including compliance with forklift operating guidelines.
• Oversight and Supervision of Shipping and Warehousing activities for the shift crew. 
• Ensuring daily activities are in compliance with all McCain shipping / receiving procedures, regulatory bodies of HACCP, customer audits, Fire commissioners’ office, environmental agencies (ISO). 
• Effective Communication to ensure shift goals are discussed, ensuring issues are communicated and addressed.
• Policy Deployment including revisions to existing and implementing change required of outdated procedures.
• Approving of employee's time for wages, vacation time administration of crew, administering coaching and appraising employees and administering discipline if needed. 
• Driving everyday engagement.
• Work towards shift goals in Safety, shipping, and receiving schedule compliance and facilitate efficient practices in working to meet shift productivity and Forklift impact monitoring Info- Link Goals. 

MEASURES OF SUCCESS: 

• Key Measure shift loading/unloading adherence to TMS. 
• Good Communication and Leadership monitored by Our voice, shift startup meetings, shift hand-off meetings, and resolving of employee issues including addressing absenteeism and ensuring staffing levels adequate for shipping / receiving operations.
• Efficient loading crews with minimal issues regarding timely loading, timely receiving, the accuracy of orders, and accuracy of inventory and fulfillment of shift metric goals.  Must be visible throughout the shift on the warehouse floor following up on tasks and supervising duties. 

What you’ll need to be successful.

• 3 years’ experience in leadership roles with focus on Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing. Previous experience in an acting supervisor role will be highly regarded.
• WMS knowledge, including strong leadership and coaching skills along with the ability to manage multiple priorities is required.
• Strong communication skills required, managing and responding to e-mail volume. 
• Experience and ability to problem solve, analyze trends, Coach and lead to facilitate McCain's shift goals.
• Must oversee refrigeration operations on the assigned crew and is recommended incumbent has or obtains an ammonia class refrigeration certificate. 

About McCain.

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package: $58,800.00 - $78,500.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility 

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.    

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
 
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here. 

Job Family: Manufacturing; Supply Chain & Logistics      
Location(s): CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)