Team Leader Warehouse

Warehouse Team Lead - New Hamburg - 9:00 am - 6:30 pm M-F

General Accountability

The Team Lead will assist the Distribution Manager to provide day-to-day leadership of the Shipping/Receiving personnel, as well as complete daily shipping and receiving activities and active manual labour.

In conjunction with the other Team Lead, this hands-on role will ensure the safe, efficient, accurate and timely shipping, receiving, picking and storage of materials including mechanical and manual material handling. The hours of work are 9 am - 6:30 pm Monday to Friday with overtime as required.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assists with ensuring that productivity, quality assurance and customer-service standards are met.
• Assists with interviewing, training and coaching of new and current team members.
• Supports Distribution Manager with the goal to strive for optimum use of storage areas by maximizing racking and floor space, adhering to storage design principles, and optimizing technology.
• Assists with performance management activities with Distribution Manager as required.
• Provides recommendations for continuous improvement activities.
• Actively promotes teamwork, comradely and positivity throughout the warehouse.
• Remains vigilant at all times and holds team members accountable for fulfilling job responsibilities.
• Ensures the highest levels of health and safety are maintained while very actively supports, monitors and ensures team lead adherence to a tidy and organized warehouse.
• Frequent manually picking of 25 kg bags of product to meet order requirements.
• Operation of the counterbalance forklift and pump truck for loading and/or of trailers/trucks.
• Assisting with removal and placement of product into warehouse locations with the use of the forklift.
• Accurate scanning products in and out of the RF - Warehouse Management Scanning System.
• Accurate and timely picking of orders, processing receipts, shipments, consolidation and put away tasks and systems transactions.
• Safe movement of materials within the warehouse utilizing forklift equipment.
• Ensure optimal, organized and safe storing of products within the warehouse.
• Practice safe work habits and good housekeeping at all times.
• May be required from time to time to work a Saturday or Sunday, but very infrequent.

Working Conditions :

• Fast paced, stressful and physically demanding work.
• Overtime sometimes required.
• Warehouse environment with extreme temperatures.
• Repetitive manual lifting for frequent order picking of 25kg bags of product.
• Safe operation of counterbalance forklift for material handling.

Requirements :

• Minimum 2 years of warehouse supervisory experience in shipping/receiving.
• At least 2 years of counterbalance forklift experience.
• At least 2 years warehouse experience.
• Previous RF scanning experience a plus.
• Accuracy and eye for detail are a must.
• Be able to work independently with mínimal guidance.
• Physical strength to endure repetitive manual lifting of 25 kg bags a must.

Looking to earn even more as an employee of Pestell? We have opportunities for overtime and we have employee referral bonuses of $2000!

About Pestell Nutrition

Pestell Nutrition is a leading distributor of specialty ingredients in the North American animal nutrition market. We supply our customers with high-quality nutritional additives and ingredients for the animal nutrition and pet food industries. Since 1972, we have used our technical expertise to help our customers create and deliver nutritional solutions for high performance across Canada and the U.S. Pestell Nutrition is specialized in the global sourcing and supply of Feed Additives, Nutritional Ingredients, Macro and Trace Minerals, Pet Specialty Ingredients, and Ag Products.

In 2021, Pestell Nutrition joined forces with Barentz to lead the Animal Nutrition vertical for North America.

About Barentz

Barentz is a world class supplier of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals focused on improving the quality and length of life. We provide products that help our customers meet their formulary needs and achieve sustainability goals. We strive to change the conversation by creating value for our customers in a diverse range of end markets by providing technical and regulatory support and offering unique and creative solutions.

Our business leverages an infrastructure of industry leading technology, value-add services, global sourcing & logistics network, and a commitment to creating customer success. This philosophy has enabled Barentz to offer its customers and principal partners with North American capabilities while maintaining a local focus. Every day, we strive to deliver fantastic customer experiences.

If you are looking to join a great company and one that cares about their employees, Pestell is the company to join! We are proud of our employees and their commitment to not only the company but to each other and in term