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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Order Picking Supervisor will lead and develop the order picking team while driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of productivity, managing shift communications, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
Job details
Who We Are Join Fresh Prep — a dynamic leader revolutionizing how Canadians experience food through sustainable meal kit delivery. As one of Canada's fastest-growing companies and a certified B Corporation, we're committed to making it easier for people to eat well and live better. We're proud to be recognized as a workplace where innovation meets impact. Our accolades — including BC's Top Employers, placement on The Globe and Mail's Canada's Top Growing Companies list, and recognition as one of Deloitte's Best Managed Companies — reflect our commitment to excellence in both customer experience and employee satisfaction. Our collaborative culture brings together passionate food lovers, sustainability champions, and tech innovators who are reshaping the future of food. Who You Are You are an experienced, people-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment. You balance hands-on execution with strategic oversight and take pride in building high-performing teams. * Strong People Leader: Leads with empathy, builds trust, and demonstrates a genuine commitment to both people and results. * Collaborative Team Player: Fosters collaboration, inspires shared success, and drives a results-oriented culture. * Effective Communicator: Communicates clearly, sets consistent expectations, and holds themselves and others accountable. * Mentor: Empowers others to grow through coaching, development, and guidance, fostering confidence and independence. What You'll Be Doing * Continuous Improvement: Identify and lead FY25 continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring progress and visibility through the FP Improvements Database. * Skill Development: Develop and implement step-up cards to support skill progression for Team Leads and support staff within the Order Picking team. * People Leadership: Lead, support, and develop Order Picking Team Leads, support staff, and Associates to strengthen performance and engagement. * Succession Planning: Build team depth by training and developing capable backups who can independently plan and execute daily operations. * Shift Communication: Introduce structured, focused shift-start meetings to align the team on daily priorities, performance metrics, and operational expectations. * Employee Engagement: Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and implement initiatives that improve team eNPS. * Department Performance: Maintain a strong focus on key departmental outcomes, including people-related objectives and On Time In Full (OTIF) performance. * Additional Responsibilities: Perform other related duties as required. What We Are Looking For * Leadership Experience: At least three years of experience leading teams, with a focus on productivity, operational efficiency, and continuous process improvement. * People Development: At least three years of experience coaching and developing direct reports, supporting career growth, and managing performance. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: At least three years of experience working collaboratively with teams across Purchasing, Production, Quality Assurance, and Human Resources. * Frontline Leadership Development: Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, and developing frontline leaders to strengthen leadership capabilities and team performance. * Continuous Improvement Expertise: Experience with Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma methodologies is considered a strong asset. What You Can Expect * Competitive salary that recognizes your skills and experience. * Work schedule: Friday to Tuesday, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. * 10% performance-based bonus. * Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, after 90 days of employment. * Exclusive food perks to enjoy our amazing products. * An energetic, inclusive workplace where your voice matters and your contributions make a real impact. * A culture that embraces innovation, encourages professional growth, and supports work-life balance. * The opportunity to be part of a certified B Corporation making a meaningful difference in sustainable food systems. Fresh Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and prohibits discrimination of any kind. We value diversity at our company and at all job levels our goal is to be diverse, inclusive and representative of the communities we operate in. We endeavour to recruit, develop and retain the best talent from a diverse candidate pool and truly believe that diversity, equity and inclusion among our team members is vital to our success as a company. We trust that in applying for a role with us you value this as well! At Fresh Prep, we work with a variety of ingredients, including common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy. Whether you're in one of our corporate functions or within the production facility, you may be exposed to these ingredients. If you have concerns — especially around allergens or meat — please let us know during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
The Order Picking Supervisor will lead and develop the order picking team while driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance. They are responsible for maintaining high standards of productivity, managing shift communications, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least three years of experience in team leadership, operational efficiency, and coaching direct reports. Proficiency in cross-functional collaboration and familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies like Lean or Six Sigma are highly valued.
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus
- Health benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Food perks
Listed skills
- People leadership · Preferred
- Operational Efficiency · Preferred
- Continuous Improvement · Preferred
- Lean Manufacturing · Preferred
- Coaching · Preferred
- Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred
- Team Engagement · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Process Improvement · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- People leadership
- Operational efficiency
- Continuous improvement
- Lean manufacturing
- Six sigma
- Performance management
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Succession planning
- Team engagement
- Communication
- Process improvement
- Operational oversight
- Business Metrics
- Empathy
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operational Efficiency
- Workplace Inclusivity
- Energetic
- Building Trust
- Talent Management
- Six Sigma Methodology
- Backup Devices
- Customer Service
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Training And Development
- Electronic News Production Systems
- Employee Engagement
- Performance Management
- Employee Satisfaction
- Leadership
- Innovation
- Leadership Development
- Lean Manufacturing
- Mentorship
- Operations
- Order Picking
- Performance Metric
- Purchasing
- Quality Assurance
- Succession Planning
- Team Leadership
- Team Performance Management
Job areas
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Food & Beverage
- Order Picker
- Lean Manufacturing Manager
- Manufacturing Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
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