Warehouse Operations Manager
About the role
Warehouse Operations Manager
Our client is a national business in the warehousing and distribution space.
The Warehouse Operations Manager oversees daily warehouse operations in a unionized facility, ensuring efficient, safe, and compliant handling of materials, inventory, and personnel. This role requires strong leadership, effective communication, and the ability to maintain productive relationships within a unionized workforce while meeting operational goals. Lower Mainland, BC.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, order fulfillment, and shipping to meet performance targets and customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all labor agreements, company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with union representatives and HR to address employee relations issues, grievances, and contract interpretation in a fair and consistent manner.
- Optimize operational efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives, process enhancements, and effective use of warehouse management systems (WMS).
- Develop and mentor warehouse supervisors and staff, fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and safety awareness.
- Other as required
Requirements:
- Post Secondary in operations or equivalent years of experience.
- 5-10+ years of warehouse leadership experience, preferably in a unionized or labor-represented environment.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management systems, and labor relations practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance operational needs and employee relations.
Salary in the 100-110,000 range base salary.
If this exciting opportunity sounds like it could be of interest to you, please send us your resume today!
About MacDonald Search Group
WE CONNECT GREAT COMPANIES ... WITH EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES
Welcome to MacDonald Search Group – Canada's trusted and experienced executive search and recruitment firm. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax, and Moncton, and an online presence across North America; our goal is simple – finding the right fit for clients and candidates.
Companies and candidates rarely get together by accident. It takes a collaborative approach to combine a client's needs and a candidate's aspirations. With our depth of experience, we’re trusted to bring the two parties together and make that perfect match.
Whether the position is in sales, marketing, or management across a variety of industries, we work tenaciously to connect great clients with great candidates.
Industries We Serve
We believe every role is searchable. As long as the criteria for a position is identifiable and there are target candidates to recruit, we have the experience, adaptability, and passion to work on all types of positions and industries.
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS & FOOD SERVICE
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL
CANNABIS
MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, BUILDING PRODUCTS & CONSTRUCTION
MARKETING
B2B
RETAIL / MULTI-UNIT
HUMAN RESOURCES
FINANCE
LIFE SCIENCES – PHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICAL DEVICES, DENTAL, ANIMAL HEALTH
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
Warehouse Operations Manager
About the role
Warehouse Operations Manager
Our client is a national business in the warehousing and distribution space.
The Warehouse Operations Manager oversees daily warehouse operations in a unionized facility, ensuring efficient, safe, and compliant handling of materials, inventory, and personnel. This role requires strong leadership, effective communication, and the ability to maintain productive relationships within a unionized workforce while meeting operational goals. Lower Mainland, BC.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage warehouse operations, including receiving, storage, order fulfillment, and shipping to meet performance targets and customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all labor agreements, company policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with union representatives and HR to address employee relations issues, grievances, and contract interpretation in a fair and consistent manner.
- Optimize operational efficiency through continuous improvement initiatives, process enhancements, and effective use of warehouse management systems (WMS).
- Develop and mentor warehouse supervisors and staff, fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and safety awareness.
- Other as required
Requirements:
- Post Secondary in operations or equivalent years of experience.
- 5-10+ years of warehouse leadership experience, preferably in a unionized or labor-represented environment.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management systems, and labor relations practices.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance operational needs and employee relations.
Salary in the 100-110,000 range base salary.
If this exciting opportunity sounds like it could be of interest to you, please send us your resume today!
About MacDonald Search Group
WE CONNECT GREAT COMPANIES ... WITH EXCEPTIONAL CANDIDATES
Welcome to MacDonald Search Group – Canada's trusted and experienced executive search and recruitment firm. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax, and Moncton, and an online presence across North America; our goal is simple – finding the right fit for clients and candidates.
Companies and candidates rarely get together by accident. It takes a collaborative approach to combine a client's needs and a candidate's aspirations. With our depth of experience, we’re trusted to bring the two parties together and make that perfect match.
Whether the position is in sales, marketing, or management across a variety of industries, we work tenaciously to connect great clients with great candidates.
Industries We Serve
We believe every role is searchable. As long as the criteria for a position is identifiable and there are target candidates to recruit, we have the experience, adaptability, and passion to work on all types of positions and industries.
CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS & FOOD SERVICE
BEVERAGE ALCOHOL
CANNABIS
MANUFACTURING
OPERATIONS
SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, BUILDING PRODUCTS & CONSTRUCTION
MARKETING
B2B
RETAIL / MULTI-UNIT
HUMAN RESOURCES
FINANCE
LIFE SCIENCES – PHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICAL DEVICES, DENTAL, ANIMAL HEALTH
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION