Warehouse Operator - Day Shift

Warehouse Operator| Brantford, Canada 

Shift: 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Hourly Rate: $23.66 plus Shift Premium of $1.00

Flora Food Group makes Culinary Essentials for Better Food. We make the high-quality ingredients that help people make great meals, at home and in professional kitchens. We serve consumers and chefs in over 100 countries with a portfolio that includes iconic, locally loved brands such as  Country Crock , I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! , Becel, Red Barn Creamery and Violife . Our products support every kitchen moment, from cooking and baking to finishing and spreading and more. With over 150 years of expertise in culinary fats and oils, we deliver outstanding performance, great taste and nutrition at scale.  Our capabilities are powered by  our people, our “Flora Foodies”, who bring their Performance, Care, and Passion to everything we do. We stay close to real kitchens and consumers, hold ourselves to high standards, and care for our colleagues, our communities, and the planet. We are united by our genuine love of food and the craft behind it.

This position will be based in Brantford, Canada.  Above all, the Warehouse Operator is to work safely by observing all safety rules, including proper utilization of lock out tag out.  The Forklift Operator will operate power industrial equipment to transport materials throughout the factory. This position will be responsible for accurate inventory counts and transactions as well as following safe forklift operating procedures. The employee will be trained on operating specific machinery and doing all transaction in SAP for inbounds and outbounds including inventory management.

Operational Activities

• Conducts effective hand-over activities and records accurately events that have occurred during shift and review schedule with previous shift.  Discuss any changes made to the schedule and review any packaging issues.
• Count all available packaging required for two shifts – current and following. Will do a complete count of all materials towards the end of shift.
• Review the production schedule. Contact the shipping office if packaging is needed by a certain time.  If the information is not satisfactory, Contact production supervisor if there is not enough packaging to complete scheduled run.  This will eliminate over batching and enable schedule changes to be made in a timely manner.
• After reviewing packaging requirements with previous shift, should check in with the Lead-person to check how many packaging unloads they will have for the day.  Responsible for checking in after each load and unload for the next assignment.
• Check production lines for any upcoming line changes.
• Make sure supplies are stored for all lines in a timely manner to avoid any downtime.
• Inform the Supervisor of any packaging issues immediately.

• Damaged packaging or ingredients must be reported on the “Report of Loss or Damage Form” This form must be filled out completely and given to the Warehouse Lead or Production Supervisor.
• All packaging being pulled for production must be staged in the packaging staging area on the production floor. After changeovers all materials will be returned to warehouse after doing proper count and entering in SAP and with proper labels.
• All defective packaging must have a Vendor Complaint Form filled in.  A copy of this form will be attached to the pallets in question and given to the Production Supervisor. The pallets on hold will be put in the hold racks or in designated area with proper entry in SAP.
• Carries out forklift checks to ensure that it is clean and in a safe condition per the established procedure.
• Shut down the forklift and other equipment per the established procedure and water the batteries once a week.
• Complete necessary steps for securely shutting down warehouse and trailers.
• The work area must be always kept clean.
• Coordinates a continuous supply of appropriate material from storage areas to demarcated usage areas as per defined 5S standards.
• Responsible for accurate and efficient receipt of all packaging and raw materials deliveries, place them in staging area, entering in SAP and label all inbound materials.
• Completes all required paperwork as the relevant work is performed.
• Hang materials on tote stations where required.
• Place materials in racks in safe manner and supply to staging area from racks when required. Will do entries in SAP whenever moving materials from one location to another.
• Re-palletize packaging and raw material where required before staging or supplying to the lines.

Problem Solving

• An awareness of how to identify, prioritize and address problems using appropriate tools and techniques that eliminate recurrence.

Teamwork

• Must be a good team player capable of working within a highly effective team; responsible, supportive, and able communicator. Embrace for a cultural change.

World Class Manufacturing (WCM)

• An awareness of how to use performance measures to identify and prioritize losses in production area; provides description of problems and can provide monitoring of process or line issues.
• Completes F-Tags accurately and completely, follows proper procedures for F-Tag submission.
• May be required to complete or contribute to EWO and associated paperwork.

Tools and Equipment

• Licensed operation of required powered industrial vehicles including forklift.
• RF scanner gun
• Basic computer skills to work with SAP.
• Calculator
• Cleaning supplies include but are not limited to: chemical cleaning agents, towels, squeegee, brushes, dust pans, brooms, mops, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• 2-3 years’ experience in manufacturing environment required; food production environment preferred.
• Prior SAP experience an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and work well within a team environment.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs. maximum.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.