BC Bearing/Motion Canada, a leading distributor of industrial MRO (maintenance, repair and operation replacement) parts, and the largest Bearing and Power Transmission Company in NA are currently recruiting for a Warehouse Supervisor in their Vaughan, Ontario branch. This exciting and challenging position reports into the Branch Manager and leads a team of warehouse personnel in day-to-day department operations to maintain optimal levels of product inventory and ensure effective distribution of product to branches and customers.

Motion Canada is an industry leader with approximately $430 million in sales and over 60 branches across Canada. With a national platform, a track record of success, an entrepreneurial executive team, and the backing of a multi-billion dollar parent company (Motion Industries) Motion Canada is positioned for strong growth across Canada. The company is a leading industrial distributor and provider of more than 4.8 million parts and services.

Scope:

• Under the direction of the Branch Manager, utilize personal experience and training, tools and policies provided by Motion Industries, and talents of the warehouse team
• Decisions must support both short and long-term goals
• Perform all responsibilities in accordance with established warehouse and Company policies, procedures and guidelines

Key Accountabilities:

Safety, Health & Environmental:

• Directs and administers established safety, health and environmental policies and procedures
• Ensures all employees actively participate in established safety programs
• Ensures that all identified job hazards are promptly reported and corrected

Sales & Customer Service:

• Leads warehouse personnel to provide excellent customer service that will enhance and support Company operations and sales

Other Principal Responsibilities:

• Ensures equipment required for warehouse operations (mobile equipment, conveyor equipment, etc.) is properly maintained
• Ensures adequate supplies are maintained for warehouse order fulfillment operations
• Fills in for other warehouse positions as needed
• Complies with Motion Industries’ Driving Standards Policy
• Understands potential to be on-call nights or weekends, depending on need
• Maintains responsibility for physical plan, including cleanliness and security

Business Planning:

• Directs warehouse personnel to implement programs as needed, in conjunction with the business plans of the warehouse and Motion Industries
• Escalates decisions to appropriate Branch Management and Corporate support (e.g. HR, facility required contracts, media inquiries, etc.)

People Management:

• Develops effective relationships with warehouse management team to ensure effective leadership
• Ensures compliance with GPC and Motion Industries’ HR policies, including Code of Conduct
• Sets the example of proper conduct and professionalism with employees, customers and suppliers
• Possesses and employs knowledge of both leadership and management skills
• Provides supervision to warehouse personnel, provides coaching, training and guidance
• Shares Company information with warehouse personnel as appropriate

Interaction:

• Interacts with Branch Management and employees to resolve employee performance issues
• Interacts with other warehouse employees to resolve any problems with customer orders
• Interacts with external couriers and truck drivers to ensure product is efficiently transferred to and from shipping vehicles

Training:

• Attends job-related training sessions regularly to continue professional growth and development

Education & Experience:

• Leadership, communication, relationship and people management skills required
• Warehouse/distribution experience required
• Reliability, organization and attention to detail required
• Moderate computer skills, including communicating internally and externally via email, generating reports; proficient at using business systems required
• May need to be certified to operate a forklift and/or other mobile equipment
• Good driving record required
• Education, high school or equivalent

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and talk, or hear
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, or feel and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and stoop, knee, crouch, climb or crawl
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, with assistance as necessary
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus