Picking Supervisor, Afternoon Shift

About CJR Wholesale Grocers CJR Wholesale Grocers is a family-owned business serving the GTA for over 25 years. We provide independent grocers with a reliable, high-quality one-stop shop. We are looking for an action-oriented Picking Supervisor to lead our afternoon shift team in driving safe, accurate, and efficient warehouse operations. Role Summary As the Afternoon Shift Picking Supervisor, you will oversee a team of lead hands and Order Pickers across ambient, cooler, and freezer zones. Your focus will be on driving daily fulfillment targets, maintaining product quality and code-date integrity, enforcing safety protocols, and optimizing staging and shipping workflows. Key Responsibilities · Shift Leadership: Supervise, motivate, and coordinate shift order pickers across ambient, cooler, and freezer zones to achieve high order accuracy and daily fulfillment targets. · Quality & Compliance: Maintain strict quality control standards, ensuring proper product rotation, code-date integrity, and damage-free staging. · Training & Onboarding: Train and onboard team members on safe picking techniques, equipment operation, WMS workflows, and RF scanner procedures. · Workflow Optimization: Manage the staging area, resolve operational floor bottlenecks, and maintain accurate shift performance records. · Safety & Compliance: Enforce safety regulations, conduct floor audits, and proactively identify and resolve potential hazards. · Equipment Operation: Operate forklifts, reach trucks, and walkies as required to support stock movement. · Productivity/Accuracy goals: Implement and enforce productivity/accuracy goals (e.g., pick rate, error rate), conduct regular quality checks on picked orders, and resolve inventory/systemic issues. Requirements & Qualifications · Experience: 3+ years of supervisory or lead hand experience in order picking, preferably in grocery wholesale or distribution. · Certifications: Active certification on Forklift, Reach Truck, and Walkie equipment. · Technical Skills: Proficiency with Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and handheld RF scanners. · Work Environment: Comfortable working in cold/refrigerated environments (cooler & freezer) and physically capable of lifting up to 50 lbs. · Core Skills: Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and team-building capabilities. Pay: $56,000.00-$65,000.00 per year Application question(s): Have you been convicted of a crime which you have not received a pardon? Provide details. Are you eligible to work 40hrs a week in Canada? Experience: supervisory or lead hand : 3 years (preferred) Shift Leadership: 2 years (preferred) Quality & Compliance: : 2 years (preferred) safe picking techniques: 2 years (preferred) Manage the staging area: 1 year (preferred) resolve operational floor bottlenecks: 1 year (preferred) enforce productivity/accuracy goals : 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: Raymond Reach (preferred) Walkie (preferred) Work Location: In person

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