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