Logistics Workflow Coordinator Forklift Operator
Logistics Workflow Coordinator Forklift Operator
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Job Description
Ecolab is seeking a Logistics Wave Planner to join our growing team in Mississauga ON. The Wave Planner reports into the Shift Supervisor and is responsible for planning out the work to be completed each shift by viewing upcoming shipments and compiling shipment orders into workable wave groups for the order selectors to pick. This individual will collaborate with logistics leads supervisors and fork truck operator staff to maintain proper warehouse flow. The role will also support the team as a backup Forklift Operator including order picking and/or packing order processing and other logistics duties.
Whats in it For You:
- The opportunity to take on some of the worlds most meaningful challenges helping customers achieve clean water safe food abundant energy and healthy environments
- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
- Comprehensive benefits including medical dental and pension plan
What You Will Do:
Wave Planner Duties:
- Foster clear communication with your team and internal contacts to address service related interests
- Act as a subject matter expert and perform various logistics activities such as account management database maintenance replenishment and inventory forecasting shortage resolution distribution planning delivery and exception management activities
- Manage quality service and cost metrics. Regularly analyze and report on measured data while developing and implementing specific plans to achieve improvements
- Daily GEMBA safety walks near miss/incident reporting and mentoring safety culture
- Quality reporting daily operational audits customer complaints inventory accuracy and cyclecounting
- Administrative tasks to support business needs
- Manage and support operational workflow
- Review upcoming work
- Set work into obtainable work groups reprioritizing when necessary
- Assign and monitor the work of various warehouse personnel
- Complete the waves in the warehouse management system (wms)
- Release orders based on pickup time/date order size type and complexity
- Update the wave and loading dashboards
- Ensure clear communication to picking and replenishment teams to ensure that operators understand which queue they are to be working in
- Ensure loads are completed by pickup time and reprioritize work TOs to facilitate this
- Ensure a balance of work between work queues
- Other duties as required and assigned
Forklift Operator Duties:
- Manually picks fullcase orders and stacking them onto pallets using a scanner/tablet
- Ensures proper staging and identification once an order has been completely picked
- Uses various pieces of equipment (manual pallet jack electric pallet jack reach truck and propane lift) to move pallets
- Verifies quantities quality of items and proper labeling of products that are being shipped
- Examines all packaging and contents of items for conformance to customer specifications and verifies all information against the packing list and SAP
- Coordinates with other departments such as customer service production instant and small pack
- Shipping box assembly induction for packing label preparation and application
- Trailer loading of packed boxes and pallets
- Identifies items with a quantity discrepancy and promptly communicates with Supervisor and/or Lead
- Maintains the 5S cleanliness of the picking area and pulls completed shrinkwrapped orders to the dock for LTL packers
- Follows all safety and warehouse procedures and policies
Position Details:
- The main work location for this position will be Mississauga (Tranmere Dr./Drew Rd)
- Periodically the role will be required to work at the Mississauga (Tomken Rd./Eglinton Ave. location based on business requirements
- Candidate must reside in: Greater Toronto Area
- Work week and shift: 2:30pm 11:00pm Monday to Thursday and 2:00pm 10:30pm on Friday
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or G.E.D. required
- Previous work experience in logistics transportation operations or a related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite specifically Microsoft Excel and Access
- 2 years experience and certification with counterbalance and reach fork lift truck
- Able to accurately perform basic mathematical calculations
- Able to follow both written and verbal directions
- A minimal level of analytical ability is required
- No immigration sponsorship is available for this role
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift and carry 50lbs
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Logistics Supply Chain Finance Transportation or a related field of study
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite specifically Microsoft Excel and Access
- SAP experience
- Previous project management experience
- Exposure to TPM and/or Lean Manufacturing principals
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to exercise independent judgement think critically and work well in crossfunctional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Previous experience in a warehouse environment performing shipping and/or receiving responsibilities
- Be able to properly utilize a manual pallet jack and electric pallet jack
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
