Warehouse Relief Team Lead

The Original Cakerie Ltd. is part of the rapidly growing Dessert Holdings Family, offering career growth opportunities. Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best in class service. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, it is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company and most recently, Dianne's Fine Desserts. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital and is continuing its journey of rapid growth. The company employs approximately 3,000 people across eight manufacturing facilities and its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The manufacturing facilities are geographically dispersed, with two facilities in Canada and one each in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

Founded in 1976, The Original Cakerie has an exceptionally strong presence across North America as a premium dessert manufacturer. We operate two BRC certified state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Our location in London, ON has an opening for Warehouse Relief Team Lead.

Position Description: The Warehouse Team Lead provides leadership, direction, coaching, and training to warehouse personnel. They are responsible and accountable for performance standards and ensure company policy, procedure, and duties are followed and maintained at all times. Team leads are role models for performance excellence.

Team Lead Responsibilities & Duties: (this is meant to be an outline, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities)

• The direction of department staff and assignment of duties, training of procedures, processes and policy
• Planning and organization of daily operating functions and responsibilities
• Coordination of tasks, priorities and responsibilities
• Effectively communicating with other departments in order to ensure we achieve organizational results
• Various team lead and operating functions as they relate to the effective operation of the department
• Adherence to procedures, safety practices, policy and holding others accountable for the same

Position Requirements

• Valid, up-to-date forklift certification
• MUST have experience driving both Standup Reach and Counter Balance Ryder forklifts
• Focused on detail, accuracy, and a good understanding of inventory control.
• Scheduling flexibility, comfortable working in a cool working environment
• Ability to work independently, well organized, effective judgment, strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Leads the workforce by setting high standards for safety, punctuality, attendance, enthusiasm, work ethic and personal effort
• Strong communication, conflict resolution skills, demonstrated leadership
• Ability to make change quickly and respond to unplanned situations
• Proficient with computer applications comfortable learning new systems

Shift Schedule:                Wednesday to Saturday, 2:30 PM to 1:00 AM.

Probationary Rate:          Warehouse $24.79/ hr. - Team Lead $27.20/hr.

Full Rate:                          Warehouse $27.55/ hr.  - Team Lead $30.22/hr.

About Dessert Holdings

Dessert Holdings is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands:  The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Steven Charles, Dianne's Fine Desserts, Kenny's Great Pies, and Willamette Valley Pie Company.  Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, is headquartered in St. Paul, MN, employs more than 3,500 people across ten manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.

EEO Statement

Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Please apply and attach a copy of your resume. We thank you in advance for your interest in The Original Cakerie. Due to volume, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.