Lead the team. Strengthen operations. Deliver accurate, dependable results.
Ratermann Manufacturing is seeking an experienced, hands-on Warehouse Manager to lead warehouse operations in Ontario. This role is responsible for people leadership, safety, inventory accuracy, receiving, order fulfillment, shipping, cylinder-related activities, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will build an accountable team, establish effective operating routines, and ensure materials and customer orders move safely, accurately, and on time.
About Ratermann Manufacturing
Ratermann Manufacturing is a trusted supplier of equipment and solutions for the cryogenic, compressed gas, medical gas, beverage CO₂, and industrial gas industries. We have built our reputation on quality products, dependable service, and practical solutions that help our customers succeed. We believe strong customer experiences begin with employees who work safely, communicate well, and take ownership of results.
About the Role
As Warehouse Manager, you will own day-to-day warehouse performance and lead the employees responsible for receiving, inventory, picking, packaging, shipping, production-order support, returns, and cylinder-related operations. You will set priorities, assign work, coach employees, monitor service and productivity, resolve operational issues, and partner with other departments to support customer and business needs. This is a working leadership role that balances team development, operational discipline, and hands-on support when required.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, schedule, and coordinate daily warehouse operations across receiving, put-away, inventory, picking, packaging, shipping, returns, production orders, back orders, consignment inventory, and cylinder-related activities.
- Translate business priorities and order demand into daily labour plans, work assignments, shift coverage, and clear team expectations.
- Recruit, onboard, train, coach, and develop warehouse employees; provide timely feedback, recognize strong performance, address conduct or performance concerns, and build bench strength.
- Foster a respectful, accountable, safety-first culture in which employees understand procedures, communicate issues promptly, and take ownership of quality and service.
- Review and approve employee timecards, correct timekeeping exceptions, monitor attendance and punctuality, and ensure payroll-related information is accurate and submitted by required deadlines.
- Review and approve time-off requests, coordinate vacation and leave coverage, and authorize overtime in accordance with company policy, operational requirements, and applicable employment standards.
- Conduct documented performance reviews and regular employee check-ins; establish development goals, follow up on commitments, and support training and advancement opportunities.
- Address attendance, conduct, and performance concerns promptly and consistently; document coaching and corrective action and partner with Human Resources on disciplinary matters in accordance with company policy and applicable law.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, safe-work practices, required protective equipment, equipment certifications, and applicable occupational health and safety requirements.
- Conduct routine safety observations, inspections, and team communications; investigate incidents and near misses, document findings, and follow corrective actions through completion.
- Own inventory integrity by establishing cycle-count routines, reviewing variances, investigating root causes, correcting records, and strengthening receiving, storage, picking, and transaction controls.
- Oversee inbound shipments and ensure materials are verified for item, quantity, condition, and documentation, with discrepancies, damage, and supplier issues recorded and escalated promptly.
- Oversee order fulfillment and outbound shipping, including parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments, to ensure orders are picked, checked, packaged, labelled, documented, and dispatched accurately and on time.
- Establish and enforce quality-control checkpoints for receiving, inventory transactions, picking, packaging, invoicing, and shipment preparation.
- Manage cylinder-related workflows, including picking, changeover, installation preparation, scheduling, inventory control, loading, and shipment preparation, ensuring employees are trained before performing assigned duties.
- Coordinate specialized receiving and consignment inventory and oversee assigned HEROSE-related requests and product documentation.
- Monitor and report key operational measures such as safety, attendance, inventory accuracy, receiving turnaround, order accuracy, on-time shipment, productivity, backlog, and rework.
- Use operating data, employee input, and root-cause analysis to identify bottlenecks, reduce errors and waste, improve layout and material flow, standardize work, and sustain continuous-improvement actions.
- Partner with Customer Service, Sales, Purchasing, Production, Finance, and other teams to resolve shortages, priorities, order exceptions, system issues, and customer-impacting disruptions.
- Maintain accurate warehouse records, work instructions, training records, and operational documentation; support audits and provide timely updates to leadership.
- Ensure warehouse equipment, storage areas, docks, and workspaces are organized, secure, and maintained; escalate facility, equipment, system, and capacity needs.
- Manage warehouse supplies and controllable operating costs responsibly while balancing service, quality, safety, and productivity requirements.
- Provide visible, hands-on leadership during peak periods, urgent customer needs, staffing gaps, and operational disruptions, and perform other job-related duties as assigned.
What We’re Looking For
You are a practical, visible leader who sets clear expectations and follows through. You combine strong warehouse knowledge with sound judgment, organization, and a commitment to safety, accuracy, and customer service. You can coach a team, manage changing priorities, use operating data to make decisions, and collaborate across departments to resolve problems and improve performance.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; additional coursework or training in operations, logistics, supply chain, business, or a related field is beneficial.
- At least three years of progressively responsible warehouse, distribution, receiving, shipping, inventory, or order-fulfillment experience, including prior responsibility for leading employees, workflow, or shifts.
- Demonstrated ability to plan labour, assign work, coach employees, address performance issues, manage competing priorities, and maintain accountability in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse safety, inventory controls, receiving, picking, packaging, shipping, quality checks, documentation, and safe material handling.
- Strong judgment, organization, problem-solving, and continuous-improvement skills, including the ability to investigate errors, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, leaders, customers, carriers, suppliers, and multiple departments.
- Ability to learn and use inventory, order-processing, shipping, invoicing, production-order, reporting, email, spreadsheet, phone, and video systems and prepare basic operational reports.
- Dependable attendance, flexibility to provide coverage based on operational needs, and willingness to complete required systems, leadership, warehouse, inventory, process, and safety training.
Preferred Qualifications
- Associate degree or higher in logistics, supply chain, operations, business, or a related field.
- Experience managing parcel and LTL shipping, back orders, production orders, consignment inventory, specialized receiving, cylinder handling, or multi-department order flow.
- Experience developing standard operating procedures, using key performance indicators, leading cycle-count programs, improving material flow, and implementing warehouse process improvements.
- Forklift or powered industrial truck experience and applicable safety training or certification.
Physical & Work Environment Requirements
The requirements below reflect the typical demands of the position. RMI will consider reasonable accommodations that enable qualified individuals to perform the essential functions. This position frequently moves throughout warehouse, receiving, shipping, packing, inventory, and office areas and also works at computer and meeting workstations. The role occasionally to frequently reaches, bends, climbs, grips, handles labels and documents, uses warehouse tools and office equipment, and accesses work areas at varying heights. It may occasionally require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds when moving materials or assisting employees, with available equipment or team assistance used when required. Work is performed around moving materials and warehouse equipment and may involve noise, dust, and temperature changes. Continuous communication, concentration, and decision-making are required to direct employees and resolve staffing, safety, quality, and workflow issues. Required protective equipment must be used as directed.
Why Ratermann Manufacturing?
At Ratermann Manufacturing, you will lead an essential operation and shape how the warehouse team works every day. You will have the opportunity to strengthen safety, develop employees, improve inventory and order flow, and directly support dependable service for customers across essential industries. We value integrity, accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodation
RMI is committed to equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and other applicable Ontario laws. Accommodation is available to applicants throughout the recruitment process and to employees throughout employment. Applicants who require accommodation may contact Human Resources.
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