Manager Unit
Role Overview
The Unit Manager leads daily terminal operations to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time service delivery.
The role provides leadership to frontline employees and supports safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
The Unit Manager leads daily terminal operations to ensure safe, efficient, and on-time service delivery.
The role provides leadership to frontline employees and supports safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Operational Leadership
- Manage and supervise dispatch, road, and yard operations for unionized and non-unionized employees.
- Achieve operational scorecard objectives and manage employee performance against operational standards.
- Improve standards through performance reviews, coaching, counseling, and recognition.
- Implement policies, procedures, and programs and complete operational reports and documents.
Team and Workplace Support
- Create a positive work environment that builds employee loyalty and a team atmosphere.
- Conduct fact-finding and workplace investigations as required.
- Support hands-on operational needs, including outdoor yard work in various weather conditions.
Education and Experience
- A university degree and college education, or equivalent experience, is required.
- Three to five years of leadership experience in operations, logistics, or transportation environments is required.
- Experience managing unionized and non-unionized employees is required.
Required Capabilities
- Flexibility to support early mornings, evenings, or weekends as required.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment and manage competing priorities.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and conflict-resolution skills are required.
- Proficiency in English is required for frequent stakeholder communications.
Working Conditions
- The position is based at 62 Vulcan Street in Etobicoke, Ontario.
- Working conditions include an office and warehouse environment, with outdoor yard work in varying weather conditions.
Company Context
Purolator is an integrated freight, package, and logistics provider operating across Canada.
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