Operations Coordinator

Get to know Sleeman Breweries

At Sleeman Breweries, our people make us exceptional. We’re a company founded by entrepreneurs, and that spirit is alive and thriving today. If you want to make your mark, this is the place for you – and we want to work with you!

While we’re Canada’s third-largest brewer, we’re also a place where you can get to know everyone’s name and they’ll get to know yours. People here care about what they do and the people they work with.

Our commitment to our people and our values are clear. In 2023, we were named one of Canada’s Best Employers (Forbes Magazine) and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.

What you’ll get

To attract top-tier talent, we offer top-tier benefits:

• Compensation that’s a step ahead
• RRSP matching program to help you save for retirement
• A commitment to work-life balance and flexible work arrangements when appropriate for the role
• Benefits coverage for partners and kids
• Parental leave top-up for primary and secondary caregivers
• Employee beer credit
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible employees
• Employee and family assistance program
• Discount program with access to perks from big brands and local favourites

What you’ll do – The opportunity

Position:

Operations Coordinator

Location:

Guelph, Ontario

Level:

Individual Contributor

Hiring Range:

51000

to

63700

Description:

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Operations Coordinator is responsible for providing support in the coordination of scheduling, payroll and operations programs and activities at our Guelph location. In office role 5 days per week; please note this is a contract position from November 2024- February 2026.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate vacation and timekeeping/payroll for hourly staff (Packaging, Maintenance, Brewing, Quality and Warehouse)
• Track and arrange for coverage of absence, gradual return to work requirements, vacation, floater days, or for projects or shutdowns, while ensuring alignment with collective agreement and regulatory requirements and minimizing overtime.
• Act as site Dayforce super-user. Provide related support and advice to front line supervisory staff as necessary.
• Coordinate time keeping for hourly staff (Packaging, Maintenance, Brewing, Quality and Warehouse) by entering hours to system, identifying issues, making manual adjustments, and following up with departmental supervisors, employees, to clarify or resolve issues.
• Work closely with Payroll to enter new work rules for employees and ensure accuracy of employee payments.
• Track and book vacation for maintenance, packaging and admiral warehouse hourly staff. Work with supervisors to coordinate approvals.
• Process vacation approvals in accordance with all collective agreement rules.
• Support adherence to quality and food safety standards as required.
• Organize or work with organizer to complete administrative tasks associated with Operations employee events.
• Perform vacation tracking for the Operations department during the summer months.
• Purchasing of supplies and other small items for the department and maintain purchasing card.
• Act as backup for the Operations and Health and Safety Coordinator.
• Provide administrative support for Director of Operations and team.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of related administration experience
• Post-secondary education relevant to operations, warehouse, or distribution administration
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong computer skills with ability to use software such as Microsoft Office; experience using Excel required
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Availability around statutory holidays to meet tight payroll deadlines
• Ability to demonstrate behaviours that support organizational values

Think you have what we need, but your credentials don’t perfectly line up? You should apply! We know that folks in some equity-deserving groups miss opportunities if they think their qualifications don’t fit. We would love to chat about your skills and experience and see how we might work together.

What matters here

We like you just the way you are. We believe in creating safe and inclusive spaces for everyone and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helps us live up to that commitment.

You’re welcome here no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion/creed, language, national or ethnic background, Indigenous identity, race, colour, neurodivergence, or disability status. We’re an equal-pay employer and believe in opportunity for everyone.

Need an accommodation during the application process? Let us know!

What we make

Our consumers know we create some of the best beers in Canada from our breweries across the country: Sleeman, Okanagan Spring, Unibroue, and Wild Rose. And we’re growing into new and innovative spaces with our ready-to-drink SoCIAL LITE line.

Get an inside look at what it’s like working at Sleeman Breweries by following @lifeatsleeman on Instagram. We think you’ll like working here!

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected to proceed will be contacted.