Warehouse Team Lead

It's more than a job

As part of the Contract Logistics team at Kuehne+Nagel, you will play a key role in designing, managing, and optimizing solutions that keep goods moving efficiently. Whether you’re leading a team, engineering processes, or driving projects, your work ensures that our customers’ products are stored, handled, and delivered with precision. From everyday essentials to seasonal items, what we do in Contract Logistics impacts businesses and communities around the world. At Kuehne+Nagel, your contribution goes far beyond the warehouse—it helps shape the flow of global trade.

“If you are a current Kuehne+Nagel employee: Please ensure applications are submitted by Tuesday, Octorber 6, 2026. KN is committed to supporting internal career growth, and internal candidates will be considered first. When necessary, external candidates will be reviewed to ensure the best fit for the role and business needs.”  

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Are you a hands-on warehouse professional with leadership experience and a passion for operational excellence? Kuehne+Nagel is seeking a Warehouse Team Lead to support our Mississauga, Canada Contract Logistics operations. In this role, you will combine frontline warehouse responsibilities with team leadership duties, helping drive productivity, quality, safety, and employee engagement in a fast-paced distribution environment.

How you create impact

As a Warehouse Team Lead, you will serve as a key link between management and frontline employees while actively participating in daily warehouse operations. You will help coordinate workflow, train team members, monitor attendance, and support a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement.  

• Lead daily warehouse operations by delegating tasks, training new hires, setting team priorities, and acting as a liaison between frontline employees and management.
• Maintain high levels of inventory and location accuracy by following standard warehouse procedures and reporting discrepancies.
• Accurately complete warehouse documentation, including pick sheets, manifests, and unloading records.
• Execute core warehouse functions including receiving, picking, packing, shipping, loading, and unloading customer products.
• Operate warehouse equipment such as RF scanners, pallet jacks, forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and related material handling equipment.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, GxP, ISO, safety, security, quality, and housekeeping standards while promoting accident and incident prevention.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, initiative, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., perform repetitive physical tasks, work flexible shifts and overtime, and support fast-paced operational requirements. Knowledge of quality systems such as GxP, ISO, Lean, TPS, and Six Sigma is an asset.

“If you require accommodation for the recruitment /interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs."

This job posting relates to an available role and not a future talent pool. 

What we would like you to bring

• High School, High School Equivalent or Technical degree.
• 1 year experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• 2+ years of direct experience with distribution centre processes (receiving, picking, packing, shipping, returns, value added processing and sub-assembly, wave desk)
• 2+ years' experience operating Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly. 
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, reach, and perform repetitive movements throughout the shift.
• Ability to work overtime and flexible shifts based on business needs.

What's in it for you

At Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. The hourly wage range for this position is between $20.30 and $25.30. Base salary is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-MB1 #Onsite

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used to support portions of the recruitment process, such as reviewing application materials or assisting with scheduling. These tools analyze information to help inform decision making; however, all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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