Posted 5 months ago
Warehouse Foreman Industrial Manufacturing
@ Foremost
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Foremost, a mobile equipment manufacturer, is hiring a full-time Warehouse Foreman in Calgary, Alberta, reporting to the Operations Manager. The role oversees daily warehouse operations, inventory accuracy, workforce supervision, and domestic and international shipping including customs paperwork. The posting states a minimum of 10 years of warehousing and manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities:
- Manage inventory accuracy, cycle counts and audits
- Supervise and train warehouse workforce
- Arrange domestic and international shipments and customs paperwork
- Negotiate with carriers and freight forwarders
- Implement warehouse efficiency and cost improvements
Requirements summary:
- Minimum 10 years in warehousing and manufacturing
- Experience in a manufacturing union environment (asset)
- Experience with drilling equipment and transport vehicles (asset)
- Strong safety focus
- Clear written and verbal communication
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-06-16
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Supply chain & logistics |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse, Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Tuition support, Wellness, Paid training |
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Foremost
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Full company description
Foremost has been a central player in the Western Canadian energy story going back to 1948, when our energy equipment product lines were under the Universal Industries name. Foremost's energy equipment product lines include: Shop & Field Fabricated Tanks, Industrial Coatings, Oil & Gas Production Equipment, Pressure Vessels, Steam Generators and Compression Equipment. Since 1965, the Foremost name has been associated with our remarkable line of off-road tracked and wheeled vehicles and our Foremost vehicles are in operation around the globe, moving equipment, supplies, and people across some of the most difficult terrain imaginable. However, through strategic acquisitions and growth, Foremost is now one of the largest, most geographically diverse industrial manufacturers in Western Canada. Our mobile equipment product lines include: Code & Non-Code Hydrovac Trucks, Dual Rotary Drills, Tracked & Wheeled Off Highway Vehicles, Mining Equipment & Tooling and Oilfield Drilling Equipment.
- LinkedIn followers
- 5,993
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 333
- Reported office locations
- 1225 64 Avenue NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 8P9, CA
- 6614 50 Avenue, Lloydminster, Alberta T9V 2W8, CA
- 630 6 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, CA
- 9816 100 Ave, Hythe, Alberta T0H, CA
- Business categories
- E-Commerce
- Brand Marketing
- Oil and Gas
- Retail
- Other recorded names
- Foremost
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Foremost has been a central player in the Western Canadian energy story going back to 1948, when our energy equipment product lines were under the Universal Industries name. Foremost's energy equipment product lines include: Shop & Field Fabricated Tanks, Industrial Coatings, Oil & Gas Production Equipment, Pressure Vessels, Steam Generators and Compression Equipment. Since 1965, the Foremost name has been…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oil and Gas |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1965 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 35 |
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We have an immediate opportunity for a Warehouse Foreman Industrial Manufacturing , based at of our facility in Calgary, Alberta. Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the daily operations of the warehouse to support customer order commitments and corporate objectives. The Warehouse Foreman is responsible for arranging domestic and international logistics for inbound and outbound shipments, including customs paperwork as required.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for inventory storage, transactions, accuracy, cycle counting, audits and inventory asset value.
- Identify opportunities for reduction in redundant or obsolete inventory.
- Develop, recommend and implement improvements in warehouse practices.
- Completing tasks within our ERP System.
- Promote efficiency, optimal service and cost reductions.
- Manage the workforce, including training, supervision, discipline, performance reviews and daily tasks as required.
- Assist in the recruitment of new hires.
- Work directly with departments, such as production, sales, legal, finance and/or purchasing to coordinate warehouse and shipping activities and to troubleshoot problems.
- Negotiate with carriers/freight forwarders for services and preferential rates; select or recommend carriers; develop and maintain carrier relationships.
- Complete necessary shipping and customs documentation such as waybills and packing lists, certificates of origin, export declarations.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for international shipping.
- Assist in resolving freight company invoice discrepancies.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in a warehousing and manufacturing facility.
- Experience working with a manufacturing union environment is a strong asset.
- Comfortable working in our manufacturing facility/ shop as well as in the yard.
- Self-motivated, fast learner and ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
- Focused goals for continuous improvement.
- Experience working with drilling equipment and transportation vehicles an asset.
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong safety focus.
What we Offer
- Competitive Compensation.
- In-depth Safety Program. Safety First. Always.
- Flexible, robust benefits for you and your family.
- Paid Vacation.
- Health, Dental & Disability Benefits.
- Company-Matched RRSP or Pension.
- Wellness Programs & Employee Support Programs.
- Collaborative Team Environment.
- Tuition Reimbursement & Apprenticeship Opportunities.
- Career Development & Paid Training Opportunities.
About Foremost
Foremost is a large and diverse mobile equipment manufacturer, specializing in Canadian equipment for oil & gas, mining construction, agriculture, water well and vacuum truck markets. With a solid reputation dating back to 1940, over 600 employees across Alberta and a unique depth of expertise, Foremost is a company with great people, great products and a great future. We have adapted, invented, and evolved all of our products with a view to make them more valuable and profitable for our customers. For more information about Foremost, visit www.foremost.ca.
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