Published 2025-11-03. Modified 2025-11-12.
Interested in joining Canada’s largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we’re not only passionate about our chickens, but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technological, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we’re looking for committed, team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we’re passionate about what we do. If you’re a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our team.
About the Role:
The Logistics Operations Analyst will work with Distribution leaders to develop and maintain KPI’s, R2 reporting, support the logistics budget, on-demand analytics and leads cross-functional projects. They scope problems/opportunities, develop potential solutions, and work on projects ranging from inventory optimization, cost savings, process improvement, supplier management and field execution.
What's in it for you?
Health, dental and group insurance benefits
Employer-matched pension plan
Weekly pay
Discount at our Chicken Shop
Opportunities for career advancement
A culture that values humility, a respect for family and hard work
What you will be doing:
Supporting the Lead Analyst in preparation, development and assembly of the logistics budget for operations (Transportation and Warehousing) as needed.
Measuring performance to budget through understanding and developing statistical reporting with variance explanations.
Monitoring the financial performance of area of responsibility against approved budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified
Achieving operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews, preparing, and completing action plans
With Distribution leadership team, set and monitor targets based on a developed, actionable plan
Working with COOP on Distribution initiatives
Leading the RFP process for 3rd party freight and Distribution / Fleet requirements.
Collaborating with stakeholders, taking the lead role to implement data analytics supported by reports and dashboards as required.
Working with the Distribution Management team to provide logic and reason to period end variances in time to support period end meetings, as well as recommending steps to contain negative variances going forward.
Running detailed spreadsheets in EXCEL, and understanding the value of Six Sigma tools and implement into day-to-day use.
Maintain scorecards, by period, regarding departmental errors, customer penalties, and Log Strategy projects / updates
What you will bring:
Undergraduate degree in a related field
3-5 years of relatable working experience
Good Understanding of supply chain fundamentals and the ability to embed best practices into daily operations.
Experience with data mining and analysis technics
Experience with supply chain processes (e.g. inventory planning, Warehouse management)
Working knowledge of MS Office, relational databases, ERP systems (e.g. NAV)
Maple Lodge Farms was established in 1955. We are the largest chicken processor in Canada, and we remain family owned. The principles that guided us from our humble beginnings, when Lawrence May sold eggs door-to-door, are the same principles that guide us today: hard work, agricultural wisdom and family values. We are creating a sustainable future by providing healthy, wholesome, best quality chicken products with a focus on the humane treatment of animals, the responsible use of resources and the positive development of our employees and the communities in which we operate.
Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check.
In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2003, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants are required to make their needs known in advance.
We thank all applicants for applying, however, only those chosen will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.
