Eleven Points Logistics

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Had been driving forklift for 6 months and inquired about full time.
HR for Eleven Points Logistics  would never return phone calls or emails. Finally I personally spoke with HR and they said I hadn't passed a survey and that I would NEVER work for EPL. What about showing up everday, being punctual, great productivity, getting along with others, not hitting anything, actually doing more than is expected?  "Nope  if you don't pass the survey, you will NEVER work for EPL."
 At this time I was also told that I could work for the agency as long as I wanted. 

The temp agency said they had heard only good things about my attitude, work ethic and my production.After a year my contract with the temp agency was renewed.
 
Being a temp meant that EPL could tell you not to come in if the production was not there on weekends. This happened even if there were overtime hours during the week. Some of the supervisors tried to fix this by preventing full timers  from  coming in on the weekend so the temps were not screwed over.

Some of my temp co-workers were also refused full time because of this silly survey. There were numerous attemps by several supervisors to plead to the "powers that be"  to  get us fulltime. 
 Meanwhile every weekend shift there was an incident report of one of the full timers (not the temps) hitting some racking or a pole with a machine.A slap on the wrist and back on the machine.
A little irony is that all the supervisors I spoke with at EPL never took that survey. My guess is a large percentage of them would have failed.

Some of the full timers were on a special progamme because their
productivity wasn't there. They spent more time hiding in the aisles talking with their colleagues. The temps always picked up the slack
even though they were told they would never be hired.

One day, I received a clinical email from the temp agency stating that : My services would no longer be needed by EPL.

It took me a few moments but I then realized that my agreement with the agency was up in two days. I later saw a posting on the internet from EPL for weekend associates. They were hiring directly.

A day at work starts at 5:00 am with a planning meeting with the supervisors, from there I would go through all of my emails and make sure that we accomplish what is set out for the day. I would then go for a walk of the building, stopping to talk with everyone on the floor and looking for any touch points that may need to be taken care of. I would then send an email to everyone with my findings and what needs to be taken care of. Then I would attend the morning mangers review where we would go over the plan from the previous day and talk about what was good and what may not be good. Next would be the managers meeting with the GM and other senior managers. After this we would have a shift huddle with the supervisors and go over the plan and what changes need to be made, whether we have to remove associates from the business or get support from the agency. I would then walk the building and the areas and make sure that everything was going al-right. Then we would  do our conference calls with the other sites and the client and work on our improvement plans when we had them. Would monitor attendance to make sure everyone gets paid, taking care of the associates is number one they are your biggest asset. We would have another shift huddle to make sure that everyone was meeting their volumes and hours needed in the business. most of the rest of the day was spent in meetings and on the floor. The last steps were a shift pass off with the night time supervisors letting them know what the expectation was and what needed to be done. The end of the day was a pass off to everyone on how the day went was was good about it what was bad and if there were any safety issues what did you do about them.

I was there from startup and was fortunate enough  to be part of many projects. I was predominately a warehouse worker driving many pieces of mhe equipment and picking orders. I also rather  enjoyed the shipping and depal side as well. I had the tremendous pleasure of meeting some great coworkers who i consider lifelong friends as well as some pretty decent supervisors though some were better then others. We had a great thing going with being on days four tens and a long weekend every weekend with pretty good benefits and making good money but sadly Target tried to grow too big too quickly without valuing their customer and was bleeding from early on and decided to pull the plug. I know alot of people said that it wasnt a good job and couldnt wait to get out but i bet now they miss the job as well as the people. To the friends i made at epl thank you for the memories and laughs we shared and i wish you all the best. To Target thanks for putting tens of thousands out of work in Canada based on your incompetence throughout the stores and 3 dc's. Lowes is in the building now and i could never go back cause i would always wonder what might of been.

- great room for expanding into higher roles/position
- management needs improving.
- co workers are the best
- Learned how to correctly operate and order picker, over reach, and fork lift.
- Hardest part of the job that i found, was overcoming the fear of heights I had as I really wanted to be an Order picker (OP)
- Enjoyed working and being part of a productive work crew, and being able to perform outstanding work time after time as well as learning more into the role of what an OP does.

A typical day at work starts off right away by me grabbing my list sheet and attaching myself via harness, as well as making sure that all working components on my Order picker were in proper condition. Upon successfully completing the check list, I would go an attach my crate and would start to grab items required before dropping them off to the conveyor belt. If there was still time left through out the shift i would hop onto the fork lift and would go and move pallets from receiving over to outbound just as to help out with the following shifts duties. Typical day at work but I loved it!!!

A typical day at EPL started off with a group meeting and stretches right after that we depart individually or in teams to start off loading trailers. Our first break is four hours into shift by that time most of us are to hungry to work at our full potential, that is the part of the job I hate the most is the first four hour stretch. We have a no food or drink policy in the warehouse to top things off. The associates are all down to earth which makes getting along with everyone very easy. The hardest part of the job is working a DAMCO load which is conveyer assisted off loading where an associates places boxes on a conveyer always facing one way which head towards about three sorters and a forklift operator these off sea containers often have 4000+ cases ranging from batteries to mini fridges and solid wood armoire. If you are inside the trailer and those types of heavy freight are on your load your day turns into a major workout.

This company was created to service a retailer that no longer exists in Canada. From the day we opened the doors we faced many challenges and the team of people I worked with were amazing. 

A typical day at work included driving forklifts, completing random counts, resolving problematic stock, discarding damaged stock. We also ran extensive salvaging and re warehousing projects on a monthly basis. 

The best part of the job was the autonomy my personal supervisor allowed our team to have. As this was a new and growing company we got to resolve some of the problems on our own or as a team. We collaborated very well and were often able to resolve issues quickly. 

The hardest part of the job, especially in the inventory department was not having all shifts on the same page, and processes not being followed properly.

Eleven Points Logistics is a third party logistics company created by Genco to provide logistics / operations services exclusive to Target Canada's three 1.4m sq. ft. distribution centers located across Canada. Working as a 3PL provider, maintenance manager I oversee all aspects of facility and building maintenance for the Cornwall DC.  Interact with supervisors, trades and utility staff on a daily basis.  Liaison with our client, contractors, operations managers and GM to ensure all goals are being met, We promote the ongoing training and team building to ensure safety of all  associates. The most enjoyable part of my job is seeing the pride and commitment of our maintenance team.

Each day starts with a team meeting to discuss what the days priorities are. There are many different areas of concern so they vary from day to day. They could include cycle counts, PO investigations, processing damages, over-ships, unidentified freight, donations, salvage, and recalls among others.
The management and my co-workers have been great since day one and I would gladly work with so many of them again. The hardest part of this job is that it is ending. EPL is a 3rd party logistics company and our client is leaving the marketplace and with that goes the relationships which have been built up in the last two years.
The most enjoyable part is being part of a start-up company and hitting the financial and logistic goals and objectives set forth by our client, quicker than the timeline set.

The General Manager is/was one of the greatest leaders I have come to know in my 30 years of employment throughout my life. He always had time for team members. The GM instilled confidence and pride in so many. Our shift 2 team was the greatest operation in a 1.4 million square foot facility. From getting trailers checked in, to the doors, offloaded, product shipped or stored, It was the people that made it happen. This was more than a job to me, this was a living. Living in happiness with smiles, laughter and sense of accomplishment. I knew my role and the expectations my supervisors had for me. The management team managed in a style where we were held accountable for our actions. Our shift was so diversified, yet we were one. Our culture that we created was stability, strong, fairness, equal among all.

Working at Epl was kind of challenging and fun at the same time.My day would typically start with Printers across the workplace. I had to refill the papers and sometimes change the ink cartridge. After that i had to troubleshoot systems and RF guns for the day to go smooth for all of us. Working at EPL i learned many basic things which i didn't have to do at other work places which made me focus on details more . Management was very supportive and made me feel at home all the time i was there, During the busy day at the workplace sometimes the systems would go down and our team had to bring it back again which was very challenging. Most enjoyable part of the job was i had the chance to work with the server since the company was under a server domain enviroment providing support to the systems and network equipment was easy.

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