Reach operator

Are you an experienced Reach Operator looking to take the next step in your career? Randstad Operational is currently seeking a dedicated, safety-conscious Reach Operator for a temporary-to-permanent full-time opportunity with a well-known, premier furniture manufacturing company located in Kitchener, Ontario. In this essential role, you will be a core part of our client's manufacturing pipeline ensuring that materials move seamlessly and safely across the production floor. As a trusted talent partner, Randstad Operational connects skilled warehouse professionals with top employers, and our specialized recruiters are experts in finding roles that complement your skillset while supporting long-term career growth.

This exciting position offers a consistent, stable schedule running Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. For candidates who demonstrate strong performance and exceptional attendance, this role offers a direct pathway to permanent, full-time employment once your initial hours are completed. Working in a fast-paced furniture manufacturing facility means you will play an active part in a dynamic production ecosystem. Please note that while this role operates in an English-speaking warehouse environment in Kitchener, Ontario, our talent solutions cross various professional and operational landscapes, ensuring equal and equitable access to rewarding career paths for all qualified applicants.

Advantages
• Competitive hourly pay rate set firmly at $21.86/hr with steady weekly pay via direct deposit.
• Predictable, stable full-time hours on a straight day shift from Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
• Clear opportunity for permanent full-time placement directly with a leading furniture manufacturing company based on performance and attendance.
• Access to ongoing professional development, safety training resources, and health guidance through Randstad Operational.
• Safe, clean, and highly structured modern manufacturing environment with an inclusive team culture.

Responsibilities
• Safely navigate tight warehouse aisles and high racks using a Reach truck to transport furniture components and raw materials.
• Load and unload incoming freight shipments and organize inventory within the designated manufacturing storage zones.
• Move heavy bundles of raw manufacturing supplies to specific assembly lines to keep production flowing efficiently.
• Perform routine daily safety inspections on the material handling equipment and log pre-operation checkpoints.
• Pick, stage, and prepare completed furniture pieces and large orders for outbound shipping and transportation.
• Keep the warehouse environment, staging zones, and manufacturing floors clean, organized, and clear of hazards.
• Work collaboratively with inventory control teams to perform routine cycle counts and ensure accurate digital stock tracking.

Qualifications
• Must possess a valid, current external Reach Operator license or forklift operator certification from a recognized training provider.
• Prior experience operating a reach truck or material handling equipment within a manufacturing, logistics, or industrial warehouse setting.
• Reliable transportation to the industrial sector of Kitchener, Ontario, ensuring consistent arrival ahead of the 7:00 AM shift start.
• Ability to provide professional references verifying past warehouse performance, equipment safety records, and reliable attendance.

Summary
If you are ready to secure a stable career path with an industry leader, our dedicated recruitment specialists are eager to speak with you. Randstad is a global leader in talent solutions, and our passionate recruiters are experts in the manufacturing and logistics sector, ensuring you get the exact advocacy and professional support you deserve. To apply for this exceptional position, please submit your updated resume directly through our website today so a specialized recruiter can review your qualifications.

If this particular opportunity in Kitchener doesn't align with your current goals, we invite you to connect with us anyway—we have many diverse roles across the region and would love to help you find your perfect career match.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.