labourer - material handling

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Various locations
• Trucking company
• Warehouse
• Moving and storage company

Tasks

• Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
• Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
• Pick orders and stock
• Provide customer service
• Pack and unpack goods
• Install, lash and secure goods
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Organize and maintain inventory

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Forklift Operator Certification
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Vehicle and equipment experience

• Dollies and hand trucks
• Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
• Pallet lifters

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload

Weight handling

• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Uniform

Personal suitability

• Adaptability
• Collaborative
• Efficiency
• Energetic
• Goal-oriented
• Hardworking
• Integrity
• Outgoing
• Positive attitude
• Proactive
• Quick learner
• Time management
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Reliability
• Team player
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Organized
• Flexibility

Screening questions

• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Workplace information

• On the road job