Warehouse Associate

1 week ago

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society Full time

Warehouse Associate_- We are growing our team_**:

  • Full-Time, 3-month Contract
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Living Wage based wage of $25.68 hourly.

Who We Are
The GVFB provides assistance to approximately 16,000 people monthly across Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore.

We also provide food support to more than 130 community agencies such as housing agencies, women and children's shelters, transition homes and after school programs, which in turn provide hot meals and snacks to thousands of people each week, including people who are unhoused.

Our mission is providing healthy food to those in need. Our vision is to create healthy communities through fair and effective food systems. Currently, the GVFB receives, purchases, and distributes 8 M lbs of food each year.

The GVFB is a proud winner of
BC's Top Employers 2023

The GVFB is a certified Living Wage Employer This recognizes the GVFB's commitment to paying fair wages, upholding good work standards for our employees, and contributing to poverty reduction and a higher standard of living in our community

What We Offer
We believe in providing employees with flexibility, and the resources and tools to excel in their role. Employees will work alongside people who are passionate about food insecurity and community. We provide an inclusive office environment with excellent Skytrain accessibility and free parking on-site.

Come and enjoy working in an inclusive, award-winning workplace

Position Overview:


The Warehouse Associate handles, moves, loads, and unloads goods by hand and with a variety of warehouse handling equipment such as pallet jack, electric pallet jack, or Counterbalance forklift.

Opportunities for further development are available associated with gaining a higher-class driver's license and assisting the Driver team with community deliveries and pickups.

A positive attitude, a willingness to learn, a solid understanding of operations and/or inventory management (for example, building/filling orders and general warehouse tasks), and the ability to act as a Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) Ambassador are key elements to success in this role.


Key responsibilities:

  • Prepare pallets and wrap and weigh all completed orders;
  • Organize and load completed orders into vans or light trucks according to weight requirements to maximize efficiency and load distribution;
  • Ensure functional areas are kept clean, tidy, and organized at all times;
  • Receive, unload, and put away incoming products into inventory;
  • Inspect and count inbound and outbound shipments for accuracy, defects, or damages;
  • Ensure all product returns are put away correctly in the warehouse, following internal processes. This includes supplies, nutrient recovery, fresh, dry and frozen product;
  • Record and build nonfood items orders for Habitat for Humanity;
  • Assist in other areas of the warehouse, including but not limited to, forklift operation, distribution, picking orders, sorting, cleaning, and data entry;
  • Assist other departments on an asneeded basis, including but not limited to, the teardown and setup of Distribution, and other Warehousing activates;
  • Willingness to learn and assist with relief driving duties in vehicles such as vans, 3ton, and 5ton trucks to pick up and deliver food products as scheduled;
  • Regular Warehouse Week cleaning.

Personal attributes and core skills:

  • Ability to communicate effectively with GVFB staff at all levels both inperson and through written correspondence;
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Planning, timemanagement, and resource allocation skills;
  • Ability to deal constructively with challenges and consistently provide a solutionfocused approach;
  • Flexibility in working in an everychanging environment where priorities can shift rapidly;
  • A positive, cando attitude

Qualifications and experience:

  • Hold a BC Class 5 clean driving license;;
  • Provide 3 years Insurance Claims History and 3 years clean Drivers Abstract;
  • 1+ years of experience operating a counterbalance forklift in a warehouse environment;.
  • Comfortable giving directions and speaking in front of large groups of volunteers;
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite,, and Iphone technology;

Physical requirements:

  • Exposure to ambient temperatures and noisy conditions;
  • Proper safety footwear required;
  • Bending and lifting boxes up to 50 lbs on a regular basis.
  • Ability to physically operate and handle both a manual and electric pallet jack.


An ICBC report will be request at the interview stage, to include (driver factor report, drivers abstract, commercial driving record if applicable, 5 years insurance and claims history record).

A criminal record check for working with vulnerable sectors is required upon hiring.

NOTE:

Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Appl

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