Warehouse Technician
6 months ago
**About Us**
At Aquatrans, our success begins with our people.
We pride ourselves on our open company culture; we’re progressive, evolving daily, and safety is ingrained in our culture. Most importantly we truly enjoy our work and the environment that we work in
We are a specialty service, truck carrier based out of Delta, B.C. who provides general cargo, refrigerated and bulk commodity transportation throughout the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and Washington State. We also provide an increasing selection of Warehouse and Distribution services in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
**Nature of Position**:15-20 hours/week to start, with potential lead to full-time hours
**Wage**:Commensurate with experience
**What You’ll Do**
The part-time position will be based out of Coal Harbour and the main responsibilities will be forklift operation. This position may involve occasional travel to Port Hardy or Port McNeil to support our other locations.
You will work in coordination with the team and assist in the daily duties of the Warehouse team. Safely load and unload shipments with the forklift and have the capability of some heavy lifting, up to 50lbs.
This worker must understand the impact of this position to other business functions that depend on the accuracy and efficiency of warehouse operations. Inventory management, order picking, and relations with warehouse staff are essential functions for this position. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.
**You will**:
- Work safely and efficiently every day.
- Operate a forklift safely
- Maintain a tidy workplace.
- Follow company procedures to execute daily tasks.
- Stage freight for barge/truck loading and offloading, ensuring accuracy of all orders.
- Consolidate materials for shipment and pack appropriately for destination
- Ensure all incoming freight is tagged and inventoried.
- Maintain a safe work environment and contribute to our safety culture
- Perform other duties as required
**What You Need to Get the Job Done**
- Work safely everyday
- Self motivated, great work ethic, mature, and reliable
- Ability to work independently, thrive in a dynamic environment, and take direction from management.
- Good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Able to handle changing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Good organization, and time management.
- Experience working in a warehouse environment, shipping and receiving.
- Physically fit and safely perform some heavy lifting up to 50lbs.
- Able to work outside regular warehouse hours if required.
- Forklift certification and demonstrated ability to operate equipment safely
- Valid and clean BC driver’s license, with ability to travel to Port Hardy and Port McNeil if required.
- High School diploma
**What You’ll Love About Us**
- ** Great Company Culture. **Our workplace is an open, engaging, and welcoming environment.
- ** Meaningful work.** We offer transparency - we want to hear your thoughts and recommendations. Complexity - you can master new skills and improve. Team environment - have support around you for when you need it.
- ** Fair and competitive wages. **We offer the best for our employees and compete with industry standard.
**Note: A background check is required for this position