Shipper/receiver

**Position Summary**

The Shipping and Receiving and Forklift Operator is critical to the successful operation of a Seabird Island Band Distribution Warehouse. The role requires a responsible operator to load and unload a multitude of material. The Operator is required to administer paperwork and account for transactional activities.

**Success profile**

What does it take to be successful working in the Purchasing department at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Flexible/Adaptable**: Maintains effectiveness in varying work environments where circumstances and priorities are changing.
- **Effective Communicator**: Demonstrates open, honest, and respectful written and verbal communication.
- **Computer Literacy**: Ability to learn new systems quickly or experience of using a variety of relevant software packages.
- **Practical Thinking**: Excels in making practical, common-sense decisions. Has the capacity to perceive and understand situations in a straightforward manner.
- **Personal Accountability**: Demonstrates the ability to take ownership of the consequences of one’s actions and decisions. Avoids shifting blame or deflecting responsibility elsewhere.
- **Multitasker**: The ability to balance competing priorities, meet deadlines, and to work under pressure with mínimal supervision.

**Work that matters**
Do you want to contribute to producing accurate, timely, and valuable work? Seabird Island Band is a place to learn many skills. We are many nations, but we proclaim one goal to strengthen our pride, our language, our culture, and our freedom.

Seabird Island located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**Benefits and perks**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development, and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
- Equitable hourly rates
- Casual dress code

**What you’ll do**
- Conduct daily pre-trip and post-trip inspections on your vehicle.
- Keeping a professional and positive attitude while delivering products to our internal department within Seabird.
- Ensure your truck is loaded properly, as well as emptying out your carts upon return.
- Fill out paperwork fully and properly.
- Maintain accurate delivery records and obtain proof of delivery.
- Maintain tidy and orderly appearance of the warehouse while minimizing hazards to operating safely.
- Minimize damaged materials and equipment by ensuring proper storage and maintenance.
- Ensure maintenance of accurate inventory first in, first out, with respect to identification, location, and quantity of all materials
- Follow an accurate schedule according to warehouse and distribution.
- Ensure materials and inventory are properly accounted for and discrepancies are resolved.
- Assist in loading and unloading items from the distribution trucks.
- Check inventory receipts, and preforming data entry into the system.
- Inspect the quality and quantity of the items.
- Prepare shipping documents.
- Determine method of shipment and prepare shipping documents.
- Assemble containers and crates, pack goods to be shipped, and prepare identifying information and shipping
instructions.
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned by your Supervisor, Manager, Director, Executive Director, or Chief &
Council.

**What you bring**

**Education**
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Forklift and Pallet Jack Certification

**Skills/Experience**
- Knowledge in Advanced Warehousing, storage and distribution would be an asset.
- Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve in a warehousing environment.
- Self-starter and ability to think, work, and interact well with others.
- Ability to remain logical and calm while working under pressure.
- 1 year shipping and receiving experience.
- High degree of safety awareness
- Ability to balance competing priorities, multitask, and to work under pressure.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds

**Requirements**:

- Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams.)
- Proficient interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Ability to agree as well as adhere to Seabird Island Band Human Resources (HR), Finance, and Information Technology (IT) Policies and Procedures, etc.
- Knowledge, respect and understanding of Stó: lō culture, traditions and language or willingness to learn.
- Experience working with First Nations community is considered an asset.
- Valid BC Driver’s License with a clean Driver’s Abstract within the last 5 years.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check

**Reports to**:Purchasing Manager**

**Pre-employment screening**
- Employment is conditional upon completing pre-employment screening to