Lumber Handler

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- **Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- ** Work setting**:

- Warehouse
- Lumber/forestry industry
- Manufacture
- Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
- Business services
- Retail business
- ** 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
- Ship orders
- Pick orders and stock
- Provide customer service
- Wrap goods
- Pack and unpack goods
- Install, lash and secure goods
- Store cargo and materials
- Organize and maintain inventory
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Forklift Operator Certification
- ** Vehicle and equipment experience**:

- Pallet lifters
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Adaptability
- Collaborative
- Efficiency
- Goal-oriented
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Positive attitude
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Organized
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- 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?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- ** Support for mature workers**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
- **Supports for visible minorities**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)