Warehouse Associate

**SECCAN** is a leading supplier of Division 8 and Division 10 specialty products, serving the commercial, institutional, industrial and multi-family residential construction building industry since 1970. We are committed to the same values and traditions that have served our customers for the past 50 years.

**Main Purpose**:
**The warehouse associate is an integral part of our business, and the quality of our product handling is a major asset on our company’s reputation. The main purpose is to oversee the receiving and processing of incoming stock, picking orders and shipping them. The associate must be aware of the importance of scrupulously following all shipping and receiving instructions within the prescribed deadlines.**

**Main tasks & responsibilities**

The warehouse associate is responsible for fulfilling the logistics behind receiving, processing, loss prevention and storing inventory. They also ensure that shipping schedules are met with attention to detail to ensure timely delivery, all while ensuring our day-to-day operations are the most cost effective, quality conscious and using the safest method possible.

Receiving
- Assist in loading and unloading merchandise from trucks ;
- Inspect, count and verify incoming merchandise against purchase orders.
- Record shortages and damaged goods.
- Process incoming merchandise in the computer system.
- Sort and place merchandise on shelves according to our organizational procedures.
- Operate a reach forklift.

Shipping
- Print and manage work orders for shipments and pick-ups.
- Pick, package, and ship orders accurately.
- Complete waybills and other shipping related documents.
- Usage of third party’s internet shipping program.

Associate
- Maintains safe and clean workplace environment by keeping racks, aisles, and workstations neat.
- Adhere to all safety policies, identify, and report unsafe work practices or conditions.
- Assist in counting of physical inventory and help maintain computerized record-keeping systems.

**Education Requirements**
- High school diploma

**Experience**
- 2 to 5 years of experience in a warehouse preferred.
- 2 to 5 years of experience in shipping and receiving preferred.
- 1 to 3 years of inventory management.

**Certification**
- Valid forklift certification - preferred.

**Skills and competencies**
- Ability to operate a reach-forklift.
- Good communication, time awareness skills and some mathematics easiness
- Basic computer proficiency is required.
- Dependable and reliable
- Team player and results-oriented
- Detail oriented with organizational skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.

**Physical Demands**
- Ability to regularly lift or move heavy merchandise from 50 to 100lbs.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and squat during extended hours
- Good vision is important for small details and numbers

**ADVANTAGES**
- Downtown location - quick and easy access through public transit
- Work-life balance is important to us and for that we offer a great schedule from Monday to Friday.
- We also offer an attractive salary and benefits package

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $20.00-$22.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vancouver, BC V6A 2B1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Shipping & receiving: 5 years (preferred)
- warehouse worker: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location