Warehouse Associate

**POSITION: WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE**

**ABOUT BRIKERS**

We’re fixers - we’ve been rebuilding heavy equipment components for over 20 years. We dismantle whole equipment such as excavators, wheel loaders and rock trucks on site, rebuild the components to their original specifications, and test them on our in-house test bench. We take pride in what we rebuild, but most importantly, we value our people. We encourage continuous improvement and recognize and reward those for exceptional performance. We’re managing our rapid growth and looking to expand, which is why we’re looking for you

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This position's responsibilities include making crates and pallets for inventory and outbound components. Other responsibilities would include cleaning parts, paint touch ups, boxing parts/cabs, unloading and loading trucks, organizing parts and product to the proper location. Inventory control requires all inventory being received to be itemized, catalogued, and put away accurately. The Warehouse Associate will also be responsible for supporting the dismantle and shipping departments with other duties as needed. This position is full-time.

Work hours are between Mon - Fri 7:00am - 3:30 pm.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Build, repair and maintain pallets, crates and cab boxes,
- Organizing, managing tasks, maintaining equipment in the woodshop,
- Ship & receive products,
- Pressure wash parts and equipment,
- Inventory Control/Keep parts and components organized in our yard and warehouse,
- Build pallets and crates in house,
- Move product between shops,
- Maintain Clean working area,
- Assist with cylinders rebuild program,
- General support to other employees.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- **Forklift certification is mandatory.**
- **Alcohol and drug testing may be required.**
- Min 2 years warehouse/yard experience
- Knowledge of trucking and logistics and working knowledge of courier shipping systems is required.
- Ability to work with power tools.
- Highschool diploma
- Valid class 5 driver’s license with clean abstract
- Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to lift heavy objects repetitively.
- Ability to operate material handling equipment competently.
- Effective verbal and written skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be willing to work outside regardless of the weather.
- Overhead crane experience is an asset.
- Equipment parts experience is an asset.
- Operating excavators, wheel loaders, telehandlers are an asset.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT**

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision. The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is exposed to moderate to loud noise environments and will be required to operate various heavy equipment, such as forklifts.
- BRIKERS provides competitive compensation packages as well as an excellent opportunity to grow in a dynamic environment. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted._

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

Pay: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Maple Ridge, BC V2W 0J2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Where are you currently working and why are you looking for a new job?
- This is a full-time position, working 40 hours/week from approximately 7:00am-3:30pm Monday-Friday. Would you be available to accommodate this schedule?
- What are your salary expectations?

**Experience**:

- Shipping & receiving: 1 year (preferred)
- Woodworking: 1 year (preferred)
- rigging/operating: 1 year (preferred)
- stand up/reach truck: 1 year (preferred)
- counterbalance forklift: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person