Warehouse Team Member-forklift

Epicure is looking for a new Forklift Driver to join our Warehouse Team If you like to keep a warehouse organized, work with an efficient team, and prioritize safety, this might be the position for you

Under the general supervision of the Warehouse Supervisor, the Warehouse Team Member will be responsible for the safe operation of warehouse material handling equipment for the purpose of receiving, transporting, storing, unloading, locating, relocating, stacking, staging and counting merchandise.

Major Responsibilities
- Be accountable for the safe operation of warehouse material handling equipment for the purpose of receiving, transporting, storing, unloading, locating, relocating, stacking, and counting merchandise.
- Maintain effective communication with all required departments to ensure an efficient workflow process. Maintain contact with Supervisor and Team Lead to receive direction, exchange information, seek expertise and find solutions to problems.
- Operate forklift, power jack and any other warehouse material handling equipment in compliance with Epicure SOPs (Standard Operating Practices).
- Prepare, pull and/or stage raw materials, containers and products for production areas or shipping following FIFO standard practices. Take pride in accuracy.
- Record number of units handled and moved, using digital warehouse movement sheets. Participation in lean warehousing initiatives and continuous improvement activities
- Ensure efficient and timely loading and unloading of shipping trailers.
- Ensure the warehouse and property is a clean, safe and presentable environment for all onsite workers and visitors.
- Assist with yearly physical inventory count which may occur outside the standard working hours or on a weekend or statutory holiday.
- Ensure full compliance with Company policies and procedures. Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety.
- Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
- Additional tasks as may be required.

What you have
- 1 year of experience working in a warehouse
- Experience driving a forklift and current/previous forklift license
- Knowledge of driving, stocking and replenishing stock
- Experience in maneuvering material, handling equipment in difficult situations such as heavy traffic, crowded conditions, wet, slippery and uneven floors and at high heights
- General understanding of inventory management systems (training will be provided)
- Ability to perform basic tasks on a computer terminal
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Ability to lift, push, pull and slide heavy weights up to 30 kg.
- Ability to stand, sit or stoop for long periods of time
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to show initiative and work with limited supervision in a team environment

What we have
- Gas Subsidy of.50 cents per hour worked
- A competitive compensation & benefits package
- Product discounts
- Personal wellness fund, professional development fund, tuition reimbursement and more
- A talented and collaborative team looking forward to welcoming you to be a part of Epicure
- A mission-driven company, with a passion for changing the lives of our consultants and customers
- A well-developed and widely recognized brand, and the desire to take it to the next level to deliver our vision of expanding into new markets
- A fast-paced, growing company, where passionate and talented people thrive

At Epicure, we are a community that unites and inspires each other to rally around clean eating. Epicure is dedicated to sharing delicious meal solutions that use only real, whole ingredients you can trust, while never ever compromising on taste. We educate and inspire our community with a three-course solution—for ourselves, our children, and our planet. Our mission is to take back our health and change the course of our next generation's health and relationship with food.

Since being founded in 1997, Epicure has seen continued success and growth in Canada through our 20 years, to become a market leader in the Direct Sales industry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and be a part of taking our growth to the next level by helping us to expand our market reach.