Warehouse Associate

**Company Overview**

HESCO Foodservice is a quickly growing one-stop shop providing full-service design and supply to the hospitality and food service industry. Our products range from equipment and refrigeration to small wares and disposable packaging. HESCO’s clients include a wide variety of restaurants, hotels, care facilities, and institutions.

We currently have an immediate opportunity for a highly motivated team player as a full-time Warehouse Associate in our Edmonton location.

**Position Summary**

As a Warehouse Associate, you will play a crucial role in our operations. Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, you’ll be part of a dynamic team responsible for efficient inventory management, order fulfillment, and maintaining a safe and organized warehouse environment.

**Responsibilities**
- Shipping/receiving goods to/from the warehouse
- Lifting up to 30lbs continuously (50lbs+ occasionally)
- Provide quotes and rates for shipping and warehouse items
- Picking & packing orders
- Ensure quality control by reviewing orders picked/packed by other staff
- Arrange trucking or transportation of product
- Maintain a safe and efficient warehouse
- Assist in maintaining inventory control
- Assist in maintaining cost control on all inbound and outbound shipments
- Internal QA review upon receipt of shipment
- Notifying production staff of any picking and/or shipment issues in a timely manner
- Organize and shelve stock as it arrives to ensure it is easily identifiable to operations and fulfillment staff
- Assist in maintaining inventory of warehouse supplies such as boxes, tape, polybags within cost/budget constraints;
- Ensure all documentation related to customs clearance/shipping for merchandise and cargo is legible, complete, accurate and protected from unauthorized changes, data loss or introduction of incorrect information;
- Customer/courier liaison for shipments;
- Warehouse upkeep
- Lift truck operator (we will provide training and certification for our model)
- Keeping an up-to-date shipping/receiving log

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Secondary School Diploma;
- 1 year of related work experience preferred
- Forklift training would be an asset.
- Experience in the food service industry would be an asset.
- Self-motivated.
- Comfort learning and using technology and shipping & inventory software.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Works well in a collaborative team environment
- Ability to multi-task managing many projects with accuracy, each with critical time lines in a fast-paced environment
- MS Outlook, Word, Excel and Internet skills

**Pay and Benefits**
- Starting Salary: $48,000 per year.
- Generous group benefit package
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
- A strong support team of 40+ employees
- Potential to progress and advance with continued expansion
- $200 safety shoe reimbursement (annually)
- Monthly professionally catered team-lunch
- Generous staff-discount on thousands in-stock products
- Opportunity for extra Paid Time-Off (PTO) with HESCO’s Earned Day Off (EDO) Program

**Conditions of Employment**
- Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
- Schedule:

- Monday
- Friday, 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM
- Ability to commute to Unit 117, 7155 57th ST SE, Calgary, Alberta.

Pay: From $48,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?
- Are you comfortable with a salary of $48,000 per year?
- Are you comfortable working from heights?

**Experience**:

- Warehouse: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person