Warehouse Worker

Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 36 to 48 hours per week
- Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
- Experience: Will train
- **Work setting**:

- Urban area
- Warehouse
- Manufacture
- Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
- 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
- Make labels and attach to goods
- Wrap goods
- Pack and unpack goods
- Sort, crate and stack goods
- Store cargo and materials
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Organize inventories using computerized inventory control systems
- Hazardous products handling and storage
- MS Office
- ** Supervision**:

- No supervision responsibility
- ** Student status**:

- Full time enrollment
- ** Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Word
- ** Vehicle and equipment experience**:

- Dollies and hand trucks
- Light trucks
- Reach trucks
- Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
- Pallet lifters
- ** Area of specialization**:

- Shipping and receiving
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Drug test
- Basic security clearance
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is available
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
- ** Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- ** Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
- Safety vest
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Collaborative
- Efficiency
- Energetic
- Hardworking
- Integrity
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Quick learner
- Time management
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Team player
- ** 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?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- ** Financial benefits**:

- Bonus
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- ** Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program
- ** Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
- **Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- **Support for youths**:

- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- ** Support for Veterans**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- **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 retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- 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.)