Material Handler

**Material Handler**
**Noc Code: 7452**

Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd, a member of the Bragg Group of Companies, is a vertically integrated wild blueberry farming/processing company and a major producer of frozen carrot products and battered vegetables.

**Benefits of being an Oxford Frozen Foods Employee**:

- Competitive Wages
- Annual Profit Share
- Health, Vision, and Dental Benefits
- Matching Pension Plan
- Employee Housing Loan program provides a forgivable loan up to $40,000, interest free
- Vacation PLUS we offer a vacation purchase plan allowing for additional time off
- Employee Discount Program offering great discounts at various businesses and industries across Atlantic Canada
- Employee pricing on products we produce

Oxford Frozen Foods Limited is currently recruiting for full time positions for Material Handlers.

**Desired Qualities and Abilities**:

- Task oriented
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
- Good Time management
- Security minded
- Must be able to work rotating shifts
- Must be able to work with products including but not limited to onions and wheat
- High School Diploma
- One-year similar experience
- Ability to work in a cold environment

**Main Duties**:

- Work within the Warehouse group
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment
- Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking
- Operate loading devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks, and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses
- May perform other activities, such as filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials

**Salary**: From $16.62 per hour

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Language training provided
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Oxford, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Forklift: 1 year (preferred)