Order Picker/packer

Are you ready to dive into the exciting and innovative world of Engineered Wood? Kadant Carmanah Design has a great opportunity for a well-rounded individual within its Unionized Production team as a Picker/Packer.

Located in Surrey, B.C. Canada, Kadant designs and manufactures equipment for the panel and engineered wood products, pulp and paper, and sawmill industries. Providing leading edge technology and equipment to optimize fiber use for production of wood-based panels. Our products include SmartDISC stranders, SmartRING stranders, rotary debarkers, chippers, conveying/feeding equipment, and the repair and manufacture of equipment for the Pulp Mill industry.

Our company is growing and looking for talented, ambitious, and unique individuals to join our team. If you are looking to join a company that values its employees and what they bring to the table, we invite you to submit a resume.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
As a Picker/Packer, you will work closely with the Logistics Manager and Logistics Team to ensure the timely picking and packing of finished job parts and inventory parts to meet Sales Order delivery dates

Your primary focus is to ensure orders are picked and packed in a timely manner with attention to packing quality and methodology.

This is done through:

- Using material queue to prioritize picking and packing orders.
- Working with logistics department to switch focus on emergency orders as needed.
- Using Kadant standard packing procedures for packing and labeling.

To be successful in this position, you must be able to pick and pack in a timely manner to meet daily shipping requirements, become familiar with the parts and their location in our warehouse, and work in our team to meet group objectives.

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum of 3 years experience as a Picker/Packer, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with tools and equipment (table/vertical saws, nail/staple guns) to build crates & pallets.
- Experience with strapping and wrapping machines/tools to package goods.
- Experience driving forklift trucks (ticketed) and to use overhead & jib cranes.
- Experience with MRP systems and/or scanning systems.

**THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS**:

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment shipping multiple packages a day with regular priority changes to meet customer demands and have drive to improve packaging process and speed.
- Have a high attention to detail to ensure all packages contain the correct product and quantity per the customer sales order.
- Understanding of manufactured parts and best practices for packing manufactured goods an asset.
- Be an outstanding team player and communicator. Work well with the KCD team on achieving on time deliveries, take direction from shipping and productions teams on daily priorities, be flexible to frequent customer requests.
- Possess strong computer skills (MS Office), ERP experience is an asset.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:

- Use Epicor ERP material queue to prioritize daily picking and packing efforts to ensure the on-time shipment of Sales Orders.Pick and Pack parts for Sales Orders in an efficient manner.
- Develop improvements to speed up packing process via tools, equipment, warehousing, and standards.
- Build pallets, crates, boxes, and any other required packaging as per Kadant procedures to ensure quality packing & safe delivery of our goods to our customers.
- Develop a working knowledge of our parts to understand their packing requirements and to identify them quickly.
- Use scanners to move parts as required to ensure accurate part locations in ERP system for ease of identifying their location(s).
- Load and unload trucks arriving and departing our facilities via forklift trucks and overhead cranes.
- Through effective written and oral communication ensure that problems, both current and potential, are brought to management’s attention, with appropriate suggestions for corrective action immediately as situation arises.

Note that this position is a unionized roll and is bound by a collective agreement.

We thank you for your interest; however only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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

Pay: $33.85 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Work Location: In person