Seasonal - Production Worker Funded By The Canada

**This position is for Seasonal Students and is funded by the Canada Summer Job Program. This is a 16-week position.**

**Key Responsibilities**

**Count and perform basic sorting of products**
- Use touch screens to record the quantity and types of products purchased.
- Maintain accuracy and speed in counting customer products.
- Maintain knowledge of products that are acceptable or unacceptable in the refund system.
- Assist customers in and out of the depot.
- Provide carts for customers.
- Work on bottle drives when customers are not present unless assigned.
- Maintain a friendly, positive demeanor at all times.
- Provide accurate information to customer queries.

**Sort containers into appropriate categories**
- Perform detailed sorting of containers that have been purchased.
- Ensures accurate quantities of containers are placed in appropriate bins.
- Use roller to transport counted bins to their assigned bag or to be compacted through MMF.
- Ensures each bin is marked on correct tally sheet to provide a running total of containers present in each bag.

**Use Multi-Material Flattener to compact specific containers**
- Pour product into MMF hopper according to depot specifications.
- Maintain knowledge of types of products to be compacted and the processes for each material stream.
- Ensures material streams are kept separate to avoid contamination in bags.

**Warehouse products that have been processed**
- Place correct tag on each bag that has been fully processed.
- Print and place an electronic label corresponding to each bag or pallet of processed material that assigns the bag or pallet to a specific load in the warehouse.
- Stack bags and pallets in a safe manner, ensuring stacks are not top-heavy.
- Place bags and pallets in warehouse according to depot specifications and load placement procedures.

**Unload and load transport trailers**
- Unload supplies from trailers using forklift to remove pallets.
- Load trucks according to Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation and Brewers.

**Education, Experience and Qualifications**:

- Completion of Grade 12 or High School Diploma
- 6 months related experience in customer service and/or production work
- Experience operating light industrial equipment (ie: forklift, floor jack).
- Ability to work well in environments where varying levels of speed increases are important to maintain production requirements.
- Ability to keep accurate count while dealing with possible interruptions.

**Mandatory Conditions**:

- Must provide a satisfactory criminal record check as a condition of employment

**Additional Attributes/Preferred Skills**:

- Physically fit
- Dependable
- Be passionate about recycling and protecting the environment
- Possess good communication in speaking and writing
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Organizational and prioritizing skills.
- Self-starter and proactive approach in resolving problems and issues
- Good customer service skills
- Basic computer and internet skills

**Work Ethic Expectations**:

- Report for shifts consistently and with enough time to be ready to start work at shift commencement.
- Adhere to break times and schedule.
- Report any case of absenteeism, the need to leave early for appointments or other concerns as soon as possible to Manager and/or Team Lead.
- Ability to work under mínimal supervision.

**Working Conditions**:

- Pulling, lifting, bending, standing for extended period of time (up to 8 hours).
- Repetitive motion.
- Dirty and possibly unsanitary conditions.
- Variance in internal and external temperatures.
- Exposure to sensory unpleasantness (noise, strong/unpleasant odors).
- Exposure to rodents and insects (bees, wasps, mice).
- Customer complaints and occasional threats of abusive situations.
- Overtime may required.

**Eligibility**:
To be eligible, youth must:

- be between 18 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment*; and,
- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal
Contract length: 4 months

**Salary**: From $15.15 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person