Material Handler

A new career is just a click away **Element5** is looking for a skilled **Material Handler**, to join our team on the **Weekend Day shift**

Workdays/Hours**:Friday - Sunday (5:00 AM to 5:00 PM)**

**About Us**:
Element5 specializes in the design and production of sustainable, mass timber building components. Our team is passionate about innovation, craftsmanship, and making a difference through high-performance wood construction.

**Role Summary**:
Responsible for operating powered equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count products. Additionally, responsible for inspecting inbound and outbound shipments, ensuring products are free from damage and infestation, verifying product code dates, and confirming compliance with customer requirements.

**Responsibilities & Duties**:

- Physically load product onto equipment, pallets or totes.
- Put-away and pick product for shipment or stock.
- Ensure the exact number and type of products, within the production order, are checked and loaded correctly.
- Compare the quantity, quality, labeling, and address with the production order to ensure equipment loading is complete and correct.
- Changes equipment battery or LP tank and monitors power source as necessary.
- Maintain the facility and the facility's equipment in a neat, clean, orderly fashion.
- Inspect all operated equipment daily.
- Complete daily inspection of equipment.
- Assist in physical inventories.
- Helping package materials utilizing overhead cranes as well as forklifts.
- Maintain a clean and safe environment.
- Utilize 20T overhead crane to load and unload CNC machines, load sledges shipments on trucks and remove billets from the production line.
- All other duties as assigned.

**Professional Qualifications & Core Competencies**:

- Proven ability to operate forklifts and overhead cranes, including 20T overhead cranes for loading/unloading CNC machines and shipments.
- Strong attention to detail in verifying product quantities, quality, labeling, and order accuracy for shipments and stock management.
- Commitment to maintaining a clean, organized, and compliant work environment, including daily equipment inspections and facility upkeep.

**Experience & Education**:

- Extensive forklift experience with a valid certification or successful completion of a recognized forklift training program.
- Combi experience is considered an asset.
- Proven experience operating cranes for heavy loading, including loading transport vehicles.
- Minimum of six months of hands-on forklift operation experience in a warehouse or industrial setting.
- Experience working with ERP systems for inventory management and tracking
- High School Diploma required.
- Post-secondary education preferred.
- Additional certifications including forklift and overhead crane certification preferred.
- Successful completion of a recognized crane training program is preferred.

**Working Conditions & Environment**:

- Production environment with exposure to noise and dust.
- Frequent movement, including climbing stairs and standing for extended periods.
- Ability to safely lift and handle materials weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required at all times while on the production floor.

Element5 is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

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

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Application question(s):

- Do you have Crane experience with heavy load transports? If yes, how many years?

**Experience**:

- Forklift: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person