Warehouse Associate

**Why You’ll Love EECOL**

When you join EECOL, you become part of a global leader in business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain management solutions. We take pride in having an inclusive and family-like work environment. We provide a compensation package that offers competitive wages, flexible hours, excellent benefits, and a career you can be proud of. There are endless opportunities with our promote-within culture

**What’s in it for You**
- Permanent, full-time positions, Monday through Friday. Weekends and evenings are for friends, family, and fun, not work
- Enjoy regular salary reviews and incentive opportunities.
- EECOL is not just a job, but a company where you can learn, develop, and build your career All training provided.
- A benefits package designed with your total well-being in mind including generous paid time off, comprehensive insurance options for you and your family, generous flex benefits, health & dental plan, disability, life insurance, vision care, educational assistance and a retirement savings plan including Pension, RRSP and TFSA opportunities to save for the future
- Enjoy a wide variety of perks including discounts on travel, vehicles, entertainment, shopping and many more.

As a Warehouse Associate, you will participate in a 18 month trainee program. Your training will focus on the gradual learning of basic warehouse tasks including receiving, picking, packing, shipping, wire cutting, light assembly, as well as housekeeping of assigned areas. You will comply with operational, audit, safety and all other company policies.

**Responsibilities**:

- Completes local safety orientation and training courses and ensures safety and security policies are followed
- Shadows more experienced Warehouse Operations associates on the verification of supplier inbound, customer returns, branch returns, and enters order receipts into computer and RF systems
- Through the guidance of more experienced Warehouse Operations associates, places received material, after segregating backorders, into proper warehouse storage locations
- Will receive training and practice on how to fill out log sheets for inbound overages, shortages, damages or non-compliant material
- Receives training and will practice how to use manual or RF process to pick, pack, weigh and ship product
- Assists in packing, labeling, wrapping and loading inbound/outbound trucks
- Will be trained on using system generated or manually prepared local delivery records, and complete applicable blocks on pick ticket
- Will assist with verifying return policy guidelines are followed prior to issuing credit for returned material
- Pulls stock and returns to location pending credit memo, sale, or return to supplier
- Will receive training and practice on cutting and spooling wire
- Maintains counter stock and assists with some customer service activities
- As the apprentice progresses with experience, they will receive additional training on how to operate a forklift and pallet jacks

**Qualifications**:

- Ability to follow direction
- Ambition to learn
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs

**Working Environment**:Warehouse - Work is generally performed in a warehouse environment. The noise level is moderately quiet. Generally well ventilated and well lighted. Warehouse employees may be exposed to all kinds of weather and may be required to wear protective clothing. Operates heavy equipment. Strict safety regulations may be required.

**Physical Expectations**:

- Work is physically strenuous and workers are required to lift heavy packages up to 50 pounds
- Work may require excessive bending or stooping
- Employee required to walk long distances repeatedly throughout the day
- Employee required to use hand tools

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Compensation Details $16.34 - $19.61 Per Hour

This amount is what we reasonably believe we will pay for the position; however, offer amounts may vary based on factors such as geographic location, relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, shift, or any collective bargaining agreements.

For eligible positions, compensation may also include participation in a bonus or sales compensation plan paid according to achievement against sales targets and/or business objectives. Depending on the role, equity and other forms of compensation may also be provided as part of a total compensation package. In addition, EECOL offers a full range of benefits such as paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and retirement savings plans for eligible employees. More information about benefits is available here.

Empowering People - Energizing Communities. Since 1919, EECOL Electric has provided material and technical support for the construction, industrial, and residential markets from over 60 locations in Canada. EECOL Electric is driven to provide exceptional service, proprietary solutions, and a complete product portfolio to a diverse range of customers' electrical requirements in automation, uti