Assembler / Forklift Driver

GE Transport; London; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation solutions provider in London, ON is seeking an Assembler / Forklift Driver. The role involves operating cranes, collaborating with a team, and ensuring safety standards are met. Candidates should have at least 5 years of forklift experience and demonstrate strong attention to detail. Competitive wages and benefits included. The candidate will work in a dynamic assembly environment focused on continuous improvement.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Annual vacation

Company-paid holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years as a highly experienced forklift operator with proven safety record.
• Dedicated worker who wants to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with team members on the assembly line.
• Operate overhead and jib cranes safely.
• Follow detailed assembly instructions and processes.

Skills

Overhead crane material handling

Attention to detail

Ability to lift 50lbs

Tools

Forklift

Wrenches

Impact gun

Grinders

Measuring tape

Job description

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Assembler / Forklift Driver

Apply locations London, ON time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 31, 2025 (22 days left to apply) job requisition id R0101153

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Unifin International, a Wabtec Company in London, Ontario, was originally founded in the 1920’s. We are an electric equipment cooling company, focused on the power generation and transmission markets. Our primary business is within North America, but we reach worldwide from legacy fossil fuel and nuclear plants to growing renewable energy power grids.

Who will you be working with?

As a member of the team at Unifin International, you will be working with the Assembly Department. You will report to the Production Supervisor and work with 34 experienced production team members.

How will you make a difference?

We are looking for an individual who has the knowledge, skills, and experience to fulfill an important Assembler role. This important role will learn, and gain experience to become an experienced assembler and eventually move into a more senior role as an assembler. This individual is highly motivated, willing to listen and learn, take guidance from senior employees, and willing to put in the time and effort to be a future leader in assembly.

What do we want to know about you?

• Able to work as an individual or with other departments to meet customer demands and expectations;
• Overhead crane material handling experience;
• Attention to detail;
• Dedicated worker who wants to reach their full potential;
• Minimum 5 years as a highly experienced forklift operator with proven safety record. Experience unloading and loading flat beds;
• Able to lift 50lbs.

What will your typical day look like?

• Working in a fast-paced manufacturing assembly environment;
• Work collaboratively with 2 – 4 team members on the assembly line;
• Ability to understand and execute direction from supervisor to meet production goals and deadlines;
• At times, working alone on various tasks;
• Ability to deal with assembly issues, stressful situations, all while meeting tight critical deadlines with assembly team;
• Operate overhead and jib cranes safely;
• Be responsible for your own safety, while ensuring you are keeping your team safe as well;
• Ability to use various wrenches, impact gun, grinders, measuring tape, ply bars, hammers, and various other manufacturing tools;
• Ability to plan your time to efficiently assemble product with speed and accuracy;
• Follow detailed assembly instructions, processes, and procedures to correctly assemble components and products;
• Interpret drawings and other written instructions to accurately assemble products;
• Inspect components and assemblies for defects and ensure that all assembled products meet the required specifications and quality standards;
• Keep the work area clean, organized, and free of hazards to promote a safe working environment;
• Record production and operational data accurately and maintain logs of product assembly;
• Working with welded and machined parts ranging from 1 Lb. to 250 Lbs.;
• Possess hand and eye coordination to assemble various fasteners;
• Detailed oriented;
• Load or unload trucks using a forklift, when required;
• Move material to other departments, when required.

What about the physical demands of the job?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee will occasionally lift and or move up to 50 bs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.

Benefits of Working at Unifin International

Wages: First six months – probation - $28.81 + $2.09 COLA* = $30.90

After probation – full rate - $32.01 + $2.09 COLA* = $34.10

COLA* - adjusted quarterly

Day shift – 40-hour work week; 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.;

Annual vacation; company-paid holidays;

Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, disability coverage, Group RRSP/DPSP;

Safety boot and prescription-safety-glasses allowance;

On-site parking, on bus route.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check.

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

About Us

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life?

At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours!

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values included in the About Us page are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network.

Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?