material handler

Day & Campbell Limited; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local manufacturing company in Hamilton, Ontario, is hiring for a role involving material handling and equipment operation. Candidates should have a high school diploma and 2 years of experience, with responsibilities including building pallets and operating forklifts in various work conditions. The position is on-site only, with a fast-paced environment and physical demands. Benefits include a dental plan.

Benefits

Dental plan

Qualifications

• 2 years to less than 3 years of experience.
• Ability to handle physically demanding tasks.

Responsibilities

• Build pallets.
• Load, unload and move products and materials.
• Operate equipment to load and move materials.
• Ship and pick orders.

Skills

Forklift operation

Attention to detail

Team player

Adaptability

Efficiency

Organized

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

Overview

Languages: English

Education:

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site. Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Dusty
• Hot
• Cold/refrigerated
• Noisy
• Wet/damp

Responsibilities

• Build pallets
• Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
• Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
• Ship orders
• Pick orders and stock
• Weigh materials and goods
• Make labels and attach to goods
• Wrap goods
• Pack and unpack goods
• Sort, crate and stack goods
• Install, lash and secure goods
• Store cargo and materials
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Organize and maintain inventory

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Forklift

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Adaptability
• Collaborative
• Efficiency
• Energetic
• Hardworking
• Positive attitude
• Dependability
• Reliability
• Team player
• Organized
• Flexibility

Benefits

• Dental plan