Material Transporter

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority seeks a part-time team member for Supply & Distribution Traffic in Winnipeg. The role operates in-person with a 0.40 FTE commitment and 7.75-hour days, handling motorized equipment and coordinating goods for patient services.

Applicants must have WHMIS training, in-house lifting safety, and ongoing education in warehouse operations. English communication is required, with emphasis on integrity and customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience operating motorized material handling equipment is required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ongoing participation in relevant seminars and courses related to warehouse/traffic operations and customer service is required.

Skills

Motorized equipment handling

English communication

Education

WHMIS certification

Safe lifting training (in-house)

Warehouse operations seminars

Job description

Department / Unit: Supply & Distribution Traffic

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: CUPE

Anticipated Start Date: 08/28/2026

FTE: 0.40

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Experience

• Experience in the operation of motorized material handling equipment required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Must complete and maintain recognized WHMIS training.
• Must complete an in-house instructional course on safe lifting practices.
• Ongoing participation in relevant seminars and course relating to Warehouse and Traffic operations and customer service, required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must possess a current certificate from the Manitoba Safety Council or equivalent certificate for the Low Lift Pallet Mover and/or Tractor Operator.

Qualifications and Skills

• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• Knowledge of the Health Sciences Centre complex preferred.
• Must be able to communicate effective in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills required.
• It is expected that the individual conduct his/herself in a manner that is consistent with the customer service approach.
• As Supply & Distribution Services is a custodian of the HSC’s goods, it is critical that the individual brings with them the qualities of honesty and integrity.

Physical Requirements

• Position requires considerable bending, stretching, walking, pushing and lifting.
• Repetitive lifting of boxes containing I.V.’s (30 lbs.) and photocopy paper (50 lbs.).
• May be required to work in cramped conditions (compactor area, incinerator).
• Requires pushing or pulling carts and palettes that may weigh up to 2,100 pounds across carpets and hard surface flooring, off and on elevators, up and down ramps.
• Must wear hardhat and ear protection.
• Required to handle hazardous/ dangerous goods in accordance with WHMIS regulations.
• Exposure to temperature variations (i.e. moves to Finance building).

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.