Materials Handler

Badger Infrastructure Solutions; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Badger Infrastructure Solutions is seeking a Materials Handler in Red Deer, AB. The role involves sorting, counting, picking and distributing parts to internal customers and the production floor, with emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and effective communication.

You will perform kitting, labeling, and staging per BOMs and pick slips, participate in cycle counts, and coordinate with the Material Coordinator to resolve shortages and improve material flow.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a material handling role, including picking, sorting, and distributing parts, and returning parts from the shop floor.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record with strong safety awareness.
• Solid understanding of warehouse operations, material flows, safe packing methods, and impact on supply chain.
• Basic understanding of supply chain management and the impact of materials flows on supply chain and manufacturing success.
• Ability to read schedules for distribution of parts and perform basic math as needed.
• Good computer literacy, including Excel, Outlook, and Warehouse and Inventory Control systems including scanners.
• Strong adherence to safety regulations and procedures.
• Ability to operate forklift equipment (counterbalance, reach trucks, pallet lifts) daily, ensuring safe handling of materials.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure accurate picking, labeling, and staging.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and picks kits of parts per Bills of Materials via RF Smart or Oracle pick slips.
• Labels, tags, and stages picked part kits per procedure.
• Supports frequent cycle counts and ad hoc physical inventory counts.
• Maintains alignment between inventory records and physical stock.
• Distributes picked kits to production floor and internal customers with proper accountability.
• Processes returned parts from the shop floor per the return procedure.
• Communicates shortages or at‑risk parts to the Material Coordinator for timely resolution.

Skills

RF/Oracle picking

Inventory control

Forklift operation

Safety awareness

Reading schedules

Math skills

Computer literacy

Warehouse systems

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Excel

Outlook

WMS/SCM systems

RF scanners

Job description

The Materials Handler is responsible for sorting, counting, picking and distributing parts within our warehouse, to our internal customers or the production floor based on Manufacturing requirements. The Materials Handler will need to be comfortable with change, understand the importance of urgency and accuracy and possess effective communication skills.

Hour rates based on experience with many opportunities for pay increases and career advancement!

RESPONSIBILITES

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepares and picks kits of parts in accordance with our Bills of Materials Via RF Smart or Oracle generated pick slips.
• Ensures that all picked part kits are properly labelled, tagged and are placed in the designated staging areas as per pick procedure.
• Supports and participates in frequent cycle counts and in ad hoc physical inventory counts.
• Maintains that systematic transactions and inventory levels are in alignment with physical.
• Distributes picked kits to the production floor and our internal customers; with assurance all parts are correctly accounted for and issued to the correct workstations/ locations.
• Processes returned parts from the shop floor in accordance with the set return procedure.
• Communicates any material shortages or at-risk parts to the Material Coordinator for timely resolution

Identifies and reports pick errors and picks discrepancies to the Material Coordinator for collaborative resolution and continuous improvement.

• Works together with leadership to ensure material flow inefficiencies are raised and solutions can be implemented.

Communicates any unsafe conditions or accidents/injuries in a timely manner to the manager and team to facilitate prompt correction or reporting.

Qualifications

What You'll Need For Success:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a material handling role, which includes tasks like picking, sorting, and distributing parts, as well as returning parts from the shop floor.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record along with a strong safety acumen.
• A solid understanding of warehouse operations, including material flows, safe packing methods, and the impact on the supply chain and manufacturing success.
• Basic understanding of supply chain management and the impact of materials flows on supply chain and manufacturing success.
• Ability to read schedules for the distribution of parts and use basic mathematical skills as necessary.
• Good computer literacy, including a good working knowledge of Excel, Outlook, and Warehouse and Inventory Control systems including use of scanners.
• Strong adherence to safety regulations and procedures.
• Ability to operate forklift equipment such as counterbalance, reach trucks, and pallet lifts on a daily basis, ensuring safe handling of materials in a warehouse or yard setting.
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure that parts are accurately picked, labeled, and staged according to company procedures.
• Physically capable of lifting 50 pounds, standing/walking for extended periods, climbing, balancing, bending, stooping, kneeling, and working in various weather conditions.