Shipper & Receiver/Forklift Operator

Fuze HR Solutions; Brantford; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Ontario is seeking an experienced Shipper & Receiver/Forklift Operator to join their operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for material handling, maintaining a clean work environment, and ensuring adherence to safety regulations. The company offers a competitive hourly wage and opportunities for career growth, along with various benefits such as paid vacation and health insurance.

Benefits

Paid benefits

Paid vacation

Free parking

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of current Forklift experience required.
• Experience with counterbalance, reach trucks and walkies preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills are important.

Responsibilities

• Loading and off-loading trucks daily.
• Maintaining clean work environment and following safety regulations.
• Completing quality records and preparing orders for delivery.

Skills

Forklift operation

Material handling

Time management

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Automated Shipping Systems

Job description

Shipping & Receiving – Forklift

We have an opportunity for an experienced Shipper & Receiver/Forklift to join the operations team. The Shipper & Receiver/Forklift Operator is responsible for performing material handling, clean-up, and packaging and other elemental activities related to food processing. They operate forklifts, reach trucks, and other machinery to move items, and materials on and off trucks and loading docks. Keep inventory, loading areas, and machinery clean. Open containers, sort, and catalog materials. Adheres and complies with all workplace and food safety regulations.

What our client offers

Base Salary $22 per hour

Opportunities for growth and development

Weekly rotating shifts Days & Afternoons

Day 7am – 3pm Monday – Friday

Afternoon 3pm – 11pm Monday – Friday

Night 11pm – 7am Monday – Friday

Shift premium for Afternoons, $0.75 per hour

Shift premium for Nights, $1.25 per hour

• Paid benefits, dental, extended health care, life insurance, vision care

• Opportunities for advancement

• Above average shift premiums

• Paid vacation

• Free parking

Functions & Responsibilities:

• Loading, and off-loading of trucks daily

• Remove finished goods from production floor and place into racking system and/or onto trailer for delivery

• Receive and record raw materials, ingredients, and packaging, machinery, and spare parts into the plant

• Ship finished product from the production floor to the storage

• Maintain safe and clean work environment by keeping shelves, pallet area, and workstations neat; maintaining clean shipping supply area; complying with SOP’s and regulations

• Follow all Quality (BRC), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements

• Complete quality records

• Collecting and weighing waste from the production area

• Deliver accurate weekly finished product counts

• Prepare orders by processing requests and supply orders; pulling materials; packing boxes; placing orders in delivery area based on the weekly shipping and receiving schedules

• Responsible for retrieval of stock, to assist in the line setup for current and upcoming production

• Follow all company safety procedures and policies including wearing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), using proper lifting techniques, and properly locking out equipment

• Operating a shrink wrapper as required

• Labeling of pallets

• Occasionally assisting on the Production line with boxing and palletizing as required

• Coordinate with Production Supervisor and Demand Planner to allow for overall alignment across the warehouse and office teams

What you bring:

• Minimum of 1 years of current Forklift experience in a Warehouse/Production environment

• Experience driving counterbalance, reach trucks and walkies

• Knowledge of Automated Shipping Systems / RF Technology

• Experience using SAP or other inventory management systems is a strong asset

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment • Strong time management, organizational skills, mathematical and mechanical aptitude

• Strong communication skills including the ability to work independently or within a team environment

• Experience with food & beverage or consumer packaged goods industry highly preferred

• Ability to work in a rotating Days/Afternoons shift environment • Able to work overtime shifts as requested to support a growing operation

• Work in variable temperature, ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting – up to 50lbs

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity. Our client is interviewing now and this position will not be available for long. If you’re interested, please apply now

We are looking forward to hearing from you

To apply contact, us immediately! Call us, our number 866.848.3501 or email us [e-mail] or find us at www.fuzehr.comto see all our open positions.

Fuze HR Solutions is committed to building a diverse, accessible, and equitable workforce. Our approach is twofold. Both internal, where we focus on creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, and external, where we source and recruit from the most diverse candidate pools. Our teams are educated on current best practices at attracting, retaining, and working with the most talented and diverse candidates.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to accommodating every candidate and encourage those who identify as a member of a visible minority group, or a person with a disability and requiring specific accommodations, to apply.

For all questions, comments and feedback on our diversity and inclusion programs and policies or to request information relating to accommodation measures, please contact your local Fuze HR Solutions branch.

We look forward to working with you

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Contract Info / Information sur le contrat

• Job ID / No. du Poste: 48660077
• Open Positions / Postes Ouverts: 1