Warehouse Associate

MacLean Engineering; Barrie; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in Barrie, Ontario, is seeking a Warehouse Associate to join its aftermarket warehouse team. Responsibilities include off-loading, picking, and staging materials while delivering excellent customer service. Candidates should have 1-3 years of warehouse experience, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MRP/ERP systems. The position offers competitive benefits including vacation, overtime pay, and a positive team environment.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation annually

Paid sick and family emergency time

Paid overtime after 40 hours

$1.50/hour shift premium

Free coffee

Employee assistance program

Annual employee bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in shipping/receiving, inventory, WIP.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Flexibility to adapt to fast-paced work conditions.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the movement of materials within the warehouse.
• Ensure incoming products are properly received and outgoing shipped.
• Maintain organized work area and inventory accuracy.

Skills

Team attitude

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

1-3 years related warehouse experience

Forklift/Reach Truck or Crane Experience

Experience with MRP/ERP systems

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

Position Title

Warehouse Associate

Shift

Afternoon Shift

Location

Barrie, Ontario

MacLean Engineering is looking for a skilled and experienced Warehouse Associate to join our growing aftermarket warehouse team in Barrie, Ontario. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing team, supplying aftermarket parts for heavy mobile mining equipment to various customers internationally, and to our other Ontario manufacturing plants. If you are looking to be challenged, valued, and rewarded with a competitive compensation package in a dynamic work environment, this position is for you!

About the Position

The Warehouse Associate is responsible for off-loading, put-away, picking and staging of material and parts while providing professional quality customer service to all internal and external customers. The following proficiencies are required:

Responsibilities

• Accountable for movement of all materials within the warehouse and overall appearance.
• Safe loading and off-loading of raw materials and finished good from delivery vehicles manually of by using forklift/crane.
• Read and interpret pick list properly
• Ensure incoming products are received into applicable systems accurately and outgoing products are packed and shipped appropriately, on-time and traced accordingly in system.
• Pick orders/parts and pack them according to pick list accurately.
• Issue required purchased and manufactured parts to sales orders for shipping as applicable.
• Locate and verify materials and supplies listed on production orders.
• Review and ensure accuracy of all orders
• Ensure all parts processed by our manufacturing process are properly identified by part number and work order number
• Ensure documentation accompanies workflow and is handled to completion with correct quantities
• Ensure production is fully stocked with material and corresponding paperwork
• Ensure all parts processed are relieved from proper bin location in proper quantity
• Ensure product is put into the correct stock location
• Ensure parts are properly secured to skid (strapping, shrink wrap, etc.)
• Verify all material to ensure that it coincides with proper paperwork.
• Ship and receive purchased and manufactured parts while ensuring all parts are properly identified by part number and work order number
• Packing, packaging and labeling containers or parts to properly identify their destination and ensure their protection during shipment.
• Record all transactions as specified as per In-House Work Instruction
• Monitor parts and assemblies through our production process and move to in-process storage, the required production process, or receiving/shipping as applicable
• Able to recognize miss-identified, misplaced or damaged items and pro-actively assist in finding solutions to storage situations
• Assist in maintaining inventory accuracy (cycle counts)
• Weekly inspections as assigned
• Maintain organized work area according to policies, procedures, safety regulations and cleanliness standards (5‑S housekeeping)

About You

The successful candidate must have a positive / open-minded team-attitude with excellent communication and time management skills. Willingness to learn, attention to detail, and a high technical aptitude are also required. This position requires some hands‑on problem solving (factory and field) along with in‑depth analysis using various computer programs, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Dynamics AX. The successful candidate will have a firm understanding of how to approach problems with different audiences and navigate toward the solution strategically.

Qualifications

• One to Three (1‑3) years of related warehouse experience (shipping/receiving, inventory, WIP)
• Previous Forklift/Reach Truck or Crane Experience
• Previous experience with MRP/ERP systems
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with others
• Ability to plan and prioritize
• Must have superior organization skills
• Flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and adjustments to deadlines with the ability to work in a fast‑paced team environment.

About Us

MacLean Engineering has been a leading innovator of underground mining equipment solutions for over 50 years. As we continue to expand our product range and geographic footprint, we remain privately owned and consistently focused on the Company’s founder’s original engineered design imperatives – safety, productivity and enduring quality. MacLean Engineering has three manufacturing facilities located in Collingwood, Owen Sound, and Barrie. Our workforce is comprised of various skilled trades working together in a safety and quality‑oriented environment to produce components and equipment to the underground mining industry, as well as the municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors.

Benefits

• 3 weeks’ vacation annually
• Paid sick and family emergency time
• Paid overtime after 40 hours worked
• $1.50 per hour shift premium for Afternoon Shift and Weekend Shift employees
• Weekend Shift employees are eligible to be compensated for 40 hours when full 36 hours worked
• Paid lunch break for employees working 10 and 12 hour shifts
• Free coffee!
• Flexible Group benefits Package (Once probationary period is completed)
• Employee and family assistance program
• Voluntary DPSP (Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan) and GRRSP (Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan) (Once probationary period is completed)
• Annual employee bonus
• $250 annual safety shoe allowance
• $200 biennial prescription safety glasses allowance
• Company paid uniforms
• Employee appreciation days, raffles/draws, BBQ’s and much more

If you are interested in being a part of an established and growing Canadian Company, we want to hear from you!

Shift Details

Afternoon Shift: Monday through Thursday 4:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. (4 x 10 hour shifts)

Background Check

Please note that employment with MacLean Engineering is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check conducted by our third‑party provider, Sterling Backcheck. This process may include verification of employment history, education, and a criminal record check, depending on the requirements of the position.

We thank all applicants in advance for their application and interest in MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited. However only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).

MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.