Warehouse Associate

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.; Port Coquitlam; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands Canada is seeking a Branch Warehouse Associate at our Port Coquitlam location. The role involves moving and transporting goods, receiving and preparing shipments, and ensuring accurate matching with purchase orders.

You will operate a forklift, maintain a safe workspace, and support freight scheduling as required. The position requires physical stamina, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and the capacity to read shipping paperwork accurately.

Qualifications

• Previous warehouse, construction, or material handling experience preferred.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy materials consistently.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.
• Ability to read and understand shipping paperwork, labels, and basic instructions.
• Team-oriented with strong communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license preferred; ability to ride along on delivery routes required.
• Warehouse setting with exposure to varying temperatures.
• Frequent standing, bending, lifting, and carrying heavy items.
• Use of PPE required (gloves, steel-toe boots, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Operate a forklift in a safe manner to move product.
• Prepare receiving dock to accept incoming product and materials for shipment.
• Match incoming and outgoing product with purchase orders.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Assist with scheduling freight appointments as needed.
• Load and unload deliveries accurately.
• Maintain organized work area according to policies and safety regulations.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Heavy lifting

Fast-paced environment

Reading shipping paperwork

Team communication

Driver's license preferred

PPE compliance

Temperature variations

Physical stamina

Job description

One Company. Hundreds of Products. Endless Possibilities. Ply Gem is North America's leading manufacturer of exterior building materials, including windows, siding, stone, and 40 other categories. At Ply Gem, we provide the nation's residential builders, remodelers and architects with access to a comprehensive range of building products. From new construction to repair, remodel and replacement, our full line of building products provide quality and value for all types of projects.

Ply Gem Canada is a growing company in the building products industry backed by Cornerstone Building Brands, providing us with stability and strength in the North American market. Cornerstone Building Brands is the largest manufacturer of vinyl windows in North America with brands you’ve come to know and trust. We have endless building product options from standard to specialty to customized to whatever you’re looking for. But it’s our service capabilities that sets us apart.

At Ply Gem Canada, we strive to produce a continuous stream of market leading products and services. We are creative and seek to recognize, embrace and apply new ideas and commercialize them more quickly than our competitors. We relentlessly seek to raise the bar on our products and services. We establish a reputation for innovation, quality and service that differentiates us from our competitors and enables us to tailor products and services to be the market leader.

Our building solutions are the cornerstone of the communities we serve. We believe every building we create, and every part of that building, positively contributes to communities where people live, work and play.

Why Join Our Team

Our employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact on our success while pursuing a wide range of opportunities to meet your personal aspirations for development and advancement within a stable, growing Canadian industry leader.

What You Can Expect from our Company

• You will be Part of a Winning Team
• You Can Capitalize on Your Opportunities and Make an Impact
• You Will Be Well Rewarded for Your Contributions to our Success
• You’ll work for a growing company with an excellent reputation in our sector for providing great products and customer service
• Competitive and tangible rewards that provide fair compensation relative to expectations and effort including base earnings, benefits for you and your family, and contributions toward your retirement savings
• Additional performance-based compensation depending on your role. Resources and support to help you manage your personal wellness

What the Company Expects of our Team

• Bring yourself fully to work each day
• Playing your role on the team so together we Win as One
• Welcoming and Driving Change to support our continued evolution
• Help drive the success of our Canadian Business through living our universal core values
• Making an Impact to ensure our continued success

Job Description

A Branch Warehouse Associate will be moving and transporting goods and product. They will sort and count materials going in or out of the warehouse.Some duties and responsibilities include:

• Prepare receiving dock to accept incoming product.
• Prepare materials for shipment.
• Match incoming and outgoing product with purchase orders.
• Operate a forklift in a safe manner to move product.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• May be required to assist with scheduling freight appointments.
• Abilityto lift and carry heavy materials consistently.
• Accurate loading and unloading of deliveries.
• Sort and distribute incoming shipments.
• Perform quality audits of the condition of shipped goods for both incoming and outgoing items prior to signing off.
• Report discrepancies to immediate supervisor.
• Follow current standards and procedures.
• Maintain organized work area according to policies, procedures and safety regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Previous warehouse, construction, or material handling experience preferred.

Ability to lift and carry heavy materials consistently.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.

Ability to read and understand shipping paperwork, labels, and basic instructions.

Team-oriented with strong communication skills.

Valid driver’s license preferred; ability to ride along on delivery routes required.

Warehouse setting with exposure to varying temperatures.

Frequent standing, bending, lifting, and carrying heavy items.

Use of PPE required (gloves, steel-toe boots, etc.).

Additional Information

Cornerstone Building Brands Canada is also committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free recruitment and selection process. Applicants should advise Human Resources if they require any type of accommodation during the recruitment process.