Warehouse Associate 1

Wismettac Asian Foods Inc; Montreal; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wismettac Asian Foods Inc is seeking a Warehouse Associate 1 to support the branch operations by performing a range of general and specific warehouse tasks. You will learn on the job to receive, stock, assemble, stage, load and unload products, ensuring accuracy and quality in every shipment.

Responsibilities include packaging, staging, order preparation, inventory counts, and supporting other departments as needed, with a typical 40-hour workweek and potential overtime.

Qualifications

• Able to organize and prioritize multiple tasks under time constraints.
• Knowledge of warehouse procedures and practices.
• Able to follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Physically capable of lifting over 50 pounds.
• Able to read, write and communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Package finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• Stage finished product for loading and delivery.
• Check purchase/work orders for correct assembly and readiness.
• Verify product counts and correct packaging.
• Assist in inventory maintenance and counts.
• Load finished product onto trucks and unload at destination.
• Ensure quality control to prevent damaged goods from shipment.
• Operate pallet jack and perform basic maintenance.
• Provide on-the-job training for new hires.
• Prepare customer orders for delivery.
• Provide support for other warehouse departments.

Skills

Task prioritization

Warehouse operations

Heavy lifting

Pallet jack operation

Inventory management

Quality control

English proficiency

Tools

Pallet jack

Job description

Warehouse Associate 1 contributes to the efficient operation of the warehouse by providing labor support to the Branch Office. Warehouse Associate 1 in this job performs a range of general and specific warehouse tasks that can be easily learned on the job such as receiving, stocking, assembling, staging, loading, and unloading products.

• Package finished product for shipping (Shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling).
• Stages finished product for loading.
• Check purchase orders/ work orders to ensure that products are correctly assembled and ready for delivery.
• Check items to ensure that the correct number of products are being assembled.
• Assists in inventory level maintenance and inventory counts.
• Load the finished product onto the truck.
• Unload products from trucks, containers, and stock them in the designated area.
• Responsible for quality control. Ensure that no damaged products are sent out, and no damaged products will be stored.
• Operate pallet jack within standard operating procedures.
• Perform preventive maintenance on palette jacks.
• Perform on-the-job training for new employees.
• Handle inventory movement into and out of controlled locations.
• Prepare customers’ orders for delivery.
• Provide fill-in support for other departments in the warehouse.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Ability:

• Must be able to organize and prioritize numerous tasks and complete them under various time constraints
• Knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the warehouse environment.
• The incumbent should be able to follow written and/or oral instructions
• Correctly follow a given rule or set of rules to arrange things or actions in a certain order;
• Require considerable and strenuous physical exertion so incumbents should be able to lift heavy objects over 50 pounds.
• Ability to operate material handler equipment proficiently.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in English.
• Physically strong, agile, dexterous, and undeterred by heights and adverse climatic conditions.
• Positive work history and ability to maintain solid attendance.
• Available to work extended hours.

Working Conditions: Some Warehouse Associates will spend time in the warehouse's refrigerated (Cooler and Freezer) section. Machinery operation requires using safety equipment including but not limited to steel-toed boots. The typical workweek is Monday through Friday (standard 40 hours per week); however, evening, night shift, overtime, and weekend hours are common in some branch offices.