material handler
Education:
No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- Confined spaces.
- Dusty.
- Noisy.
- Wet/damp.
Work setting:
- Trucking company.
- Warehouse.
Tasks:
- Build pallets.
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment.
- Read blueprints to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
- Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products.
- Ship orders.
- Pick orders and stock.
- Weigh materials and goods.
- Make labels and attach to goods.
- Wrap goods.
- Pack and unpack goods.
- Sort, crate and stack goods.
- Install, lash and secure goods.
- Store cargo and materials.
- Transport and distribute materials and goods.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
- Organize inventories using computerized inventory control systems.
- Hazardous products handling and storage.
Supervision:
1 to 2 people.
Security and safety:
Basic security clearance.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fast-paced environment.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Tight deadlines.
- Physically demanding.
- Manual dexterity.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Large workload.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Standing for extended periods.
Weight handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
Personal suitability:
- Adaptability.
- Collaborative.
- Positive attitude.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Day.