Shipping and receiving clerk

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: French
• Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Warehouse
• Commercial facility
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre
• Retail business

Tasks

• Determine method of shipment
• Schedule transportation conveyances
• Prepare bills of lading, invoices and other shipping documents
• Assemble containers and crates
• Inspect and verify incoming goods against invoices or other documents
• Maintain internal record-keeping system
• Record shortages and reject damaged goods
• Route goods to appropriate storage areas
• Pack goods to be shipped
• Unpack goods received
• Affix identifying information and shipping instructions on shipments
• Oversee loading and unloading of goods
• Supervise material handlers and helpers
• Pay and receive payments for goods

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Forklift Operator Certification
• Working at heights training

Computer and technology knowledge

• Inventory control software

Equipment and machinery experience

• Dollies and hand trucks
• Pallet lifters

Transportation/travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Standing for extended periods
• Tight deadlines

Weight handling

• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Are you currently a student?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Morning
• To be determined
• Day

Green job

• Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance
• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities
• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available
• Travel insurance
• Variable or compressed work week
• Wellness program

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees