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Forklift operator

  • Durée de l'emploi: Occasionnel
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Confined spaces

Work setting

  • Warehouse

Tasks

  • Build pallets
  • 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
  • Provide customer service
  • Wrap goods
  • Pack and unpack goods
  • Sort, crate and stack goods
  • Store cargo and materials
  • Organize and maintain inventory

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Working at heights training
  • Forklift Operator Certification

Vehicle and equipment experience

  • Reach trucks
  • Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
  • Pallet lifters

Area of specialization

  • Shipping and receiving

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Large workload
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Collaborative
  • Creativity
  • Efficiency
  • Energetic
  • Goal-oriented
  • Hardworking
  • Integrity
  • Outgoing
  • Positive attitude
  • Proactive
  • Time management
  • Dependability
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Flexibility

Experience

  • 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

  • Day

Other benefits

  • Other benefits