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Shipping and receiving clerk

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

Work setting

  • Freight forwarding company
  • Remote location
  • Trucking company

Tasks

  • Schedule distribution of goods
  • Prepare bills of lading, invoices and other shipping documents
  • Inspect and verify incoming goods against invoices or other documents
  • Maintain internal record-keeping system
  • Record shortages and reject damaged goods
  • Pack goods to be shipped

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Employment terms options

  • Shift
  • Flexible hours
  • On call
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
  • Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
  • Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

  • Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities