Package Handler - Evening (5 PM) - Owen Sound

Primary Job Posting Location:

Owen Sound, Ontario Canada

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Job Description

Position Summary:

The Package Handler’s position is a physical fast-paced and labor-intensive role within a warehouse environment that involves sorting/stocking packages as well as loading and unloading them into and out of UPS package delivery vehicles and trailers.

Job Type: Part-Time - Permanent

Work Location: 3225 East Bayshore Road, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N3

Workdays: Monday through Friday

Shift Start: 5:00 PM Shift averages 3-5 hours a day *(Start times/finish times may vary with operational need. Flexibility required) *

Pay rate: $17.30/hr.

• APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO WORK UP TO 25 HOURS PER WEEK**
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Load and unload packages into package delivery vehicles and trailers
• Learn and properly execute company-established package handling methods
• Sort and stock packages based on postal codes
  
  

Qualifications / Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs. (32kg) without assistance
• Full availability to work Monday to Friday (all five days of the week)
• Must be able to work 25 hours per week legally
• Ability to read and memorize postal codes
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and physically demanding environment
• Comfortable working inside truck trailers and package delivery vehicles
• Warehouse experience - Preferred
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

• Pay rate of $17.30/hr.
• Automatic pay rate progression as per the existing Union Collective Agreement (top rate: $27.01/hr. after 48 months)
• Paid training
• Weekly Pay/Direct Deposit Every Friday
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,000 per semester
• Personal Paid Days off (after 60’s days initial probation)
• 2 weeks of paid vacation after 1 year of service (3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 weeks)
• Extended Health Care Benefits (Vision, health, and dental benefits after one year of service)
• Immediate access to UPS ‘Employee Discounts’
• Free Onsite Parking
• Employee Referral Bonus Program (conditions applied)
• Opportunity for advancement within a Fortune 50 Company
  
  

Working Conditions

• Monthly union dues (approximately $52/month)
• A union initiation fee of $50 (will be deducted after completing 90 working days with UPS)
• Exposed to changing temperatures while working in a warehouse environment.
  
  

Of Note: In our industry, this position is also known as Warehouse Worker Warehouse Associate Sorter Loader/Unloader and Shipper/Receiver.

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