Materials Handler/Inside Sales Summer Student

Spartan Controls provides an exciting culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. We support our students' education and growth through networking, job shadowing, student events, opportunities to work with our Senior Leaders, and more!

Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support, and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.

Summary

We are recruiting for a Materials Handler/Inside Sales Summer Student for a 4-month term (May – August) for our Grande Prairie location. Reporting to the Sales & General Manager, Peace Region, the successful candidate will work within a team in our shipping/receiving and inventory areas to provide support to internal and external customers.

Role and Responsibilities

• Handle incoming, outgoing, and internal deliveries
• Pick customer orders and package outgoing shipments
• Maintain inventory/stock and conduct stock counts, as required
• Perform computerized data input on various operating systems
• Service products requiring rebuilding or part change-outs
• Assist Service Technicians with job preparations such as drawings, programming, and parts assembly
• Provide troubleshooting expertise or refer to appropriate internal expertise
• Interface with existing and new customer applications, typically with telephone support, to provide assistance on products and solutions selection
• Maintain a clean and safe work area

Qualifications and Skills

• Attending a post-secondary institute in the fall; preferred (but not limited to) Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, or Instrumentation Engineering Technology
• Comprehensive computer skills
• Superior customer service skills
• Accuracy and detail-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team, as well as independently
• Strong organization and multi-tasking skills
• Physical requirements: Must be capable of lifting up to 50 lbs.; standing for long periods
• Spartan is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. This position is classified as safety-sensitive, and as such, the successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment alcohol & drug test.
• As part of our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.

Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.

Close Date: January 19, 2025 (11:59 pm MST)

Requisition ID: 1415