Shipper/Receiver
STRIVE Recruitment Inc.
Date: 5 days ago
City: Victoria, BC
Contract type: Full time
About Us
STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Manufacturing Operations. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.
The Role
Our client focuses on the distribution of construction products across Canada and the United States. In the search for a Shipper/Receiver with a Class 5 Truck Driver license for the branch in Victoria. The shift times are from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, with the possibility of starting at 7 am or 8 am start time.
Please note this job is temporary with the opportunity for a permanent extension depending on performance after 4-5 months.
The day-to-day duties would include the delivery of products, loading/unloading of trucks, picking and packing of products, operating a forklift, and storing of products inside the warehouse and outside in the yard.
In general, drivers spend 60% of the day on the road at a minimum, delivering to locations within proximity. No overnight stay, as delivery happens within close reach and within the same day.
Responsibilities
STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering proactive recruitment solutions in the areas of Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, and Manufacturing Operations. STRIVE supports various clients from small to medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 organizations for their permanent, contract, and temporary recruitment needs.
The Role
Our client focuses on the distribution of construction products across Canada and the United States. In the search for a Shipper/Receiver with a Class 5 Truck Driver license for the branch in Victoria. The shift times are from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, with the possibility of starting at 7 am or 8 am start time.
Please note this job is temporary with the opportunity for a permanent extension depending on performance after 4-5 months.
The day-to-day duties would include the delivery of products, loading/unloading of trucks, picking and packing of products, operating a forklift, and storing of products inside the warehouse and outside in the yard.
In general, drivers spend 60% of the day on the road at a minimum, delivering to locations within proximity. No overnight stay, as delivery happens within close reach and within the same day.
Responsibilities
- Operation of a forklift
- Driving a truck, ensuring products are secured
- Truck maintenance as needed
- Following road safety rules
- Receives and stocks products in the warehouse
- Loads and unloads orders/shipments
- Completes all paperwork and documentation required
- Ensures the yard and warehouse are clean and organized
- Complies with health and safety measures
- Previous forklift operation experience
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and lifting of 50 lbs regularly
- Comfortable working inside the warehouse as well as outside under weather conditions at the yard
- Clean driving record and driver's abstract
- Class 5 Driver's license
- Strong positive attitude and strong route knowledge
- Remarkable attention to detail
- Outstanding team player
- Strong initiative and accountability
- Time management and organization, with a strong capability of meeting deadlines
- $23 an hour to start + annual bonus after probation
- Family-based work environment
- Benefits after the probation period
- Opportunity for growth and relocation to different branches
- Education and certification aid programs available for/within the warehousing industry field
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