Material Handler/ Back-Up Delivery Driver

Job summary

The role involves picking, packing, and shipping customer orders while maintaining warehouse cleanliness and safety standards. Additionally, the employee will operate a delivery truck to transport materials to customer and vendor locations safely.

Job details

Company Description With over 115 years of experience, EMCO Corporation is a leading national wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products to the construction industry. We provide quality and cutting-edge products that help support residential, commercial and infrastructure initiatives across Canada. At EMCO Corporation, we are committed to providing sustainable solutions to our customers and communities in which we live and serve. Our talented and passionate team members are the key to our success. We empower our team members to act like owners and make a difference within our business through striving for innovation and providing excellence in customer service. We offer a fun, fast-paced and dynamic workplace. We work as a team, share core values, and support each other’s growth and development. As our teammate, you will have the opportunity to continually develop your skills through ongoing training, have the opportunity to be innovative and try new things, and work alongside passionate colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are a team of enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to meeting and exceeding the needs of the customers we serve. Job Description As a Material Handler, you will be responsible for picking, packing, and shipping customer orders as well as counting, verifying, receiving, and putting away incoming vendor material and customer returns. A high attention to detail will ensure exceptional levels of customer service and satisfaction. Additional duties will include: Follow all Health and Safety rules and legislation while performing job functions Load and unload trucks, operate forklift and other material handling equipment Receiving duties include: Upon unloading vendor shipments or customer returns, obtain the packing slip and verify material received. Note any discrepancies or damaged material Print and verify the computer receiving documents and enter material received into the computer system Identify special order material and damaged material and store in proper location Note all shipping discrepancies on freight carrier’s Bill of Lading, initiate freight claims and forward paperwork to appropriate teammate Picking, packing, and shipping duties include: Pick material for customer orders, counting and comparing items to the shipping documentation Assemble material and pack appropriately for pick up or shipment to customer Complete documentation for any shipments being delivered via third party carrier or requiring Transportation of Dangerous Goods documentation Inform the Supervisor of any inventory discrepancies and damaged/defective material that would impact customer service levels Maintain warehouse cleanliness and safety by removing empty cartons, metal banding, pallets, and other debris Inform Warehouse Supervisor and/or Profit Centre Manager of any safety issues within the warehouse Assist teammates in servicing customers at the counter Perform other tasks as requested by the Profit Centre Manager As a Driver, you will load trucks, make deliveries and pickups at both customer and vendor locations. You will work in a safe manner in accordance with all laws, regulations, and company policies. You will be friendly, observant, and able to determine customer needs and communicate that information back to the Profit Centre Manager or Warehouse Supervisor. Additional duties will include: Drive the EMCO truck in a safe manner and in compliance with company policy, applicable traffic laws and provincial Ministry of Transportation legislation. Destinations include job sites, customer facilities, vendor facilities, other EMCO locations, other wholesaler facilities and any other location as directed by management Pick customer orders and load the truck at the Profit Centre with material to be delivered curb side to customers or vendors while ensuring the necessary equipment to safely load the truck is available Secure loads properly following all legislation, ensuring nothing will shift, get damaged or fall from the truck Complete pre-trip inspections and inform management of any mechanical problems with the truck At the end of the workday, ensure that the driver’s log is completed Understand the shipping documents, including Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), that are associated with the material for each delivery Unload the correct material at each location and place it where the receiving party wants it and obtain a signature from the receiving party Work with customers at the delivery site to resolve shipping discrepancies quickly and accurately Load the truck at other locations including material picked up at vendors and returns by customers Provide sales leads by noting prospective customers discovered in the course of making deliveries Understand and follow all safety regulations at all customer locations as well as at the Profit Centre Support all Profit Centre activities as part of the Profit Centre team Perform other tasks as requested by the Profit Centre Manager or Warehouse Supervisor Qualifications Grade 12 diploma or equivalent; College and/or University degree an asset A minimum of 1 year of warehouse experience Outstanding customer service and verbal communication skills Able to develop comprehensive product knowledge Ability to learn to safely operate a forklift and any other material handling equipment Possess a high level of attention to detail and accurately process orders Intermediate math skills Possess a valid driver’s licence A clean driver’s abstract that demonstrates good driving skills in compliance with company policy Experience driving a truck and making deliveries preferred Knowledge of the laws and regulations governing driving motor vehicles and commercial vehicles subject to Provincial Ministry of Transportation regulations Understanding of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act Ability to safely operate a delivery vehicle Excellent relationship building skills with customers, vendors, and teammates Able to remain calm and function effectively in stressful, unexpected, or emergency situations Preferred Skills: Experience using Microsoft 365, Inventory Management systems Additional Information Why Join Our Team? EMCO Corporation is one of Canada’s largest integrated wholesale distributors of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products for the construction industry. We have endless opportunities for you to grow and develop in your career and a culture that prides itself in supporting you every step of the way! In addition, we will offer you: Great mentors and on-the-job training Growth potential with competitive salary, benefits, and profit sharing paid annually A career with a solid, stable company with strong core values Participation in our pension plan with employer contributions Work-life balance and flex time EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Compensation: CAD 45000 - CAD 45000 - yearly

What you’ll do

The role involves picking, packing, and shipping customer orders while maintaining warehouse cleanliness and safety standards. Additionally, the employee will operate a delivery truck to transport materials to customer and vendor locations safely.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Grade 12 diploma and at least one year of warehouse experience. A valid driver's license with a clean abstract and the ability to operate material handling equipment are required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Profit sharing
• Pension plan
• On-the-job training
• Flex time

Listed skills

• Customer service · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Safety Compliance · Preferred
• Forklift operation · Preferred
• Material Handling · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Material handling
• Forklift operation
• Customer service
• Inventory management
• Order picking
• Shipping and receiving
• Truck driving
• Safety compliance
• Documentation
• Communication skills
• Math skills
• Attention to detail
• Relationship building
• Transportation of dangerous goods
• Material Handling Equipment
• Pre-Trip And Post-Trip Vehicle Inspections
• Bill Of Lading
• Product Knowledge
• Microsoft 365
• Dangerous Goods/Hazmat Transport
• Shipping Documents
• HVAC
• Construction
• Management
• Cleanliness
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Forklift Truck
• Warehousing
• Harmonized Systems
• Innovation
• Plumbing
• Inventory Management System
• Legislation
• Mathematics
• Mentorship
• On-The-Job Training
• Palletizing
• Relationship Building
• Loading And Unloading
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Wholesaling
• Teamwork
• Enthusiasm
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Logistics
• Construction
• Transportation
• Customer Service & Support
• Manufacturing
• Pick-Up and Delivery Driver
• Sales Delivery Driver
• Car, Taxi and Van Drivers
• Driver/Sales Workers

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