Warehouse Associate

Position overview

Responsibilities

• Receive, unload, and store products in racking, cooler, and freezer areas following food storage and safety guidelines.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized warehouse while handling, sorting, and preparing food orders.
• Pick, stage, and build orders, including packing hampers and repackaging products as needed; manage compost and waste.
• Enter inventory data using RF scanners or computers, maintain accurate records and rotation, and check quality and expiry dates.
• Operate forklifts, reach trucks, and/or counterbalances safely; drive Food Bank trucks for deliveries, pickups, or refueling as needed.
• Guide and support volunteers, communicate volunteer needs to Operations Trainers, and help with special events and other warehouse operations.

Qualifications and work capacities

• Two years of relevant warehouse experience.
• A valid Ontario G-class licence and clean driver's abstract; a valid Ontario D-class licence is an asset.
• Forklift certification and/or experience, including reach truck and counterbalance.
• Familiarity with inventory systems and RF scanners, Food Safety Certification, First Aid Certification, and non-profit or food insecurity experience are assets.
• The role includes lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling items up to 50 pounds (23 kg), as well as operating machinery and vehicles.
• Attention to detail, organization, communication, collaboration, judgment, adaptability, and initiative are required.

Location and work environment

• The Food Bank is located at 50 Alpine Court in Kitchener, Ontario, and the role is required to be onsite for the work week.
• The work is primarily indoors in a warehouse, with exposure to temperature changes, dust, dirt, noise, fumes, and some cleaning chemicals.
• Local travel within the Waterloo region may be required.

Hours

• Generally, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, for 40 hours per week, inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch each day.
• Some irregular hours may be required to meet organizational and community commitments; the source description ends before providing further detail.