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With roots that date back over 80 years, family-owned B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. is a leading Western Canadian distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, and lighting products. Today, the company serves customers in the construction industry and retail home improvement markets through a network of 24 distribution warehouses and showrooms in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. B. A. Robinson's reputation as a growing company with a customer-service oriented culture continues to attract and retain top quality people and has earned it Platinum status among Canada's Best Managed Companies.
Shipper/Receiver
As a Shipper/Receiver, your responsibilities will include shipping and receiving product, filling customer orders and stocking shelves. Familiarity with computers is recommended. Forklift experience is an asset. The position is full time days Monday to Friday.
Our employees enjoy great health, dental, vision care, and pension benefits in addition to a competitive compensation plan. For more information about the company and our business, please visit our website at www.barobinson.com.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Additional Skills
- Customer service skills
- Build pallets
- Ship orders
Specific Skills
- Wrap goods
- Transport and distribute materials and goods
- Store cargo and materials
- Stack goods
- Pick orders and stock
- Operate computerized inventory control systems
- Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
- Make labels and attach to goods
- Pack and unpack goods
- Sort goods
Work Setting
- Retail and wholesale distribution centre
Vehicle, Machinery and Equipment Experience
- Industrial lift trucks and forklifts
- Dollies and hand trucks
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
Weight Handling
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)