Forklift Operator - Toronto
Job Posting:
Wonderbrands is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across key bakery categories, including breads & rolls; alternatives breads, and others. We are the makers of Wonder®Bread, Country Harvest®, D'Italiano®, Gadoua®, and Casa Mendosa™ tortillas.We bake our products in 13 facilities across Canada, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.
As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people. These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.
Location: 514 Carlingview Drive. Etobicoke Ontario, M9W 5R3Full-time Shift: Saturday to Wednesday/Thursday
Shift: Nights (12 hr shifts)
Wage: $22.75/ hour plus $1.50 night shift premium for hours worked between 11pm and 7am
Position: Forklift Operator (Reach, Counterbalance, Walkie, Cherry picker)
In a typical day, you will:
- Pick and Load product for outbound shipments.
- Ensuring safe and clean work conditions.
- Work with other Team Members on completing daily tasks.
- Interface with support departments.
- Inventory control.
- Maintains warehouse to BRC standards
- Follow processes and procedures at all times.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Responsibilities:
- To make sure Safety is always number one on your list!
- Maintain production needs
- Maintain and Monitor Minors bins/Schick system
- Responsible for all bulk ingredient hook ups and sign offs
- Unload/load trucks of ingredients
- Responsible for labeling and put away ingredients
- Fast-paced environment
- Flexible hours
- Computer/ Microsoft Excel understanding
- Cycle counting and inventory monitoring
- Dependable
- Self-motivated
Other Duties will include:
- Pick and Load product for outbound shipments.
- Ensuring safe and clean work conditions.
- Work with other Team Members on completing daily tasks.
- Interface with support departments.
- Inventory control.
- Maintains warehouse to BRC standards
- Follow processes and procedures at all times.
- Other duties as assigned.
About You:
- Ability to work assigned hours, including overtime.
- Computer proficiency with SAP and RF Gun and the ability to make arithmetic calculations, complete routine reports and forms, and the ability to understand and follow directions as given are also necessary
- Good verbal and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Must work closely with others in a team atmosphere.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds independently (on an occasional basis).
- Must be able to stand, walk, climb, reach, lift, pull, push, stoop, squat, bend and stretch as needed throughout the assigned eight-hour shift.
- Must be able to read, write and understand instructions, warnings, labels and postings in English effectively.
- Experience with OSHA regulations, BRC Standards and Warehouse GMPs
- A good grasp of inventory management (cycle counting, materials management, etc.)
- Conduct work with integrity, abiding and upholding the Code of Conduct and Company Core Values (Integrity, Respect, Commitment, Courage and Growth);
- Act, react and interact with respect and regard for others;
- Ability to anticipate what needs to be done & commits to take ownership to ensure it is done.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and meet changing priorities with urgency in a fast-paced shipping environment;
- Willingness to learn and apply new skills, and teach others by sharing knowledge to grow self and the business;
- Courage to challenge the status quo, embrace changes and decisions that drive progress
- Ability to help create a team environment.
- Strong understanding of sanitation, food handling, and food safety practices in a manufacturing environment preferred
- Must have prior experience and be certified on Standup Lift, and Sit-down lift.
- Be able to operate a battery changer and adhering to the PPE processes while working around batteries.
- Overall being able to work for long periods in a busy and safe environment.
We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including strong benefit and pension plans, paid vacation and holidays, overtime opportunities, and a growth path to line leader and supervisory roles.
If you’re excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply!
Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation.Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing.
Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.
In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.
Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.