furniture mover helper

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Cold / refrigerated
• Dusty
• Noisy
• Outdoors
• Wet / damp

Work setting

• Urban area
• Various locations
• Warehouse
• Moving and storage company

Tasks

• Provide customer service
• Wrap goods
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Store cargo and materials
• 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
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Sort, crate and stack goods
• Install, lash and secure goods

Equipment and machinery experience

• Light trucks
• Dollies and hand trucks

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Large workload

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Gloves
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Reliability
• Team player
• Excellent oral communication
• Dependability
• Adaptability
• Collaborative
• Analytical
• Creativity
• Efficiency
• Energetic
• Goal-oriented
• Hardworking
• Integrity
• Outgoing
• Positive attitude
• Proactive
• Quick learner
• Time management

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Other benefits

• Transportation provided by employer