General Laborer

Your professional transformation starts here

Looking for a work environment that’s as safe as it is friendly? How about a stable job that offers excellent advancement opportunities, all while helping build a greener future?

This job is for you!

Position Summary:

Responsible for unloading raw material and transferring into tractor trailer in an efficient and safe manner to facilitate pickup from the customer.  All incoming material is directly transferred into tractor trailer and shipped out.

The employee will follow all health/safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

-  Safely and efficiently shunting trucks in and out of trans-load area

- Reporting vehicle defects in Guide TI

- Incoming inspection of raw materials received for contamination, foreign objects, and rendering exclusions

-  Maintain fat and bone  /organic dump sheet and product traceability

-  Generate Bills of Lading for fat and bone / organic loads.  Include the date, product type, and destination

Ø   

10%

Planning/Inventory Management:

• Make decisions in regards to timing of duties to ensure efficient flow of product

• Interface on an ongoing basis with the appropriate internal departments/employees (ie. Material Processing, Transportation, QA) to ensure materials flow in and out in a timely manner and meet customer specifications – also includes documenting any deviations

70%

Main Operations:

• General Housekeeping – keeping shop floor and walls clean on a daily basis – includes applying foaming degreaser and power washing residue off.

• Forklift operation – Includes daily pre-op checklist

• Dump trailer unloading – involves emptying purpose built bulk dump trucks into receiving pit. Filling out required paperwork.

• Truck shunting – Includes backing single unit and tractor-trailer combinations into receiving area to be unloaded and loaded. Filling out required paperwork.

• Loading trailers – Includes operating screw conveyor system to transfer raw material.

• Normal equipment maintenance – includes daily equipment check on forklift, pumps, trucks, steam lines, conveyor.

20%

Other:

• Assist other departments as needed or available – includes but is not limited to assisting other employees, shunting trucks, operating forklift.

Key Qualifications for Position:

• Technical knowledge

• Physical ability to climb up and down ladders and stairs

• Flexible and able to deal with change including scheduling changes

• Previous truck shunting / forklift experience an asset

• Able to work a steady afternoon shift.

Key Competencies:

• Self directed and self motivated

• Excellent verbal communication.

• Creative problem solver

• Ability to work well with others, and effectively solve problems through collaboration.

• Strong sense of urgency

• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively and efficiently

• Ability to multitask and complete multiple processes and procedures simultaneously

• Team player that enjoys a values driven organization and willing to help out where help is needed

Give meaning to your career and help us make a difference: become a transformation champion!

Follow us on LinkedIn

Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are being considered.

At Sanimax, we see strength in diversity, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer