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Forklift Operator

Employer

Edvan Custom Metal Processing Ltd

Date Posted

February 27, 2026

Languages

English
  • Location Nisku, AB
  • Earnings $19.00 to $22.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Mar 13, 2026
Job Requirements

Employer

Edvan Custom Metal Processing Ltd

Languages

English

Education

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

Work site environment

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

Work setting

  • Relocation costs not covered by employer
  • Manufacture
  • Oil and gas industry

Tasks

  • Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
  • Ship orders
  • Pick orders and stock
  • Weigh materials and goods
  • Make labels and attach to goods
  • Provide customer service
  • Pack and unpack goods
  • Sort, crate and stack goods
  • Install, lash and secure goods
  • Store cargo and materials
  • Transport and distribute materials and goods
  • Organize and maintain inventory

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Forklift Operator Certification
  • Overhead Crane Certification
  • First Aid Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Type of materials

Steel, iron and heavy metals

Type of product

Industrial supplies

Vehicle and equipment experience

  • Hoists or winches
  • Industrial lift trucks and fork-lifts
  • Overhead crane

Type of industry experience

Metal fabrication

Area of specialization

  • Construction
  • Shipping and receiving

Transportation/travel information

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

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Creativity
  • Hardworking
  • Positive attitude
  • Proactive
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Forklift Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Material Handlers (manual)
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking

OBJECTIVE

Interest in feeding - offbearing to move household appliances and furniture on and off moving trucks and vans

innovative

Interest in arranging articles in vans to form compact loads and in securing articles to prevent damage and breakage

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