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Job Details

Handler, Heavy Materials

Employer

2204014 AB Corp.

Date Posted

May 24, 2023

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $20.50 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 23, 2023
Job Requirements

Employer

2204014 AB Corp.

Languages

English

Education

  • College/CEGEP
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Confined spaces
  • Hot

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • Trucking company
  • Warehouse

Tasks

  • Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or with basic material handling equipment
  • Operate a variety of equipment to load, unload and move materials and products
  • Weigh materials and goods
  • Provide customer service
  • Store cargo and materials
  • Transport and distribute materials and goods

Vehicle and equipment experience

  • Dollies and hand trucks
  • Light trucks
  • Loader

Security and safety

  • Driving record check (abstract)
  • Drug test

Transportation/travel information

Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Large workload
  • Work under pressure
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Tight deadlines

Weight handling

More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Hard hat
  • Safety glasses/goggles
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Analytical
  • Collaborative
  • Efficiency
  • Goal-oriented
  • Hardworking
  • Positive attitude
  • Proactive
  • Quick learner
  • Dependability
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Excellent written communication
  • Client focus

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
  • What is your current level of study?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Workplace information

On the road job

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

Bonus

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Handler, Heavy Materials 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

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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