Materials Coordinator

Job Posting ID: GOAPRDJP00000665

Period: 01/09/2025 to 02/03/2026

Buyer: Government of Alberta

Pay Rate: CAD $20-25.00 per hour

Legal Entity Government of Alberta (1000)

Site Government of Alberta (1000)

Location: Surplus Sales Building - LL01 (A1324)

Work Location: Main Floor12115 Fort Road Edmonton Alberta CAN

Description:

Are you a hard-working, organized, warehouse/sales team player who likes to stay busy, help customers, manage inventory and are looking to make a difference for Albertans? If so, then we are looking for you!

Reporting to the warehouse supervisor, this position is responsible for the administrative and operational duties associated with warehouse functions, including shipping, receiving, space management, and the appraisal of government assets that are declared surplus for disposal and are properly accounted for. This position has a component of customer service in sales and asset management requiring customer service excellence. This position is also responsible for ensuring government data on electronic storage devices is removed or destroyed.

Duties/Responsibilities:

- Prepare material for Online Auction Sales, Onsite Auction and Cash and Carry Sales

Photograph items to be posted on the Online Surplus Sales Information Public Access (OSSIPA) website.

Prepare detail item description worksheet and product information for each Online auction item

Price items for cash and carry sale ensuring prices are clearly identified

Verify, assemble, display and tag sale items.

Prepare items for shipment and ship items to successful Online Auction bidders when payment received.

Provide customer assistance with previewing, answering inquiries about sale process and with loading items purchased as required

Review sale returns and utilize marketing strategies to maximize returns.

- Receive surplus assets into the warehouse.

Operate material handling equipment, including multiple types of forklifts, pallet jacks and wheelers for the purpose of loading and unloading trucks.

Allocate and manage warehouse space in a practical and efficient manner.

Verify and ensure accuracies and descriptions, against department declarations.

Identify discrepancies, which may be shortages or overages, and have them reported to Declaring Officers for acknowledgement.





Pickup and deliver material and equipment with fleet vehicle as and when required.

- Inspect all surplus assets to determine their value and condition, and if they can be redeployed back into Government.

Appraise and allocate material and equipment to appropriate sale or disposal method to attain maximum returns ensuring all items are properly accounted for.

Encourage client departments to make use of reusable assets ensuring an efficient redeployment program. Assure all material and equipment to be redeployed meet client requirements.

Allocate computer equipment to the Computers for Schools Program that meets their requirements.

Responsible for the removal, disposal and destruction of all electronic data storage devices.

Use tools such as the Internet to better market and or better understand specialty equipment.

- Recycling of Products and Garbage Disposal of non- saleable products

Identify and allocate recyclable material to appropriate recyclers.

Ensure all non-recyclable material is disposed of through a controlled garbage system.

Ensure hazardous waste is identified and returned back to declaring department.

Ensure that non-saleable electronic equipment including computers and peripherals are disposed in an economic and environmentally responsible manner.

5.

Warehouse

Duties and Equipment Maintenance

Ensure safe work practices and a secure work environment for all employees and the public.

Maintain and perform minor servicing on material handling equipment to ensure safety and problem free long life.

Ensuring security of premises and material on an on going basis

6.

Support

Cash and Carry program

Assist customers, customer services.

Generate sales receipts

Collect sales proceeds

Handling of cash, Credit or Debit, issue correct change.

- Assist in loading purchased goods

Per worker model below this is an Onsite role.

Working Hours/location

- Standard Hours of work are 8:15 to 4:30 with a lunch break (30 minutes) Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the province.





Standard Background check required.

- The Supplier shall, prior to commencement of the Services, provide the Province, on its request and at no cost to the Province, with criminal record checks level 1 that needs to be completed by the Edmonton Police Services or RCMP.

Equipment requirements

•The Contracted Resource is required to work in-person, the Province shall provide the requisite working space, furniture, supplies, machinery (forklift, material handling equipment), computers and software and the Province shall continue to ensure that the Contractor's resource has the necessary access and credentials to the Government of Alberta's system.

ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE DESCRIBED IN RESUME UNDER THE JOB/PROJECT WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS ATTAINED.

EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.

There is a sample contract attached to this Job Posting at the bottom. Please confirm you will be able to meet all the requirements prior to submitting a Job Seeker. This will be the template used to create the contract for the Award.

Enable Skills-Based Hiring No

Qualification Assessment

Must Have

Professional Licenses/Certification

Forklift training & certification

Yes

Work Experience

Duration - Experience in Customer Service and/or Retail sales experience.

3 years

Duration-Experience with computerized Inventory Management systems such as…

3 years

Duration - Experience with Forklift operation

3 years

Duration-Experience with safe operation of material handling equipment such as...

3 years

Duration-Shipping & Inventory Control experience in a warehouse setting…

3 years

Nice to Have

Education

Yes/No - First Aid AED Certification (Attach Certificate)

Yes

Yes/No - OHS Certificate (Please Attach)

Yes

Yes/No - TDG Certificate (Please Attach)

Yes

Yes/No - WHIMIS Certificate (Please Attach)

Yes

Technical Skills

Duration - Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365

3 years

Work Experience

Duration - Experience conducting online sales (Ebay, Kijiji, Marketplace, etc.)

3 years

Duration - Experience in Asset Research and Appraisal

3 years

Duration - Experience in Retail/Sales Merchandizing

3 years

Yes/No - Lean/Six Sigma Efficiency Training/Experience

Yes

Maximum Extension Term (Months)

6

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