Shift: Monday to Friday, (must be available for weekends when needed)
Start Date: As soon as available
Pay Rate: $23.00 per hour
Day Shift: 7am to 3:30pm
About the Role
We are currently hiring a Counterbalance and Reach Forklift Operator for our Guelph facility. This is a full-time, long-term opportunity with potential to move into a permanent day shift position. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience operating a double deep reach truck in a high-bay warehouse setting and demonstrate robust attention to detail, safety awareness, and communication skills.
Requirements
- Valid 3rd-party forklift license (in-house certificates not accepted)
- Minimum 2 years of reach truck experience and 1 year of counterbalance forklift experience
- Proven experience operating a counterbalance and reach forklift
- Capable of putting away and retrieving pallets up to 6 levels high (double deep racking)
- Experience loading/unloading trailers, picking orders, building skids, and measuring product
- Must be available for full-time hours (not accepting student applications)
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with team members and supervisors
- Reliable, safety-focused, and detail-oriented
Key Responsibilities
- Safely and efficiently operate double deep reach and counterbalance forklifts
- Perform accurate put-aways and retrievals within double deep racking systems
- Load and unload trailers while maintaining safety and precision
- Pick and prepare orders to meet daily production and shipping targets
- Build, wrap, and measure skids to ensure accuracy and stability
- Communicate clearly with team members and leads to maintain workflow efficiency
- Keep the work area organized and follow all safety protocols
Pay: $23.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Guelph, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)