Warehouse Technician

The Warehouse Technician role supports day-to-day warehouse operations. This role performs duties related to shipping, receiving, inspecting, storing, issuing, and delivering a variety of materials, equipment, and supplies including high-dollar, heavy, or critical items in support of the business.

The role is strictly concerned with customer service to internal customers as well as optimized warehouse operations. This position spends extended periods sitting or standing and bending. Occasional heavy lifting may also be required.

This position reports to the Warehouse Manager, Spruce Grove. This is an individual contributor role and this position may be required to indirectly lead and influence stakeholders and peers.

What you'll do

• Assure and maintain data integrity in all warehouses related transactional work

• Collaborate with other Supply Chain, Operations and Maintenance groups to effectively manage and optimize the order fulfillment rate

• Comply with all company policies and procedures, and controls including but not limited to safety, health, confidentiality, and environmental policies

• Conduct Cycle Counting and/or Physical Inventory Process per schedule and reports discrepancies to Warehouse Foreman

• Count, weigh, or measure incoming or outgoing items to compare identifying information and variety against bills of lading, invoices, orders or other records

• Determine method of shipment utilizing the company’s third-party logistics providers

• Examine incoming shipments for issues with quality, count, part number, etc. and complete paperwork required for documentation

• Fill orders and issue materials per requests and document transactions appropriately

• Inspection and care of small tools, slings, hoists, etc. as required

• Load and unload materials in warehouses and storage facilities with Material Handling Equipment. (i.e. Forklifts)

• Will be required to drive company vehicle and maintain any/all licences in good standing

• Monitor and maintain physical condition of warehouse

• Operate material handling equipment such as forklifts, and pallet jacks to load/unload and reposition materials

• Perform transactions in the SAP inventory system to enter new quantities and to remove inventory from stock to ensure accurate system and documentation updates

• Prepare materials for shipping by weighing, packaging and preparing necessary shipping documents

• Promote and participate in continuous improvement activities such as team huddles

• Provide training and guidance to other Warehouse Specialists and support on-boarding of new personnel

• Receive materials into the warehouse and verify materials against purchase order or receiving report to ensure the accuracy of the delivery

• Resolve issues of quality, count, part number, etc. with incoming shipments & elevate those not resolved

• Resolve issues with documentation and package marking with appropriate placards when moving hazardous materials and elevate those that are not resolved

• Resolve problems utilizing knowledge of shipping/receiving/stock operations

• Responsible for receipt, storage, and issuance of a variety of critical inventory (including pre-tested pipe, equipment and supplies)

• Support the warehouse operations from inventory storage, space utilization, safety and compliance.

• Verifies correctness of catalogue/inventory numbers, descriptions, quantities, units, and location and resolve and/or communicate differences

• Works with Logistics team and Logistics suppliers to schedule incoming and outgoing shipments

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma

• Minimum of f ive (5) years' experience in Warehouse Management specifically relating to receiving / issuing / storage of materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienced in the SAP Supply Chain Management processes as it relates to issuing and receiving is required

• High focus on safety and service

• Ability to Operate Heavy Equipment (Forklift)

• Post-secondary and / or a Supply Chain Management designation will be considered an asset

• Experience within the oil and gas and / or pipeline industry will be considered an asset

• Knowledge of materials management, inventory controls and logistics

• Detail oriented with a high attention to detail