Receiving Associate - Westshore Shopping Centre

Are you ready to join Canada's most-shopped general merchandise retailer, with over 500 stores from coast to coast?
Canadian Tire offers customers a unique mix of products and services through three specialty categories in which the organization is the market leader - automotive parts, accessories and service; sports and leisure products; and home products.
Canadian Tire offers competitive compensation packages including; benefits, potential for profit sharing, extensive training, and career opportunities from within and across the country at the Canadian Tire Retail stores.

Summary:

The Receiving Associate has a key role in ensuring that products are received, verified, stored, and transported to the sales floor or the warehouse in a safe, efficient, and accurate manner. Associates are also responsible for keeping the receiving bay neat, tidy, well-maintained, and in compliance with all health and safety regulations. This position is highly physical and includes a lot of lifting, carrying, and the use of technology and machinery.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Receives, scans, verifies, and stores all incoming and overstock products according to established procedures and policies.
• Ships returns and completes proper paperwork.
• Provides the team with the necessary supporting processes to enhance the overall customer experience within the store through:
• Maintaining housekeeping disciplines in the warehouse in order to facilitate location of products by all staff.
• Responding to and handling customer and staff inquiries, requests, and concerns in a timely manner.
• Prepares merchandise for filing, sorts and fills merchandise carts for the retail floor.
• Is responsible for garbage disposal, cardboard recycling, and the disposal of broken products in accordance with store policy.
• Processes damaged and returned claims.
• Repairs broken packages as needed.
• Operates computer and scanning tools, and enters all relevant coding in Canadian Tire systems.
• Is responsible for the safe operation of all warehouse equipment (forklift, skyjack etc.).
• Handles dangerous goods and hazardous products according to established procedures.

Requirements:

• Flexible availability.
• Results-oriented individual.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to complete detail oriented retail tasks according to instructions and to demonstrate responsibility for outcomes.
• Ability to work in a team environment that provides assistance and support to co-workers to achieve common goals.
• Ability to adapt and cope with challenging and changing situations.
• Positive attitude, punctuality, and solid work ethic.
• Certification in forklift and skyjack (or scissor lift) is preferred.

More about the position:

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing/walking for 8 hours.
• Lifting and/or carrying of merchandise items, as required, on a regular, frequent and unassisted basis. Merchandise items may vary in weight from "light" to "heavy".
• Lifting and turning repeatedly throughout the shift.
• Ability to go up and down a ladder and stairs while carrying merchandise.

Our offering includes

• Competitive compensation and benefit package
• Potential for Profit Sharing
• Employee Shopping Discounts
• Flexible work hours
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Scholarships
• Reward and Recognition Program
• A culture of performance & accountability
• A supportive and positive team environment

Background Check Requirements:

As a condition of employment, this position may be subject to the successful completion of the following pre-employment conditions:

• Employment Verification

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process.