Are you passionate about operational excellence?

Is respect for others something you value above all else?

Do you want to be a part of a company that aims for excellence?

Purity life Health Products LP is Canada’s leading distributor of natural health products. At Purity Life we believe natural health products make a difference in peoples’ lives.

Our vision is to be Canada’s most valued natural health products distributor.

Our values are based on providing a safe workplace for our employees and conducting business based on COMMIT - collaboration, operational excellence, mutual respect, making a difference, integrity and transparency.

We have developed our industry through outstanding innovation and a commitment operational excellence.

We have a Job opportunity for a MATERIAL HANDLER / PICKER (7:00 am to 3:30 pm) located in our Vancouver Distribution Centre in Richmond, BC. 

Job Title:                Material Handler and Picker - Vancouver

Department:          Operations

Reports To:           Distribution Manager

Shift Times:           7:00am to 3:30pm

Wage :                   $23.00 plus gainshare

Material Handler – Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Follow standard operating procedures where applicable

·       Ability to work within a team environment in a fast-paced distribution warehouse.

·       Monitor lines picked per hour by individual pickers and as a department.

·       Allocate workload to Material Handlers in accordance with daily requirements. e.g., picking mass orders, regular orders, replenishment and put aways from Receiving, etc.

·       Ensure orders entered by 12:00pm are shipped same day.

·       Allocate workload to pickers as required.  e.g.: helping with replenishment, put away from Receiving, packing, cycle counting.

·       Apply Lean principles to warehouse processes and procedures.

·       Actively support and model Purity Life’s core values by encouraging COMMIT

Picker – Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Pick materials and products manually for distribution to our customers

·       Lift totes off racking to station for packing (approx. 40 lbs)

·       Performs basic quality control checks including package counts and evaluating product or package appearance

·       Folds & tapes boxes, applies labels, and stacks boxes on pallets/conveyor

·       Demonstrate proficiency in packing all components and sub-components for all cases, boxes and displays

·       Ensure that all warehouse equipment and tools are properly utilized to increase productivity and efficiency

·       Utilize proper techniques for lifting, packing, and handling heavy objects, proper cutting techniques, reaching and pushing/pulling  

·       Ensure that your work area is neat, safe, organized and packing materials restocked at all times

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       High school education

·       Computer knowledge (MS Office, Modular (AS400), Edge (Highjump), RF scanning equipment)

·       Attention to detail

·       Good communication skills

·       Ability to lift 50 lbs

·       Work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision

·       Good customer service skills

·       Ability to multi-task

·       Lift truck certificate, Supervisory Heatlh & Safety Training, 1^st Aid training

·       Proven history of leading in a team-based environment