forklift operator/order picker.

Join Our Team in Oshawa: Forklift & Order Picker Operator

Are you a skilled warehouse professional ready to take your logistics career to new heights? We are hiring a safety-focused Forklift / Order Picker operator to join our fast-paced 3rd-party supply chain team in Oshawa, Ontario.

In this pivotal role, you will keep the supply chain moving smoothly by safely handling, storing, and shipping materials in line with customer specifications and ISO 9001 quality standards

Pay: $24.25 / hour

Shift Schedule: Day Shift (6:00 AM – 4:30 PM)

Week 1: Thursday to Saturday

Week 2: Wednesday to Saturday

Advantages
Competitive Pay: $24.25 per hour starting wage in the Oshawa warehousing sector.
Balanced Schedule: Rotating 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM day shifts with 3 to 4 continuous days off every week (Week 1: Thu–Sat, Week 2: Wed–Sat).
Accessible Entry: Requires just 3 months of basic warehouse equipment experience.
No Certificate Barriers: Formal internal/external certifications are not strictly required—hands-on forklift experience is required, and order picker/cherry picker experience is preferred.

Career Growth: Practical hands-on operation with order pickers, reach trucks, and forklifts to strengthen your resume. Industry Standards: Gain valuable compliance experience working under ISO 9001 quality guidelines.

Responsibilities
Equipment Operation: Load, unload, stack, and move materials throughout the warehouse using power equipment (forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers/cherry pickers).
Order Fulfillment: Read pick sheets, customer orders, and work orders to gather, package, stage, and load products onto trailers for shipment. Receiving & Inventory: Unload inbound freight, place products into designated racks or storage locations, and assist with stock rotation, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
Quality & Verification: Inspect orders for accuracy, count or weigh items to meet standards, and mark materials with accurate identifying details. Maintenance & Safety: Keep equipment, work areas, and facilities clean and secure, while adhering to safety procedures and reporting equipment service needs.

Qualifications
Equipment & Height Readiness: Hands-on experience operating a forklift is required, with preference for cherry picker/order picker experience. Must be comfortable working at elevated heights. (Formal internal/external certificates are not strictly required.)
Warehouse Experience: Minimum of 3 months of experience working in a warehouse environment operating 1 to 3 types of warehouse equipment.
Physical Capability: Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, and regularly lift up to 50 lbs (with occasional lifts over 50 lbs). General Skills: Ability to read and comprehend work orders, basic written instructions, and memos. Comfortable working near moving mechanical parts and in variable warehouse temperatures.

Summary
If this specific position does not fully align with your current career goals, we encourage you to connect with us! We manage a wide range of active roles and are committed to helping you discover the ideal fit for your career journey.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Randstad Canada actively builds a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve. We are dedicated to promoting equity, inclusion, and human rights across all stages of employment—including recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement. We continuously refine our policies and practices to dismantle systemic barriers, ensuring equal opportunity and full participation for all employees, with a strong focus on supporting underrepresented and equity-seeking groups (including women, non-binary/gender non-conforming individuals, Indigenous Peoples, persons with visible or invisible disabilities, racialized groups, and members of the LGBTQ2+ community).

Accessibility & Accommodations

We strive to provide an inclusive, barrier-free environment for all applicants and employees. If you require any accessibility accommodations during the recruitment or interview process, please notify us at View email address on randstad.com so we can fully support your participation.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to View email address on randstad.com to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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