Material Handler

Material Handler / Forklift Operator – Steel Logistics Brantford, ON

Pay Rate: $27.86 / hour
Location: Brantford, ON
Employment Type: Full-Time, Temp-to-Permanent
Shifts: 8-hour schedules (Day, Afternoon, or Night rotations)

Ready to step into a high-impact material handling role with one of Brantford's premier steel manufacturers? Randstad is hiring a safety-driven Material Handler / Forklift Operator to manage critical plant supply-chain operations.

If you bring hands-on mobile equipment experience and thrive in a heavy industrial setting, this role provides immediate stability, competitive earnings, and a direct pathway toward permanent placement. No external forklift license? No problem - full in-house certification and safety training are provided on-site from day one.

Advantages
- Top-Tier Starting Pay: $27.86 per hour, paid out weekly via direct deposit.
- Direct Path to Permanent Hire: Clear transition opportunities with a tier-one steel manufacturing employer based on performance and reliability.
- In-House Certification: Complete forklift licensing and site-specific equipment safety training provided on the job.
- Work-Life Balance: Structured, predictable 8-hour shift schedules across day, afternoon, or night rotations.
- Benefits From Day One: Immediate access to health, medical, vision, and dental coverage packages through Randstad.
- Randstad Perks & Discounts: Exclusive employee wellness plans, corporate retail discounts, and financial support programs.
- Dedicated Career Advocacy: Ongoing coaching and career development from specialized industrial recruiters who know the sector inside and out.

Responsibilities
- Mobile Equipment Operation: Safely operate propane counterbalance forklifts, walkies, and stackers to transport raw steel stock, heavy parts bins, and finished assemblies across bays, docks, and outdoor storage yards.
- Shipping & Receiving Execution: Load and unload flatbeds and transport trailers, validating piece counts, bundles, and container numbers against bills of lading and manifests.
- Line Feeding & Staging: Deliver raw steel, blanks, and structural components to machine cells (press operators, sandblasters), while clearing finished parts containers to keep lines running continuously.
- Digital Inventory Tracking: Utilize RF scanners, warehouse tablets, and terminal software to record real-time stock moves, staging transfers, and production outputs.
- Cycle Counting & Audits: Conduct periodic inventory counts, verify serial/container tags, flag stock variances, and resolve inventory discrepancies.
- Order Preparation: Band, weigh, shrink-wrap, and stage skids, structural steel bundles, and heavy bins using manual banding equipment and industrial pallet wrappers.
- Preventive Equipment Maintenance: Execute mandatory pre-shift mobile equipment checks, swap out propane cylinders safely, monitor fluid levels, and report maintenance needs.
- Team Leadership & Safety: Assist in orienting newer operators on warehouse traffic flow and adhere strictly to all plant 5S housekeeping and zero-harm safety standards.

Qualifications
- Equipment Experience: Demonstrated experience operating counterbalance propane forklifts or powered material handling equipment (prior external license is an asset; company certification is provided).
- Industrial Environment: Background working in steel processing, heavy fabrication, automotive, or high-volume industrial distribution.
- Inventory Tools: Working knowledge of RF barcode scanners, ERP systems, and warehouse management software for inventory tracking.
- Paperwork Literacy: Ability to read and interpret bills of lading (BOLs), pick sheets, production work orders, and packing slips.
- Physical Capability: Comfortable with industrial shop conditions, lifting up to 50 lbs, standing/walking across large facility footprints, and working in both indoor bays and outdoor yard storage areas.
- Safety Gear: Valid CSA-approved steel-toe work boots and consistent adherence to required PPE policies.
- Punctuality & Reliability: Dependable transportation to ensure prompt attendance across scheduled 8-hour shifts.

Summary
Ready to Take the Next Step? Your next career milestone is waiting. Positions with top-tier industrial wages and quick transitions to permanent placement fill quickly - secure your interview slot today!

How to Apply:
- Apply Directly: Submit your resume through this posting right now for an immediate review by our recruitment team.
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*Note: This is a general posting for future talent needs at Randstad. By applying, you agree to be added to our talent pool and may be contacted for a general screening as new positions arise.

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.

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