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Shipper/Receiver

  • Oakville, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Full-time
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Minimum of 3 years previous experience
Posting language
English
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Original job description

At Richardson International, being truly invested is at the heart of everything we do. For over 165 years, Richardson has been dedicated to Canadian agriculture. Recognized as a global leader in agriculture and food processing, Richardson is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies with over 4,000 employees across Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe. At Richardson, we are committed to enhancing our facilities and services and investing in our people and our communities.

Richardson Oilseed is one of Canada’s oldest and largest fully-integrated oilseed processing and packaging operations with three facilities across Canada. In addition to producing bulk canola oil and meal, our food products division produces a wide variety of canola-based margarines, oils, and shortenings for the industrial, retail and foodservice markets.


Working with Richardson opens to door to a world of possibility.  We currently have an opportunity for a Shipper/Receiver at our Oakville, ON location. 


Responsibilities:

  • Understand and comply with all workplace health and safety requirements, company policies and procedures and general workplace rules
  • Participate in the day to day health and safety program by working in a safe manner at all times:
    • Always using the required personal protective equipment
    • Ensuring that authorized work is completed safely
    • Utilizing required controls to prevent risk of exposure to hazards
    • Participating actively in incident investigations, training, and other health and safety initiatives
    • Reporting all unsafe acts and conditions and all incidents, near misses and workplace injuries/illnesses as per company procedure
  • Perform loading and off-loading functions of trailers and/or warehouse transfers
  • Ensure loading of quality finished product with no visible non-conformities for all customers and/or transfer orders
  • Responsible for accurate inventory and reporting all discrepancies
  • Communicate any deviations of the loading/unloading schedule to the Operations Supervisor or Logistics Coordinator
  • Perform all aspects of computerized bills of lading
  • Perform physical counts of inventory as directed
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • Grade twelve or equivalent
  • Valid forklift and high reach licence or willing to obtain
  • Ability to use radio frequency scanner
  • Minimum of 3 years previous experience
  • Must be willing to work overtime

Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of competitive salary, pension, a flexible benefits plan and training and career development opportunities.

Interested candidates should click the Apply icon to apply online by October 16, 2026.

Richardson International values diversity in the workplace. Women, Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply and self-identify.


More about this job

Responsibilities

The Shipper/Receiver is responsible for performing loading and off-loading functions of trailers and warehouse transfers while maintaining accurate inventory records. They must also ensure all workplace health and safety requirements are met and communicate any loading schedule deviations to the Operations Supervisor.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Grade 12 education or equivalent and a minimum of 3 years of previous experience. A valid forklift and high reach license, or the willingness to obtain one, is required along with the ability to use a radio frequency scanner.

Skills

  • Forklift operation
  • High reach operation
  • Radio frequency scanner
  • Inventory management
  • Loading and off-loading
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Bills of lading
  • Physical inventory counts
  • Logistics coordination
  • Warehouse operations

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Pension
  • Flexible benefits plan
  • Training and career development opportunities

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Categories

  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Agriculture
  • Food & Beverage
  • Trades

Keywords

  • Shipper
  • Receiver
  • Agriculture
  • Oilseed processing
  • Logistics
  • Warehouse
  • Inventory
  • Forklift
  • High reach
  • Radio frequency scanner
  • Health and safety
  • Bills of lading
  • Loading
  • Off-loading
  • Operations
  • Canola oil
  • Packaging
  • Industrial
  • Retail
  • Foodservice

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