Yard Material Handler
- Emerald Park, SK, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum 2+ years experience as a yard or material handler in a steel, fabrication, or construction environment
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Description
POSITION SUMMARY: The position is responsible for supporting all Production, Assembly, and Warehouse staff. Material is to be moved throughout the facilities in a timely and safe manner. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience operating telehandlers, forklifts, and other heavy equipment to handle long HSS, steel plate, and oversized steel materials. This role requires attention to safety, teamwork, and precision in yard operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operate yard equipment
- Load and unload long HSS, steel plate, and other heavy/oversized steel materials
- Work safely with containers, moving and placing materials with accuracy and control
- Secure loads using appropriate rigging/tarping/strapping techniques
- Spot and shunt trailers; assist with staging and securing loads prior to transport
- Handle freight documentation/load tickets/job orders accurately
- Perform daily equipment checks and report maintenance needs
- Maintain yard organization for efficient material flow and safe access
- Comply with all workplace safety standards/PPE requirements/operational procedures
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 2+ years experience as a yard or material handler in a steel, fabrication, or construction environment
- Valid forklift certification (class 7)
- Proven experience operating telehandlers (zoom boom/forklift) safely and efficiently
- Skilled in loading/unloading long steel materials
- Strong understanding of weight distribution/load balance/rigging techniques
- Proficient with slings/chains/lifting attachments for various load types
- Knowledge of safe stacking/staging/securing materials
- Capable of reading load tickets/material tags/job orders/drawings/inventory documents
- Familiar with material handling equipment
- Understands workplace safety standards
- Experience organizing yard layout
- Able to perform basic maintenance checks
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Yard Material Handler at Seedmaster Manufacturing will operate yard equipment to move heavy steel materials between production, assembly and warehouse areas. They will load, secure and stage steel loads, spot trailers, handle freight paperwork and keep the yard tidy and safe.
Requirements
Candidates need 2+ years as a yard or material handler in steel, fabrication or construction, a valid class 7 forklift certification and proven telehandler experience. They should be able to rig and secure steel loads, read load tickets and drawings, and do basic equipment checks.
Skills
- Telehandler operation
- Forklift operation
- Zoom boom operation
- Heavy equipment operation
- Steel material handling
- HSS handling
- Steel plate handling
- Load rigging
- Load securing and strapping
- Tarping
- Slings and chains
- Lifting attachments
- Load balance and weight distribution
- Container handling
- Trailer spotting and shunting
- Freight documentation
- Load ticket reading
- Drawing interpretation
- Inventory documents
- Yard layout organization
- Equipment inspection
- Basic equipment maintenance
- Workplace safety compliance
- Teamwork
Categories
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Trades
Keywords
- yard material handler
- material handler
- telehandler
- zoom boom
- forklift
- steel handling
- HSS
- steel plate
- rigging
- load securing
- slings
- chains
- lifting attachments
- trailer spotting
- load tickets
- yard organization
- equipment inspection
- fabrication
- warehouse
Seniority
Mid level
Tools
- telehandler
- zoom boom
- forklift
- slings
- chains
- lifting attachments