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Warehouse Person

Learn the basic skills necessary to obtain employment and start a career in the warehouse industry, or work toward an apprenticeship in automotive parts or equipment parts.

What You'll Learn:

Emphasis will be placed on shipping, receiving, and order picking procedures, use of basic warehousing equipment, employability skills, safety procedures and safe work habits. You will be trained and certified on the forklift and electric pallet jack. You'll learn the computer skills required to successfully operate today's technologically advanced warehouse inventory systems.

• Operate a Sit Down Counter Balance forklift and conduct loading simulation

• Theory and safe operation of other types of material handling equipment, such as Stand up Reach trucks, manual and electric pallet jacks, and order pickers.

• Use basic hand tools, box cutters, pry bars, and pallet wrap dispensers.

• Practice work-place safety

• Recognize on-site specific work-place hazards.

Program Length:

3 months

 

Program Schedule:

Monday - Friday

Certificate includes:

• Emergency First Aid

• WHMIS

• Foodsafe

• Transportation of Dangerous Goods

• Class 5 Forklift

• Class 3 Pallet Jack

Requirements of the job:

Healthy individuals with good stamina, attention to detail, good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Ideally you should have a clean driver's abstract and be bondable.

Employment Outlook:

Employment opportunities in manufacturing and distribution grow with the economy and the increased production and sales of goods. Employees with formal training begin as labourers or material movers, but typically advance quickly to more skilled jobs in the industry such as shipping and receiving clerk or supervisor.

 

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