Are you considering a career change or do you want to upgrade your skills? Start a new career as a Fork Lift Operator & Material Handler. Workers in this unit group operate stand-up dock stockers and Reach forklifts; participate in shipping and receiving operations throughout warehouses including duties such as packaging, ticketing or labeling; loading and unloading (ability to lift up to 50 pounds); check for overages, damages and shortages; order picking; actively participate in inventory control process as required; and perform general warehouse clean-up.
Forklift Operators must have a valid forklift license from a recognized and accredited Canadian training program or school; must have CSA safety shoes, ability to perform basic addition, subtraction and multiplication, and count parts manually.
Currently, there are several job opportunities in this profession across Canada.
Fork Lift Operator & Material Handler
What you need to prepare yourself for this career?
- Secondary School, appropriate certifications in the relevant field or their equivalences.
What does this career offer?
- Good job prospects.
- Competitive wages.
- Wages vary according to qualifications, experience and regions.
To learn more about this career visit www.workingincanada.gc.ca, search by occupation or NOC #7452. For examples of other vocational careers visit www.elncanada.com.
- For additional information contact the Skills and Employment Program Counselor in your region:
- Tel: 604-438-4010 Ext. 610 or Email: sep.bc@iicanada.org in BC
- Tel: 403-215-6200 Ext. 214 or Email: cfp.sep@iicanada.org in AB
- Tel: 416-751-4001 Ext. 321 or Email: sepontario@iicanada.org in ON
- Tel: 514-738-8866 Ext. 16 or Email: sep@icqm.ca in QC