About Walker

Walker Industries, a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operates from its base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We employ more than 1,200 people in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries.

Growth and transformation are a natural part of our business and our employees evolve with us.

We are looking for a Labourer at our Walker Emulsions Division Production Facility – Burlington, ON location.

LABOURER

You may be a good fit as a Labourer if you are a good problem solver, have situational awareness, and take special care to do a good job. You have the capacity to follow directives and fulfill requests while proactively anticipating actions to meet needs. Your primary goals will be a variety of production support tasks to assist in the effective and efficient operations of the plant relating to shipping, packaging, waste management, and industrial liquid product manufacturing all while maintaining a focus on safety.

As a Labourer, you will be…

• Loading and offloading trucks and liquid tanker trunks containing raw and finished materials while following standard operating procedures. Material handling will range from raw wax and other bulk liquids into totes, drums, and pails.
• Recording information on shipping amounts and raw material quantities to maintain accurate inventory levels.
• Operating equipment such as forklifts, plant loaders, and trucks.
• Packaging and labeling outgoing orders into appropriately sized containers (jugs, pails, drums, totes, etc.). Including relevant documentation for shipments.
• Providing routine inspection of plant machinery and equipment to ensure surrounding areas are clean and safe, thereby supporting preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensuring the plant overall is clean and tidy to maximize efficient production and minimize safety and environmental risks.
• Handling wastewater treatment tote supply levels to manage production run off needs.
• Attending training sessions on health and safety and environmental issues to promote a safe work environment and participates in EARTH 1st.

Qualifications

• Experience: 6 months of experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Education: Minimum of high school graduation or equivalent.
• License: A valid G Registration Ontario driver’s license.
• Equipment: Lift truck training an asset but not required.
• Physical requirements: Ability to lift and carry moderately heavy objects like raw material bags and hoses. Ability to occasionally kneel, reach, stoop, bend, and stretch.
• Equipment: Ability to use heavy equipment such as loaders, trucks, and production machinery
• Environment: Ability to work in plant environment with frequent exposure to dust, fumes, heat, etc. Work in a moderately noisy workplace.
• Schedule: Flexibility to change work schedule or work additional hours as needed to meet customer demands and production schedule.
• Knowledge of Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) practices.

Location: 4365 Corporate Drive Burlington, ON L7L 5P7

Experience the Benefits of Working at Walker

Career Support

• Education reimbursement, training, and professional development opportunities
• Internal advancement opportunities at all levels
• Reimbursement of professional dues and tuition

Health & Well Being

• Wellness subsidy to support healthy lifestyle
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Culture & Community

• 2 paid volunteer days per year
• Social and networking events

Salary/Wage & Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Group health/dental/vision/prescription drug plans
• Paid vacation days
• Short-term and long-term disability plans
• Term life insurance
• Retirement programs including Pension, RRSP and TFSA

To learn more, visit walkerind.com

How to Apply

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We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please contact us with the “Need Help” button in the application.