Picker/Packer

We are recruiting pickers and packers for distribution centres in Hamilton: order picking with an RF scanner or voice headset, and packing at a station.

Picking means moving through the aisles collecting items to a cart or pallet against a pick list, with accuracy and rate targets. Packing is at a station: checking the order, packing it, labelling it and sending it to the outbound line. Demand rises sharply from September to December.

Pay and hours

• $18.00 to $21.00 an hour. Sites pay more for voice-pick or RF experience and for cold-room work.
• Day, afternoon and night shifts. Most sites run 8-hour shifts and some run 12-hour rotations
• Afternoon and night shifts usually pay $1 to $2 an hour more
• Overtime paid at time and a half after 44 hours in a week
• Offered as: temporary and temp-to-perm. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Pick orders to an RF scanner, voice headset or paper list
• Check items and quantities against the order before packing
• Pack, seal and label cartons
• Build and wrap pallets for shipping
• Report shortages and damaged stock

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• CSA-approved safety boots (green triangle) before your first shift
• Able to stand, walk, bend and reach for a full shift and lift up to 40 lb (18 kg)
• Comfortable reading order numbers and product codes accurately

Helpful, not required: RF-scanner or voice-pick experience; experience working to a pick rate.

The work environment

• Fast-paced work measured against accuracy and rate targets
• Grocery and food sites include refrigerated areas
• Two paid 15-minute breaks and an unpaid 30-minute meal are standard

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Hamilton

• Red Hill and Stoney Creek business parks (QEW and the Red Hill Valley Parkway): large e-commerce, retail and food distribution buildings.
• Hamilton airport lands (Mount Hope and Glanbrook): overnight air cargo, couriers and food processing, largely on night shifts. A car is needed after midnight.
• Ancaster Business Park and Flamborough (Highway 403 and Highway 6): manufacturing, building products and distribution.

HSR covers the lower city and the Mountain: the 10 B-Line along Main and King, the 2 Barton along the Bayfront industrial strip, the 20 A-Line up Upper James toward the airport, and the 44 Rymal and 55 Stoney Creek Central for the Red Hill and Stoney Creek parks. GO's Lakeshore West line stops at West Harbour, Hamilton GO Centre and Aldershot. The airport cargo area is car-dependent after midnight.

These roles also suit people living in Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, Burlington and Grimsby.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place pickers and packers at client sites in Hamilton throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.