Picker/Packer

We are recruiting pickers and packers for distribution centres in Oshawa: 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 Oshawa

• South Oshawa (Park Road, Farewell Street and Wentworth): automotive parts, metal stamping and plastics plants, and the Port of Oshawa.
• North Oshawa (Thornton Road and Stevenson Road): light manufacturing, food processing and distribution.
• Whitby (Thickson Road and Highway 401): food and consumer-goods manufacturing and new distribution centres.
• Ajax and Pickering (Bayly Street, Brock Road and Salem Road): plastics, pharmaceutical and packaging plants and distribution.

Durham Region Transit's PULSE 900 runs along Highway 2 from Scarborough through Pickering, Ajax and Whitby into Oshawa, and the 901 runs north to south along Simcoe Street. GO's Lakeshore East line stops at Pickering, Ajax, Whitby and Oshawa. Sites south of the 401 are reachable from the GO stations by local and on-demand service; sites north of Taunton Road and in Clarington need a car. Parking is free everywhere.

These roles also suit people living in Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Courtice and Bowmanville.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place pickers and packers at client sites in Oshawa 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.