Position: Shipping and Receiving Associate, Part-time
Location: Education Station, North Warehouse Location
Shift: Flexible, Part-time, 3 days (or 24 hours) a week
Education Station is a Canadian and , fast growing educational company that prides itself on exceptional customer service. Our local independent company provides high quality learning tools, teaching resources and educational toys and games to schools, childcare centres and parent markets through our website, catalogue and our two retail locations.
Education Station is looking for a reliable and organized Part-Time Shipping & Receiving Associate to join our warehouse team. This is a part-time position with a flexible weekday schedule. Hours may vary depending on shipping volumes and operational needs. As the business grows and the demand increases, there is potential for the position to become a full-time role.
The primary focus of this role is shipping customer orders in a timely fashion, ensuring orders are packaged accurately, securely, and efficiently for delivery. This position will also provide support with receiving incoming products when required, as well as assist with order picking and other warehouse duties as needed.
Previous shipping or warehouse experience is preferred. We’re looking for someone who is dependable, detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working as part of a busy warehouse team.
Primary Responsibilities – Shipping
- Pack customer orders accurately and efficiently for shipment
- Ensure products are packaged securely and appropriately to help prevent damage during transport
- Help verify products and quantities before orders are shipped
- Process shipments and prepare shipping labels and required documentation
- Work with various courier and shipping services to prepare outgoing orders
- Organize outgoing shipments and ensure orders are ready for carrier pickup
- Help ensure shipping timelines are met and orders move out efficiently
- Assist with picking customer orders when required
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe shipping area
Receiving & Warehouse Support
When required, this position will also support our receiving and warehouse team with:
- Assisting with incoming shipments and deliveries
- Unpacking, counting, and verifying incoming products
- Helping organize and put away received inventory
- Identifying and reporting damaged, missing, or incorrect products
- Assisting with inventory movement and general warehouse duties as needed
- Supporting the warehouse team during busy periods and wherever additional help is required
Qualifications
- Previous shipping, fulfilment, receiving, or warehouse experience is preferred
- Experience packing and preparing products for courier or freight shipment is an asset
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Reliable, dependable, and able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Comfortable using computers and learning shipping and inventory systems
- Good organizational and time-management skills
- Able to prioritize tasks and work efficiently in a busy warehouse environment
- Comfortable with the physical requirements of a warehouse position, including being on your feet, bending, reaching, and safely lifting and moving products
- A positive attitude and willingness to jump in and support the team when needed
- Previous warehouse experience an asset
- Current driver's license is an asset
- Current forklift ticket is an asset
Physical & Other Requirements
- High energy and physically capable of lifting and moving heavy boxes (50 lbs+)
- Working on your feet all day
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
