Storekeeper

Brandon, MB

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
• Four-day work week.

• Receive, stock, store, and issue materials, equipment, and supplies while ensuring compliance with corporate standards, report discrepancies, follow up on back orders, verify receipts against documentation, prepare claims for any quantity or condition issues, and arrange for P.C.B. content and quality testing as required.
• Training and mentoring junior staff and allocating resources within the assigned area.
• Contribute to maintaining a high level of inventory accuracy. Perform inventory counts as assigned. Review and assign material bin locations.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers to address scheduling needs and resolve supply and delivery issues and collaborate with other departments and business units within Manitoba Hydro to ensure quality service and effective communication.
• Pick, prepare, and securely package materials for shipping according to schedules, ensuring material accuracy, condition, and compliance with all regulations and documentation requirements, including Bills of Lading (BOL), hazardous material placards, and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
• Receive, sort, recover, and accurately perform SAP movements on returned surplus of new and used materials, equipment, and supplies, distinguishing between items to be repaired, returned to stock, or scrapped in accordance with corporate guidelines.
• Operate, inspect, and perform basic maintenance on various classes of material handling equipment.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for resolving area-specific issues related to barcode scanners, leveraging knowledge of barcode usage and functionality to ensure efficient troubleshooting, maintenance, and user support.
• Perform the duties and responsibilities of other Storekeepers or Senior Storekeepers during vacation or absence.
• Champion a strong safety culture within the designated area by adhering to and promoting Safe Work Practices (SWPs), including proper lifting techniques (maximum of 50 lbs.), and maintaining safe body mechanics during frequent bending, twisting, and turning. This position requires vigilance in identifying and mitigating potential hazards to ensure a safe work environment for all team members.

• Minimum Grade 12 education with minimum two years of progressively complex experience in the materials management field along with two years' experience of related SAP transactions and processes or relative warehouse management systems.
• Advanced knowledge of supply management practices, including inventory control.
• Familiarity with electrical and gas apparatus, transmission, and distribution materials.
• Physically capable of safely performing the principal duties of the position.
• Certifications in Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TOG), Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), First Aid, and forklift operation are required.
• Able to operate various classes of forklifts and reach trucks including Class VII - Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks.
• Willing to obtain certification for pole handler equipment (e.g., Pettibone class)
• Required to work inside and outside in all-weather condition
• Demonstrated commitment to personal development and keeping abreast of current trends in materials handling and warehousing principles.
• Possession of a valid Class 5 Manitoba Motor Vehicle Driver's Licence.