HORTICULTURAL ASSISTANT - Slegers Greenhouses, Strathroy

Job Description:

• Seeding, transplanting, harvesting, packaging, irrigating lettuce greens
• Organizing and keeping inventory
• Keeping work areas neat, tidy and efficient
• Full time (40 - 45 hrs/week)

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 Diploma
• Post-Secondary education preferred
• Good communication skills
• Work well as a team member
• Use common sense
• Willing to learn and can focus on details and apply them
• Interest in growing plants and in organics

Employer will provide training on all responsibilities and job tasks in the greenhouse as well as Workplace Health and Safety training.

Please forward resumes to:  ldawdy@communityemploymentchoices.ca

Reception/General Office

Reception/General Office

Duties/Responsibilities:

Answering multi line telephone; direct calls to appropriate personnel; greeting customers; data/order entry; filing; preparing/receiving and distributing incoming mail; maintain office supplies inventory.

Skills Required:

Must have proficient computer skills using Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel), internet and email; have experience or knowledge of Simply Accounting would be an asset; professional and polite phone mannerisms and demeanour; pay attention to detail; be reliable.

Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Occasional weekend or evening may be required on a special project basis.)

Pay: $12.00/hr 

Please email:  ldawdy@communityemploymentchoices.ca

MERCHANDISER LARGE STORE COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS - Strathroy area

Join the Coca-Cola team!  Merchandisers work in local stores to keep Coca-Cola products fully stocked on the shelves.  This position is primarily responsible for maintaining product availability and merchandising products at all designated accounts.  This position is a day shift role, supporting the Strathroy area. Successful candidates must have access to their own vehicle and be able to work weekends with Monday and Thursdays mandatory during the week.

Rate of Pay:  starting rate $12.50/hr.  There is a mileage reimbursement of 50 cents per km.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain product in store racks, shelves, displays and coolers by identifying replenishment needs; transporting product between backroom and display floor with manual equipment (i.e. pallet jack, handtruck); utilizing hand tools; replenishing, facing and rotating product; building, changing and taking down product displays; maintaining product signage; cleaning product space; and securing damaged or defective product
• Manage backroom by organizing and consolidating backstock (product); identifying, monitoring and reporting backstock inventory levels; evaluating and processing damaged or defective product; re-packing product; organizing backroom materials; operating powered equipment (i.e. straddle stacker, powered pallet jack) and manual equipment (pallet jack); completing store documentation; and cleaning backroom.
• Maintain areas of responsibility in designated accounts by communicating status and concerns to store and company personnel; identifying and reporting unsafe working conditions; attending and completing company training and certifications; following company and store policies regarding backroom, display floor, replenishment, equipment and safety; following applicable local, state and federal laws; utilizing a mobile device to complete work activities; and operating a motor vehicle
• Provide customer service to Consumers and Store personnel by identifying and resolving concerns; answering questions; locating product; and responding to assistance requests.

Physical abilities:

• Ability to repetitively lift, carry and position objects weighing up to 50 lbs without assistance
• Ability to repetitively push and pull objects weighing up to 50 lbs without assistance while kneeling; squatting; reaching above the head; reaching at the waist; reaching below the knees; and bending at the knees
• Ability to repetitively push and pull manual transport equipment (i.e. pallet jack, handtruck) containing product loads a minimum of 100 yards without assistance
• Ability to repetitively grasp and manipulate objects of varying size and weight requiring fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• Ability to exert oneself physically over sustained periods of time to complete job activities
• Ability to read information in small, medium and large print
• Ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours during the work day.
• Ability to walk a minimum of 4 miles during the workday
• Must be 18 years of age
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must have valid driver's license
• Must have current vehicle liability insurance
• Must have a driving record with no major moving violations in the last 3 years
• Must provide and maintain a personal vehicle for use during employee working hours.

Preferred qualifications:

• 1 year experience working in replenishment or as Merchandiser
• 1 year experience working in grocery, retail, consumer goods, warehousing, or related field
• 1 year experience working in physically demanding fields such as construction, food service, landscaping, manufacturing, military, nursing, or related experience
• 1 year experience working with manual or powered pallet jacks
• Straddle stacker certification
• Powered pallet jack certification
• 1 year experience working under little or no supervision
• 1 year of college coursework in business, marketing, communication, or related areas.

Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada requires applicants to undergo a background verification process prior to commencing employment with the company.  Employment with Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check.

Apply:

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_cocacola_refreshments/external/registration.do

GENERAL LABOURER - POSITIONS FILLED

Responsibilities include:

• Fast paced environment, physically demanding, manual dexterity
• Assist in performing standard construction labourer activities
• Load and unload materials
• Clean and prepare construction sites

Skills:

• Strong work ethic and ability to work as a team
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with machinery, equipment and tools

Requirements:

• Outdoor conditions
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Must have safety boots
• Must have transportation to get to the site

Please forward resumes to:    ldawdy@communityemploymentchoices.ca

INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC - AUTOTUBE

Autotube Limited is a manufacturer of steel tubing assemblies and oil level dipsticks, supplying directly to GM, Ford and Chrysler.  The industrial mechanic position involves:

• trouble-shooting and fixing mechanical and electrical problems on production equipment
• overhauling machines
• fabricating modifications and improvements to machines
• making small punches and dies
• some machine tool changeovers

The successful candidate must:

• be a licensed millwright with machining, welding and rigging experience
• knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC's
• an ability to work well with people, be a team player with a positive attitude
• be able to work flexible hours

Rate of Pay:

$20 - $25/hr. depending on experience.

To Apply:

Please submit resumes to careers@autotube.com with "Industrial Mechanic" in the subject line.

LICENSED TECHNICIAN/MECHANIC -- OK TIRE AUTO SERVICE, DELAWARE

OK Tire Auto Services in Delaware requires a Permanent Licensed Technician/Mechanic to diagnose and repair a wide range of passenger vehicles and light trucks including but not limited to:

• Diagnose and repair steering and suspension
• Gas and diesel engines
• Hydraulic systems
• Fuel/emission systems
• Ignition/electrical brakes
• Heating/cooling
• Transmission/drive train
• Oil changes
• Tire repairs and changes

Specific Requirements include:

• 310-S Licensed Auto Service Technician
• Highly organized
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task

Additional information:

• Rate of Pay - To be negotiated
• 40 hours per week
• References required
• Requires valid driver's licenses
• Speak, read and write English
• Full job description to be provided upon applying

Apply:

Scott McKinnon at jjmannmotors@bellnet.ca

FIELD COORDINATOR - S-Trip!

Field Coordinator
S-Trip! invites you to join our destination team as we expand our team to bring aboard enthusiastic event professionals to execute programs on our destinations. The best trips are the ones where all your friends are travelling together, where each day you’re off on a new adventure, and when you leave with memories that last forever. Working with student leaders every day, the destination team ensures they have everything they need to make it their #TripofaLifetime.

Work with S-Trip! S-Trip! Is one of Canada’s most dynamic youth travel companies that organizes unique and innovative trips to over 45,000 students annually in over 40 destinations. Whether it's helping grads celebrate the end of an era, taking a ski getaway to a premier resort, or making a difference through volunteering S-Trip! Ensures students have the time of their lives by building its reputation on safety and industry-leading customer service.
We believe that when you work with S-Trip! You’ll be challenged at work, everyday walk into an office full of friends, and make a difference with the work you accomplish.

Job Overview:
You will be the “senior” S-Trip! Member during the trips. Field coordinators are selected to manage and execute one specific aspect of a program. Each individual is responsible for certain tasks related to their role and will be the “go-to” person if you have questions about the program. Most importantly making sure our passengers are having a #TripofaLifetime.

Key Responsibilities/Duties: • Managing Trip Leaders on a daily basis to ensure smooth operations.
• Providing support to Trip Leaders on a personal and professional level.
• Helping in the coordination of excursions with other coordinators.
• Helping to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment for all passengers trip.
• Making the hard decisions and understands the importance of being the disciplinarian.
• Leadership experience is must!!! (Frosh/Orientation Leader, Residence Advisor, Coaching and Camp Counselor experience are all suitable forms of relevant leadership experience)

Skill, Experience, and Educational Requirements
- Past experience working with you in a leadership role (i.e. Frosh/Orientation Leader, Residence Advisor, Camp Counsellor, Coaching are all suitable forms of relevant leadership experience)
- Past experience coordinating/implementing large scale programs.
- Attendance at mandatory pre-trip training session
- Completed or pursuing College or University Degree
- Must be able to commit to pre-trip and on-going training throughout the year
- Must be comfortable working long hours and evening shifts supervising the students on destination
- Proven negotiation and problem solving skills.
- Ability to multitask and deal with stressful situations.
- Valid passport
- Outgoing and positive
- Fluent in French and Spanish an asset.

Salary
This is a part time contract position.  Compensation will depend on the duration of the trip.

Apply by December 1, 2013:
http://www.s-trip.com/about/work-for-us/