Packaging (Brampton)

BETTER MOBILITY FOR LIFE

Savaria is a global leader in accessibility and patient care products, designing and building wheelchair lifts, stairlifts, elevators for home and commercial applications, medical beds, therapeutic surfaces, ceiling track lifts and patient slings. Savaria employs 2,450 valued associates globally and has 11+ manufacturing facilities to reach markets in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Production Supervisor and located 100% on site at 2 Walker Drive, Brampton, Ontario. As a Packer at our elevator manufacturing company, you will play a crucial role in the final stages of our production process. Your primary responsibility will be to carefully and efficiently package elevator products, ensuring they are prepared for shipment in a safe and secure manner.

Responsibilities

• Manually wrap elevator products using shrink wrap and other packaging materials as required.
• Package all items per defined standards to ensure delivery quality to our customer – may including boxing, bubble-, stretch-, or shrink wrapping, strapping.
• Perform saw cutting as part of the packaging process.
• Utilize measuring tape accurately to ensure packaging meets specifications.
• Operate tools such as nail guns, C clamps, and blow torches as needed for packaging tasks.
• Lift and move heavy elevator components and packaged products.
• Ability to read and interpret measurements using a measuring tape.
• Utilize computer and ERP systems to identify and pull required pick lists for the shift.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization in the packaging area.
• Follow all safety procedures and guidelines to ensure a safe working environment.
• Collaborate with other team members to meet production deadlines and quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Mindset, Skills & Education

• Energetic, eager, tenacious!
• High School Diploma and 2-3 years assembly experience in a manufacturing environment
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and precision in packaging tasks.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong work ethic and reliability to consistently meet production goals.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and willingness to take on new tasks as required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedures in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must have the ability to perform all tasks with minimum supervision.
• Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, managers, other stakeholders.
• Should possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands and fingers to handle or feel materials.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is required to walk throughout facility.
• Employee may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds frequently, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds occasionally and lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds with assistance of another person. Assistance is available for weights above persons lifting capabilities.
• The work environment of this job has the employee regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and is exposed to vibration from grinder. The employee works in a plant manufacturing facility that is regulated by heat in the cold months and flow through air in the warm months.
  
  Come join Savaria, where your work helps create meaningful impact and supports our mission of Better Mobility for Life.

Morning 7.00 a.m. to 03.30 p.m.