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Shipping Assistant

@ Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited

Ottawa, Ontario

Full-time
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Overview

Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited is hiring a full-time Shipping Assistant in Corporate Services, reporting to the Senior Financial Assistant and Shipping Supervisor. The role receives, inspects and stores FGS materials, packs and ships orders, and provides backup support for shipping operations. Controlled Goods Program certification is required.

Responsibilities:

  • Receive, inspect and store FGS materials
  • Locate, pack and ship materials per work orders
  • File WII materials and organize inventory storage
  • Generate documentation and reports
  • Perform annual inventory counts and audits

Requirements summary:

  • High school graduation or equivalent
  • Controlled Goods Program (CGP) certification
  • Shipping or logistics experience is an asset
  • Basic computer skills, including data entry and quality systems
  • Reliable, quality work with minimum supervision
  • Ability to communicate within a team

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Employer posting date
2026-10-27
First seen by our source
2026-10-27
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentManufacturing & production
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingWarehouse
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsControlled Goods Program (CGP) certification
EducationHigh school (required)

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Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited

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Leading edge, custom optical filter solutions for a better, smarter, and more connected world. 100% Canadian made.

Full company description

IRIDIAN, an IDEX Materials Science Solutions company, provides optical thin film solutions and coating services to a wide variety of industrial and research sectors. The company is a leading global supplier for applications in communications (telecom/datacom and space lasercom), spectroscopy (Raman, fluorescence, flow cytometry), the entertainment industry (glasses for 3D cinema), and optical sensing (Earth-Observation remote sensing, MWIR gas sensing). Our optical filters and coatings offer the highest levels of performance and durability at competitive prices. IRIDIAN covers the spectrum from prototype development to volume production for our OEM partners.

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Reported office locations
  • 2700 Swansea Crescent, Ottawa, ON K1G6R8, CA
Business categories
  • Information Technology
  • Information Services
  • Telecommunications
Other recorded names
  • Iridian Spectral Technologies Limited
  • Iridian Spectral Technologies
Specialties
  • Optical filters
  • Optical coatings
  • Thin film filters
  • and Thin film coatings
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IRIDIAN, an IDEX Materials Science Solutions company, provides optical thin film solutions and coating services to a wide variety of industrial and research sectors. The company is a leading global supplier for applications in communications (telecom/datacom and space lasercom), spectroscopy (Raman, fluorescence, flow cytometry), the entertainment industry (glasses for 3D cinema), and optical sensing…

FieldValue
IndustryTelecommunications
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersOttawa, ON
Organization typePublic Company
Year founded1998
SpecialtiesOptical filtersOptical coatingsThin film filtersand Thin film coatings
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Job description

Shipping Assistant

Department: Corporate Services

Reporting to: Senior Financial Assistant & Shipping Supervisor

Date last modified: October 2, 2026

Summary statement

The primary role of the Shipping Assistant is to receive, inspect, store FGS materials and provide backup support for shipping operations.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  1. File WII materials in designated locations
  2. Organize and label inventory storage areas.
  3. Receive, inspect and store FGS Materials
  4. Locate, pack and ship materials according to work orders.
  5. Generate required documentation and reports.
  6. Provide backup support for shipping operations.
  7. Maintain a clean, safe and organized stock room.
  8. Perform annual inventory counts and audits.
  9. Follows safety procedures as set out in the Health and Safety policy and internal trainings.
  10. Any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Skills

  1. Graduation from high school or the equivalent
  2. Shipping/logistics experience is an asset
  3. Basic computer skills (data entry, quality systems) .
  4. Ability to make decisions using good judgment while lacking complete information.
  5. Ability to communicate effectively.
  6. Ability to perform under time pressures.
  7. Controlled Goods Program (CGP) certification.
  8. Reliable performance and quality work with minimum supervision.
  9. Ability to follow a complex series of instructions.
  10. Ability to communicate within a team environment.

Working Conditions

  1. This position involves significant responsibility and requires independent decision making.
  2. Frequent exposure to controlled substances.

Type of Supervision Received

Task assignment is given by the Shipping Supervisor, priorities on how to carry out the task assignments may be set by the incumbent. Yearly performance reviews and setting of annual performance goals are done together with the Shipping Supervisor.

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