Posted 6 months ago
Strategic Development Program Trainee - Waterworks
@ EMCO Corporation
Prince George, British Columbia
Overview
EMCO Corporation is hiring a Strategic Development Program Trainee for a full-time, five-phase program covering warehouse and logistics, counter sales and project management, outside sales and account management. The role offers mentorship, on-the-job training, a competitive salary range of $44,500 to $49,500, profit sharing, a pension plan with employer contributions, and flex time.
Pay:
$44,500–$49,500 a year
Responsibilities:
- Rotate through warehouse, logistics, and shipping and receiving
- Serve customers over the counter, by phone and by email
- Prepare quotations and civil take-offs
- Manage large-scale projects
- Find new business and negotiate contracts
Requirements summary:
- College and/or university degree
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Results-oriented with a desire to learn
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · smartrecruiters
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Business development |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none |
| Work setting | Warehouse, Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Women, People with disabilities |
| Education | College diploma (required), Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Paid training |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
EMCO Corporation
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 275 |
Company Description
With over 115 years of experience, EMCO Corporation is a leading national wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products to the construction industry. We provide quality and cutting-edge products that help support residential, commercial and infrastructure initiatives across Canada.
At EMCO Corporation, we are committed to providing sustainable solutions to our customers and communities in which we live and serve. Our talented and passionate team members are the key to our success. We empower our team members to act like owners and make a difference within our business through striving for innovation and providing excellence in customer service.
We offer a fun, fast-paced and dynamic workplace. We work as a team, share core values, and support each other’s growth and development. As our teammate, you will have the opportunity to continually develop your skills through ongoing training, have the opportunity to be innovative and try new things, and work alongside passionate colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are a team of enthusiastic individuals who are dedicated to meeting and exceeding the needs of the customers we serve.
Why Join Our Team?
EMCO Corporation is one of Canada’s largest integrated wholesale distributors of plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and industrial products for the construction industry. We have endless opportunities for you to grow and develop in your career and a culture that prides itself in supporting you every step of the way!
In addition, we will offer you:
- Great mentors and on-the-job training
- Growth potential with competitive salary, benefits, and profit sharing
- A career with a solid, stable company with strong core values
- Participation in our pension plan with employer contributions
- Work-life balance and flex time
Job Description
As a Strategic Development Program Trainee, you will progress through a 5 phased program to learn every aspect of our business from shipping and receiving, to sales, operations, purchasing, account management and everything in between.
Additional duties will include:
Phase 1- Warehouse & Logistics
- Learn the products we sell, how they get from the vendor to customer and understand all levels of sales support.
Phase 2 - Counter Sales & Project Management
- Engaging with customers over the counter (in-person), phone or email and providing assistance with various product and service issues. This phase will also expose you to and develop skills required to perform civil-take offs, quotations and manage large-scale projects.
Phase 3 - Outside Sales/Account Management
- Learn how to find new business opportunities, sell our products, negotiate contracts, and build customer and vendor relationships.
Phase 4 - In this phase, you can take all of your training and determine your ideal career path.
Qualifications
- College and/or University degree
- Positive attitude and results oriented mindset
- Desire to continuously learn and grow
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills
- Possess a strong work ethic and a high standard of integrity
- Ability to work well independently and in a team setting
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, vendors, and teammates
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software
Additional Information
Salary Range - $44,500 - $49,500
EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. EMCO is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplaces. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, creed, place of origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. We welcome applications from all minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, neurodiversity, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
EMCO uses third-party artificial intelligence to assess resumes to facilitate the review of candidates.
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