75101
Canada Limited
Material handlers
Material handlers handle, move, load and unload materials by hand or using a variety of material handling equipment. They are employed by transportation, storage and moving companies, and by a variety of manufacturing and processing companies and retail and wholesale warehouses.
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$16.55
/hr
Typical
CA$22.00
/hr
Experienced
CA$30.29
/hr
Average: CA$22.98/hr
81.6% of workers in this occupation receive non-wage benefits
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- bin filler
- coal handler
- conveyor console operator
- forklift truck operator
- freight handler (except air transport)
- furniture mover
- lumber piler - building supplies
- material handler
- railway car loader
- stockpiler
- storage worker - material handling
- truck loader
- warehouseman/woman
All Examples
- forklift truck operator
- ash handler
- automated storage and retrieval system operator
- automatic pallet equipment operator
- bandoleer packer - explosives manufacturing
- belt conveyor attendant
- beltman/woman
- bin attendant
- bin filler
- binman/woman
- box bander
- box filler
- boxcar loader
- bucket elevator operator
- bulk materials carrier operator
- bulk materials loader operator
- bulk materials unloader
- cement loader and sacker
- coal conveyor operator
- coal conveyor operator - surface mining
- coal dumper
- coal handler
- coal loader-unloader
- coal wheeler
- coal-moving equipment operator
- conveyor belt attendant
- conveyor belt operator (except underground mines)
- conveyor belt patroller-controller
- conveyor console operator
- conveyor operator - material handling (except underground mines)
- conveyor tender - material handling (except underground mines)
- cribber - grain elevator
- disposal worker - warehouse
- dockman/woman - truck transport
- dumper - material handling
- dumper - surface coal mining
- electric dolly operator
- electric mule operator
- electric truck operator
- explosives handler
- explosives packer
- express service handler (except air transport)
- fats and oils loader
- feed mill loader
- forklift operator
- freight car loader
- freight car unloader
- freight handler (except air transport)
- freight loader (except air transport)
- freight unloader (except air transport)
- furniture loader-unloader
- furniture mover
- glass cut-off machine unloader
- grain conveyor operator
- grain elevator operator
- grain handler
- grain weigher
- hand bagger - material handling
- hand bundler
- hand packager
- hand sacker - material handling
- hand truck operator
- heavy materials handler
- household goods mover
- industrial truck operator
- jack lift operator
- jitney driver - material handling
- labourer - material handling
- labourer - warehousing and storage
- lift driver
- lift jack operator
- lift scoop operator
- lift truck operator
- light materials handler
- liquids loader-unloader
- loader-unloader - material handling
- lumber handler - building supplies
- lumber piler - building supplies
- lumber stocker - material handling
- lumber unloader - material handling
- malthouse worker
- material handler
- material handler - manufacturing and warehousing
- Mobilift operator
- munitions handler
- package lift operator
- packer - material handling
- pallet lift operator
- pallet loader operator
- pallet truck operator
- palletizer operator
- paper wrapper - material handling
- pick-up machine operator
- piler - material handling
- piler (except processing)
- pole distributor operator
- pole stacker operator
- power truck driver - material handling
- railway car loader
- reach truck operator
- ready-mix truck loader
- recycled paper handler
- shingle piler - material handling
- shipment assembler
- skidder - fruit packing
- stacker - material handling
- stacker operator - material handling
- stacking machine operator - material handling
- stacking machine tender - material handling
- stock helper
- stock-keeper helper
- stockpiler
- storage man/woman
- storage worker - material handling
- straddle carrier operator
- straddle truck operator
- supermarket jigger operator
- tank truck loader
- tier lift truck operator
- tipman/woman - surface coal mining
- tow motor driver (except air transport)
- truck load weigher
- truck loader
- used building materials yard attendant
- van loader
- warehouse keeper helper
- warehouse worker - material handling
- warehouseman/woman
- warehouseperson
Main Duties
Main Duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Load, unload and move products and materials by hand or using basic material handling equipment
- Move household appliances and furniture onto and off moving trucks or vans
- Perform other material handling activities such as counting, weighing, sorting, packing and unpacking.
- Operate winches and other loading devices to load and unload materials onto and off trucks, railway cars and loading docks of warehouses and industrial establishments
- Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses
- Connect hoses or pipes and operate equipment to load and unload liquid petroleum, chemical or other products into or from tank cars, tank trucks or storage tanks
- Operate equipment to dump materials such as coal, ore and grain into or to remove materials from railway cars, trucks or other vehicles
- Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles to elevators, bins or other storage areas
- May perform other activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory and weighing and checking materials.
Requirements
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
- Physical strength is required for manual material handlers who work with heavy materials.