Forklift Operator/Labourer

About Vitacore: Vitacore was founded in 2020 with a mission to strengthen Canada’s domestic manufacturing capabilities during a critical time of need. But our vision has always been bigger than any single challenge. We believe innovation happens when talented people are empowered to think differently. Today, we are a multidisciplinary innovation company focused on developing technologies that improve lives and create a more sustainable future. Our work spans advanced manufacturing, environmental sustainability, life sciences, and deep-tech innovation, where we are transforming bold ideas into real-world solutions with global impact. Joining Vitacore means becoming part of a team that moves quickly, embraces challenges, and is passionate about solving meaningful problems. If you’re looking for an opportunity to do impactful work, collaborate with exceptional people, and help build the future, we would love to hear from you. About the Role: Vitacore is seeking a dependable, versatile, and safety-focused Forklift Operator to join our growing Ontario warehouse and battery-processing operation. This is a highly active, hands-on position that combines forklift operation, material handling, battery-line support, shipping and receiving, and general warehouse labour. This is not a sit-down forklift role. The successful candidate must be comfortable spending a significant portion of the day on their feet, repeatedly getting on and off the forklift, performing physical work, supporting production employees, and responding quickly to changing operational priorities. The Forklift Operator plays a key role in maintaining the flow of materials throughout the facility. This includes supplying battery sorting lines, removing full drums and Gaylords, replacing containers, moving finished product, receiving shipments, preparing outgoing loads, and assisting wherever operational needs are greatest. The ideal candidate is experienced, physically capable, organized, safety-conscious, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change throughout the day. Responsibilities include: Safely operate forklifts and other material-handling equipment throughout the warehouse and production areas. Frequently mount and dismount the forklift throughout the shift to complete hands-on warehouse and production duties. Support high-volume battery sorting operations by continuously supplying production lines with incoming material. Remove full drums, Gaylords, bins, pallets, and other containers from production areas and replace them with empty containers as required. Move, load, unload, stage, stack, and organize: Steel drums. Plastic drums. Gaylords. Pallets. Bins. Bales. Pails. Recycling materials. Irregularly shaped or oversized materials. Operate forklift attachments and specialized material-handling equipment, including drum movers, drum tippers, bin movers, bin tippers, pail movers, and similar equipment. Safely remove drums and Gaylords from pallets and reposition them throughout the facility. Load and unload trucks, trailers, containers, and incoming shipments. Respond to unexpected truck arrivals and changing shipping, receiving, or production priorities. Perform manual loading, unloading, and hand-bombing when required. Move finished containers from battery sorting lines to designated storage, staging, or shipping areas. Apply, remove, verify, and replace labels on drums, Gaylords, pallets, and other containers. Ensure full containers are properly labelled and staged before being moved or shipped. Receive and inspect incoming shipments and verify quantities, weights, container identification, and documentation. Identify different materials, battery categories, containers, and products and ensure they are moved to the correct location. Prepare, label, stack, palletize, and shrink-wrap materials for storage or outbound shipment. Manually position and adjust drums and other containers on pallets to ensure l…

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