Logistics & Yard Person

Southern Irrigation is actively seeking a motivated and reliable individual to join our team in a logistics-focused role, for our Langley location. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work, helping customers, and wants to build a long-term career in the irrigation and water systems industry.

Job Title : Logistics & Yard Person

Location: 23160 72 Avenue, Langley, BC, V2Y 2K2

Rate of pay: $25-$35/hr depending on skills and experience

Job purpose: This position’s primary responsibility is to work in the pipe yard and warehouse organizing and storing inventory, as well as ensuring customer orders are gathered, packaged and sent/delivered accurately, efficiently and safely while maintaining a high level of customer service.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Maintain a clean and organized yard and warehouse

Operate various types of forklifts to unload/load pipe, septic tanks, concrete risers/basins, filter fabric rolls, etc.

Accept deliveries in yard and receive incoming PO’s and transfers

Store product in designated locations, stock shelves

Assist with warehouse tasks, including but not limited to:

Loading and unloading customers and stock deliveries

Pulling and checking orders

Verifying incoming shipments for accuracy

Band pipes together

Gather and package customer orders, and will-call orders

Process customer orders and take payments, tracking shipments as needed

Assist in the preparation of inter-company transfers

Schedule outgoing shipments with couriers

Clear snow, mow lawns, and maintain an aesthetically pleasing landscape

Competencies

A desire to treat customers and coworkers with integrity, honesty and credibility

A strong task orientation, self-driven with attention to detail

Excellent time management skills and a team player

Ability to take initiative to identify tasks and do them with minimal supervision

Efficiency in loading/unloading/staging/packaging inventory with the focus of safety and customer service

Initiative to identify potential weak points or safety risks and discuss them with the logistics lead

Core Values

Work Hard

Be punctual, dependable, knowledgeable, and efficient.

Win as a Team

Support your coworkers professionally and personally, and contribute to the success of the whole team.

Wow Our Customers

Treat customers with respect and provide personal, practical, and efficient service.

As a provider of intelligent water solutions, Southern Irrigation strives to be best in the industry, and in return we provide amazing opportunities for our people.

Southern Irrigation offers impressive employee benefits such as 100% employer-paid health benefits plan, RRSP matching, culture and community events, and opportunities for employee bonuses.

At Southern Irrigation we know our success is based on having all “A” players rowing in the same direction. Our Work (hard), Win (as a team), and Wow (our customers) attitude makes the environment at Southern Irrigation both challenging and fun.