Dock Worker

Dock Worker

Full-time

Portland, OR

The Dock Worker role is critical to customer service and key to ensuring that customer requirements are met. Dock Workers are responsible for the proper, safe, and timely handling of all inbound and outbound freight. This includes maintaining a clean work environment with a focus on protecting customer freight from damage through proper handling techniques.

Key skills for this position include time management, organization, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

How You’ll Help

• • Move and handle large and cumbersome freight in a dock environment, typically up to 75 lbs.
• • For freight items over 75 lbs., utilize company-provided mechanical aids (such as forklifts, pallet jacks, lift-assist devices, or team lifts) to ensure safe handling and compliance with safety regulations.
• • Ensure compliance with TDG, WHMIS, company policies/procedures, and customer-specific requirements.
• • Use proper handling techniques at all times to protect customer freight from damage.

Your Skills & Experience

• • Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. independently; able to work as part of a team or with mechanical aids to move freight exceeding 75 lbs.
• • Safety-minded, with demonstrated understanding of safe lifting and handling practices.
• • Comfortable with physical labor and active work (bending, crouching, etc.). Repeatedly able to lift, reach, stoop, stand, grasp, balance, climb, kneel, and crouch for extended periods of time, and walk various distances.
• • Must be able to work in environments with loud noise.
• • Willingness and flexibility to work shifts outside of regular business hours, including evenings, weekends, and a variety of shift schedules as required by business needs.

To Apply:
Visit our Careers page at dayross.com to submit your application.

Successful candidates will be required to provide references and complete a criminal background check prior to employment. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About Day & Ross

From a single truckload of potatoes in the 1950s to a fleet of thousands, Day & Ross has grown to become one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in North America. With over 7,500 team members in the US and Canada, we offer a diversified portfolio of freight and delivery solutions, including LTL, Truckload, Residential, Dedicated Fleet Solutions, and Logistics.

We believe our people are our greatest strength. That’s why Day & Ross has been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation since 2018 and has been recognized by Transport Topics as a Top Dedicated and For-Hire Carrier. These honors reflect the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.

As a federally regulated employer, Day & Ross fully supports employment equity and encourages all qualified individuals, including members of designated groups, to apply. We are committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities and meeting their needs in a timely manner by removing barriers to accessibility in alignment with our business practices, capabilities, and values.