Intermediate Shipper- Receiver

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we’ll take you there.

Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and Geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We’re fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

We’re on the hunt for an Intermediate Level Shipper and Receiver on our Robotics and Space Operations team at our Kanata office.

Robotics & Space Operations: With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true. As our Intermediate Shipping and Receiver, you will support the operations within the Kanata MDA location to manage the stockroom, receive goods, parts and supplies, and to ship out critical components to our clients and customers.

ROLE

This position is responsible for performing all tasks necessary to support operations including: 

• Performing Inventory control to ensure high level of accuracy of parts and pieces, and documenting any discrepancies or faulty materials/equipment
• Performing all tasks necessary to support operations including kitting for production and maintaining shop supplies
• Shipping components to our clients and customers
  • Including preparation of shipping and export documentation
  • Including packaging and preparing hardware for shipping
• Receiving good, parts, supplies and other general delivery
• Managing the stockroom and organizing the movement of parts, supplies, materials
• Ensuring the safe use of storage (e.g. maintaining proper shelving and making materials easy to source and sort)
• Performing other related duties as needed

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Requires 3-5 years of experience in operational stockroom management, shipping and receiving
• Knowledge of packing and preparing specialized hardware for shipping
• Ability to work semi-independent with little supervision
• Basic computing skills for performing transactional data entry functions, including use of Word, Excel, Email and Internet
• Experience with an LN ERP system would be an asset
• Good interpersonal skills and communication skills

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits statement:

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

Equal opportunity statement:

MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.

COVID statement:

COVID-19 Hiring Update: Strengthening our workforce is more important than ever to meet our customers’ mission-critical needs. We are continuing to hire many talented people, and we are closely monitoring COVID-19 to ensure safe hiring practices are used. This includes limiting onsite candidate interviews and prioritizing video interviews.