Logistics Technician – Microsoft, Quebec City, QC

What This Logistics Technician Role Involves

The Logistics Technician supports Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation organization by helping manage the inventory, hardware and logistics processes that support data centre infrastructure. The position includes prioritizing and assigning ticketed work, guiding technicians on inbound and outbound logistics tasks and helping maintain accurate inventory balances.

The role also involves handling escalations, supporting procurement and warranty processes, coordinating hardware movement and maintaining compliance with safety and security procedures. The technician acts as a subject matter resource for less-experienced team members while helping improve and automate operational processes.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Microsoft’s posting identifies responsibilities across inventory control, logistics, asset management, procurement, safety and shift-level coordination.

What to Highlight When Applying

Candidates may want to make experience in inventory management, warehouse operations, logistics or retail stock control easy to identify. Microsoft requires a high school diploma plus at least six months of relevant experience or internship experience, or equivalent experience, so applicants can connect their background directly to inventory and asset-management responsibilities.

Applicants with previous warehouse or supply-chain experience in an IT environment may also want to highlight that background. Experience using forklifts, pallet jacks, chassis lifts or other heavy-load movement equipment can be particularly relevant because Microsoft lists this experience among the preferred qualifications.

Skills to Highlight When Applying

Based on the duties and qualifications described in the posting, these skills and abilities may be particularly relevant when preparing an application.

Schedule, Physical Requirements and Compensation

This is a full-time, fully on-site position in Quebec City with less than 25% travel. The role may require 12-hour shifts during non-standard hours, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Physical requirements include occasional ladder climbing, frequent stair or ramp use, prolonged standing, occasional lifting up to 50 lbs, pushing or pulling loads of approximately 50 to 75 lbs with or without an assistive device, and frequent fine hand manipulation.

The published Canadian base salary range for this Logistics Technician ATR-B position is CAD $49,100 to $70,300 per year. Candidates must also be able to complete Microsoft’s Cloud Background Check and obtain and maintain Reliability Status security screening with the Government of Canada. Microsoft accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis until it is filled.