About this role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Wet/damp. Work setting: Fruit and vegetable processing plant. Tasks: Food safety/handling skills. Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials. Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines. Remove filled containers from conveyors. Manually pack goods into bags and boxes or other containers. Feed and unload processing machines. Check products and packaging for basic quality defects. Clean machines and immediate work areas. Wash windows, walls and ceilings. Operate electric palette jack. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Type of product: Vegetables. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Repetitive tasks. Manual dexterity. Standing for extended periods. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Fast-paced environment. Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs). Personal suitability: Reliability. Team player. Screening questions: Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?. Do you have experience working in this field?. Do you live near the job location?. Employment terms options: Flexible hours. Morning. Experience: Experience an asset. Employment terms options: To be determined. Day. Other benefits: Free parking available. Learning/training paid by employer. Team building opportunities. Support for persons with disabilities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities . Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities . Support for newcomers and refugees: Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.). Does not require Canadian work experience. Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth. Support for Veterans: Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.) . Support for mature workers: Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination . Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).