About this role
*About Us*
As Canada?s premier sea salt harvestry, Vancouver Island Sea Salt produces unrefined sea salts, flavored salts, and brine products from our facility in Campbell River. We are a fast-paced, innovative team dedicated to quality, food safety, and sustainable growth. We are expanding our production capacity and looking for motivated individuals to join our team.
*Responsibilities*
* *Production & Packaging:* Assist in harvesting, prepping, sorting, grading, and packaging our fine salt, flake salt, smoked/flavored salts, and brine lines. * *Equipment & Process Operations:* Operate and monitor production equipment (including kettles, fluid bed dryers, boilers, scales, and bottling/filling machinery). * *Quality & Food Safety:* Maintain strict adherence to HACCP guidelines, Food Safe procedures, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), including batch coding and harvest run logs. * *Sanitation & Maintenance:* Perform regular cleaning, equipment maintenance, and workspace sanitization to prevent cross-contamination. * *Reporting:* Complete scheduled operational tasks, equipment checks, and leave detailed status logs. * *Material Handling:* Safely handle, lift, and stack production materials, up to 50 lbs.
*Qualifications & Skills*
* · *Experience:* Previous experience in food processing, packaging, or a Food Safe environment is preferred. * · *Certifications:* Food Safe Level 1 and WHMIS certifications are an asset (training provided on site). * · *Physical Requirements:* Ability to comfortably lift up to 50 lbs, stand for extended periods, and wear required PPE (lab coat, hair net, gloves, water-resistant steel-toe boots). * · *Work Ethic:* Strong attention to detail, high hygiene standards, self-motivated, and able to work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
*Benefits & Perks*
* · Employee store discount * · Company events * · On-site parking * · Dedicated staff amenities (lunchroom with coffee/tea, microwave, fridge) * · Opportunities for career advancement as our facility and production scale up
*Schedule:*
Afternoon shift is primary shift, with some occasional day shift and week end worked scheduled as needed.
*Education:*
* Secondary School (preferred)
Pay: $23.00-$28.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Application question(s): * Do you have reliable transportation * Are you able to legally work in Canada * Are you able to work afternoon shifts
Work Location: In person