meat-packing plant labourer

meat-packing plant labourer

Offer parameters
Johnston's
$17,58-$23,94 an hour
Chilliwack, BC, CA

Woke Type

permanent
full-time

About

  • Work Term : Permanent
  • Work Language : English
  • Hours : 40 hours per week
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : Will train
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Odours
  • Cold / refrigerated

Work setting

Meat processing and / or packing plant / establishment

Tasks

  • Food safety / handling skills
  • Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials
  • Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
  • Feed flattened boxes into forming machines to construct containers
  • 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
  • Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties
  • Clean machines and immediate work areas

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Attention to detail
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Flexibility
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • As per collective agreement
  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Wellness program

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities