Production Workers - Summer Students

Full-Time Seasonal Positions

Maple Leaf Foods Hamilton plant is hiring seasonal full-time positions!

General Information

• Must be 18 years of age or older to work in a production environment
• Starting rate aligned to position, ranging from $17.90 - $21.40!
• A variety of skill levels and shifts are available
• Some shifts are not bus accessible, but we do have afternoon and night shift premiums available
• Opportunities to learn and grow
• Highly automated and fast paced learning environment

A Sustainable, Forward Thinking Protein Company

Maple Leaf Foods is a leading meat and plant-based protein company, employing over 11, people and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

We are proud of our roots, which trace back well over years, but our vision and purpose are decidedly forward looking. As we pursue our vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, we are committed to creating shared value creative business value through addressing some of the world’s most critical social and environmental challenges.

Our goal is to build a more sustainable food system, which provides nutritious affordable food, operates within planetary limits, cares for animals responsibly, and meaningfully engages with our communities to advance a more just society.

We are advancing bold changes within Maple Leaf and more broadly within society to pursue our vision. We deeply believe this is the sustainable path to growth.

Our job is to make great food

Maple Leaf Foods embraces a strong values-based culture, where our people are deeply engaged in work that is purposeful, fast-paced and challenging.

We cultivate an open, non-bureaucratic and inclusive workplace that fosters safety and transparency, along with individual leadership and accountability.

Each Maple Leaf team member has a voice and plays an active role in helping all of us achieve our goals with passion and discipline.

We support one another to grow professionally, to learn new skills and to take on challenging experiences in the spirit of continuous improvement.

Raise the Good in Food

• We have united behind a shared purpose to Raise the Good in Food. This spans a dramatic transformation of our flagship Maple Leaf brand, replacing anything artificial with simple, natural ingredients;
• investments and process changes to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by ; building a diverse and inclusive culture where all talent thrives;

becoming a leader in animal care; and advancing food security through our charitable foundation, the Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security.

Our Leadership Values

Eight core values guide us in everything that we do.

• Do What’s Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility

The Opportunity

The General Labour full-time position is responsible for performing packaging, clean-up and other elemental activities related to food processing.

A snapshot of some of the exciting things you will lead and do :

• Feed cartons into machines.
• Check and weigh materials and / or product.
• Manually pack product into bags, cartons or other containers.
• Remove finished goods cartons from conveyer and place on pallets.
• Check products and packaging for basic quality defects.