General Labourer : AM​/PM Shifts

General Labourers

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a Canadian consumer packaged meats company. At our facilities, our employees work with various types of meat including chicken, beef and pork. As this is a FULL‑TIME permanent opportunity, we require the availability of 40 hours/week.
Hourly Rate: $19.08 per hour.
Reason for vacancy: Existing headcount. You must be legally eligible to work and currently residing in Canada. We are looking for upbeat General Labourers who thrive working in a team‑based challenging environment.

• Day (6:00 am – 2:30 pm) and afternoon (2:30 pm – 11:00 pm) shifts available.
• Afternoon shift premium available.
• Opportunity for overtime during the weekdays and on weekends.
• Benefits available after one month of your start date.
• RRSP/Pension plans.
• Quarterly gain‑share incentive plan.
• Employee assistance program.
• Progression wage increases.
• All PPE is provided to employees (earmuffs, boots, jacket, etc.).
• Support of a union.
• Highly automated and fast‑paced learning environment.
• Opportunities for growth and training development.

• Take an active role in changeover procedures and achieve line speed efficiencies.
• Manually pack products into bags, cartons, or other containers.
• Remove finished goods cartons from the conveyor and place them on pallets.
• Visual quality checks of the product against customer and internal specifications (including foreign materials and weight checks).
• Maintain the cleanliness of areas of responsibility.
• Adhere to individual product standard operating procedures for components and packaging materials.
• Wear proper PPE and comply with health and safety requirements, including ensuring power is shut down on equipment prior to specified tasks.
• Frequent pushing, pulling, and overhead reaching, bending, and standing are required.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.
• Ability to obtain pertinent information, evaluate information objectively and explore alternative solutions to problems.
• Actively finding new and improved ways of completing tasks.
• Interact and share information with employees at all levels (team members, lead hands, supervisors, and others). Actively participate in their work group.
• For training purposes, you must be available to work the day shift.
• Must be able to handle all food products and work in a cold environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.