Production Assistant (Smokehouse) - Contract

If you think our products are great, you should “meat” our people!

THE PERKS

• Competitive wages starting at $20.75/hour
• Straight Shifts (7:00 AM to 3:30 PM)
• Amazing co-workers
• Free Wi-Fi & Coffee
• Employee Share Ownership Program
• Employee Appreciation Events

THE BUSINESS

At Piller’s, we’re in the business of crafting high quality, specialty foods for families to enjoy. Our award-winning deli and meat products are found in grocery and restaurant chains across North America. We’re passionate about our products and equally as passionate about the success and safety of our people.

If you are looking for a long-term career in manufacturing with job security, teamwork, and fantastic co-workers, consider us as your next place to call home.

THE PEOPLE

We are a community made up of introverts, extroverts, family people, single people, passionate people, creative people, sports fanatics, movie buffs, video gamers, music makers, gym goers, pet lovers and every other variety. When you work with friends, it doesn’t feel like work!

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Collaborate with smokehouse operator and supervisors to assess and plan cooling and drying room locations for finished product.
  
• Move finished product from smokehouses into appropriate drying or cooling room.
• Apply hold tags for product requiring cooling checks.
• Conduct shrink testing on finished product.
• Organize drying and cooling rooms and follow FIFO procedures.
• Communicate with smokehouse operators, lead hands and supervisors on the location of finished product.
• Complete housekeeping of work areas including cleaning hallways, drying rooms, cooling rooms.
• Assists operators with loading racks into smokehouses as required.
• Responsible for maintaining food safety standards in work responsibilities and report food safety issues to QA immediately.
• Work in a safe manner in compliance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act by reporting all hazards, accidents, incidents or near misses to the Supervisor.
• Follow all prescribed SOPs, rotation schedules, HACCP and GMP procedures
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

THE REQUIREMENTS

• Available to work 6-month contract (approx)
• Read, write, and communicate (English)
  
• Basic mathematical skills required.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a cold environment.
• Strong initiative, organizational, and communications skills.
• Job requires frequent walking and moving of product racks up to 400kg.