01 General Help

Hood Packaging Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits after 3 months

Pension plan

Job summary

Hood Packaging Corporation in Calgary is seeking a General Help/OffBearer to support packaging operations on a 12-hour continental shift cycle with day/night rotation and weekend work. The role emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiency.

You will assist the Robotics line, ensure bags are properly produced and packaged, maintain clean work areas, and help machine operators keep lines running smoothly while benefits begin after a few months.

Qualifications

• Read and understand the JSA and safety procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe work area and report hazards.
• Follow quality and food safety procedures.
• Be available for 12-hour continental shifts and rotating schedule.

Responsibilities

• Package finished products according to customer requirements.
• Manage finished bags from the Robotics line to packaging area.
• Ensure the quality and quantity of packaged goods.
• Assist machine operators to keep equipment running smoothly.
• Maintain good housekeeping at all times.

Skills

Safety awareness

Attention to detail

Strong attendance

Procedural compliance

Teamwork

Tools

Robotics line

Job description

Hood Packaging Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of flexible packaging materials in North America. Our corporate offices are in Burlington, Ontario, and Madison, Mississippi, and we supply Fortune 500 companies from twenty-two manufacturing facilities that are located across the United States and Canada. We have a unique combination of people, quality, and products, in a profitable, technologically advanced company. Hood Packaging is committed to exceeding customer expectations. Hood Packaging Corporation’s Calgary Plastic plant has an immediate requirement for a General Help/OffBearer.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Read and understand the Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Practice and encourage safe work behavior
• Understand the procedure of reporting all accidents and near misses
• Understand the safety features of the equipment, such as guards, emergency stops and start up signals
• Read, understand and follow the Quality System Procedures (QSP)
• Understand and follow the food, safety, and quality procedures
• Understand and perform good housekeeping practices continuously
• Read and understand a work order
• Communicate to supervisor if unable to work shift for any reason. Employees are expected to call in each day they are absent on the Mandatory Absent Line and must be in enough time to give adequate notice to find replacement coverage for affected shift.

QUALIFICATIONS

12-hour continental shifts Two weeks’ day shift, two weeks’ night rotation, working every other weekend, or MAD (midnights, afternoons, days). Good attendance and good colour vision.

The successful candidate is responsible to package the finished products as per customer’s requirements. The General Help/OffBearer helps to manage the finished bags from the Robotics line. The overall goal is to maximize productivity by ensuring smooth production and minimal stoppage due to bags getting caught up in the production process. The General Help/OffBearer ensures the quality and quantity of the packaged finished goods, works safely at all times, keeps work area clean and assist the Machine Operator in keeping equipment running smoothly.

This permanent full-time position entails rotating continental shift work. This is an excellent opportunity offering competitive wages, shift premiums, benefits after 3 months and a pension plan.