Extruder Operator - (Guelph - RGU) $3,000 Sign-On Bonus

Mars, Incorporated; Guelph; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Guelph is seeking a dedicated Extrusion Operator. You will perform and report on extrusion operations while ensuring safety, quality, and productivity targets are met. Ideal candidates are safety-conscious, technically inclined, and willing to work flexible hours. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development

Competitive salary

Company bonus

Qualifications

• Training and/or experience in functional tasks, preferably in the food industry.
• Must be willing to work irregular hours and extended shifts if necessary.
• Self-motivated and quality-conscious.

Responsibilities

• Perform extrusion operations to meet safety and quality targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety rules and standards.
• Conduct quality control tests and report deviations.

Skills

Safety awareness

Quality control

Team player

Technical skills

Job description

Job Summary

Perform and report extrusion operations in order to comply with safety, quality and productivity targets.

Essential Duties (Responsibilities)

• All PPE must be worn in compliance with the OHSA/RC requirements.
• Enforce/Respect the safety rules and the internal policy.
• Stop any equipment / operative works / external company works if safety/environment protection/fire protection rules are broken.
• Guarantee and apply ISO 14001 (Environment), and all related working procedures.
• Ownership of environmental responsibilities listed in ENV-REF-002 – Associates SEA Matrix.
• Guarantee and apply ISO 9001, FSS/ISO22000, Mars Standards, and all related working procedures.
• Support the HACCP program in the department.
• Follow GMP-GHP in the area.
• Inform Shift Supervisor of quality deviations according to product standards and production procedures.
• Maintain CCPs and oPrPs in the department.
• Perform the CCP and oPrP’s procedure according to SOPs.
• Sampling of products to ensure quality control (micro sampling).
• Report any pest activity to related Manager.
• Perform and record quality control tests.
• Adhere to multi-skills policy and acquire at least one additional competence as established with and by Management.
• Training: attend any training program as scheduled by company management and train any designed person in the position.
• Perform extruding line start up sequence processes.
• Run the extruding processes.
• Perform extruding line shut down sequence processes.
• Assign FP silos and instruct packaging operator.
• Control and maintain a constant supply of coating powders and liquids to the coater in cooperation with the RM handler.
• Perform area-related equipment first level maintenance.
• Perform inventory of raw ingredients / packaging materials / finished products in bins, silos and racks (cyclical and period end inventories).
• Any task as delegated by Manager.
• Perform Housekeeping Checks to ensure compliance to 5S.
• Perform operational cleaning operations.
• Change ver cleaning.
• Weekly cleaning & Sanitation.
• Hyp cleaning.
• Provide any requested documentation to other Departments according to internal rules.
• Shift changes: communicate with co-worker of next shift about machine problems, progress on production schedule, bin inventories, quality issue.
• Complete production reports as required by manager and record any production events (stops, quantity, quality).

Background Experience & Qualifications

Training and/or experience in functional tasks (opt: knowledge of feed/food industry).

Must be willing to work irregular hours and extended shift if necessary.

Safety & Hygiene & Quality conscious, Initiative, Self motivated, Team player, Technically inclined, Depth perception, Tolerance to hot environment, Unrestricted range of motion, Color discrimination, olfactory and texture perception.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.