Feed Mill Worker

Sollio Agriculture; New Minas; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Safety boot allowance

Benefits and pension plan

Job summary

Sollio Agriculture in New Minas, NS, is hiring for a permanent, full-time production role starting at $26.67 per hour. Shifts include day, evening, and night with a premium for evenings and nights; salary increases follow the collective agreement.

You will operate bulk receiving, grain processing, mixing and pelletizing equipment, load/unload trucks, and keep precise production records while complying with HACCP and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Must be physically able to repeatedly lift 25 kgs.
• Forklift experience preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of safe work practices and safe lifting methods.
• Comfort working at heights (ladders with safety railings).
• Able to work in a dusty environment.
• Willing to work overtime and switch shifts on short notice.
• Teamwork-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Learn proper operating techniques for all production and storage operations and follow HACCP protocol.
• Mix and/or weigh product.
• Operate bulk receiving, grain processing, mixing and pelletizing equipment.
• Operate farm tractors, skid loader, forklifts and other machinery safely.
• Maintain accurate records for hammers, mixers, pelletizers, bench, warehouse activities.
• Work and operate equipment safely and efficiently.
• Keep designated operating areas clean.
• Perform other duties assigned to operation.
• Load and unload feed trucks as required on site.

Skills

Forklift experience

Basic computer skills

Lift 25 kg

Teamwork

Overtime ability

Dusty environment

Shift flexibility

Safe lifting

Job description

Hourly rate starting at: $26.67 per hour + Salary increases provided in the collective agreement and premium

Status: Permanent, Full-Time

Work schedules are: 8am to 4pm (day shift) 4pm to 12am (evening shift) or 12am to 8am (night shift)

• Candidates must be adaptable to flexible work hours including evening and night shifts

Job location: 47 Minas Warehouse Road, New Minas, NS

CHALLENGES WE OFFER

• Learn proper operating techniques for all production and storage operations and related instructions and follow HACCP protocol;
• Mix and/or weigh product;
• Operate bulk receiving, grain processing, mixing and pelletizing equipment;
• Operate farm tractors, skid loader, forklifts and other machinery in a safe and responsible manner;
• Maintain accurate records when filling hammers, mixers, pelletizers, bench, warehouse and other activities that require records;
• Work and operate equipment safely and efficiently;
• Keep designated operating areas clean;
• Perform any other duties assigned to the operation;
• Load and unload feed trucks as required on site;

YOUR ADVANTAGES

• Permanent, full time position;
• Starting at $26.67 per hour;
• Evening and night shifts premium.
• Salary increases provided in the collective agreement;
• All PPE equipment provided;
• Safety Boot Allowance yearly;
• Benefit plan and pension plan provided.

YOU FIT THE FOLLOWING PROFILE

• Be physically able to repeatedly lift 25 kgs;
• Preferably have forklift experience;
• Have basic computer skills;
• Have general knowledge of safe work practices and safe lifting methods;
• Be comfortable working with heights (ladders with safety railings);
• Be able to work in a dusty environment;
• Be able to work the same shift for extended periods of time and change shifts on short notice;
• Be available to work overtime, sometimes on short notice;
• Enjoy teamwork.

As a Canadian agriculture industry leader, Sollio Agriculture specializes in supplying farm inputs and providing value-added services to benefit farmers, cooperatives and partners. Its business model combines the strength of a local approach with the power of a national presence to offer innovative products and solutions, to support the adoption of sustainable farming practices, helping local farming families prosper.