Production helper | LMIA approved

Canada Job Bank; Victoria; On-site; CAD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

Dental plan

Vision care benefits

Job summary

Islands West Produce in Victoria, BC is hiring a Production helper to join our team. The successful candidate will set up and adjust processing and packaging machines, assist with packing, feeding, unloading, and maintain clean, safe work areas in a cold environment.

Eligibility requires fluency in English, strong interpersonal skills, reliability, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English language.
• No standard education requirements such as a bachelor’s degree, certificate, or diploma.
• Previous experience not mandatory.
• Must be a good team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Must be organized, flexible, punctual and reliable.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication, energy and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines.
• Manually pack goods into bags, boxes, or other containers.
• Feed and unload processing machines and inspect products for basic quality defects.
• Follow emergency and safety procedures and transport materials as needed.
• Document production data and maintain hygiene and cleanliness.
• Monitor ingredients and label, date and store materials properly.
• Assist process control and machine operators in daily tasks.
• Work in a cold or refrigerated environment and ensure food safety standards.

Skills

English fluency

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Organized

Punctual

Reliable

Customer service

Problem solving

Time management

Multi-tasking

Job description

Islands West Produce based in Victoria, BC is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Production helper who are self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. The candidate who got selected will be required to start work as soon as possible. The vacancies refer to Permanent employment or Full time job. The position of Production helper has been approved by the LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment).

Employer Name: Islands West Produce
Position: Production helper
No. of vacancies: 7
Salary: $17.50 hourly for 40 hours per week
Employment type: Permanent employment, Full time
Location: Victoria, BC

• The candidate will be required to set up and adjust processing and packaging machines.
• The candidate will be required to manually pack goods into bags, boxes, or other containers.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding and unloading processing machines.
• The candidate will be expected to clean machines and surrounding work areas.
• The candidate must inspect products and packaging for basic quality defects.
• The candidate will be required to follow emergency and safety procedures.
• The candidate will be required to transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials.
• The candidate must measure and dump ingredients into the hoppers of mixing and grinding machines.
• The candidate must remove filled containers from conveyors.
• The candidate will be responsible for feeding flattened boxes into forming machines in order to construct containers.
• The candidate will be expected to assist process control and machine operators in carrying out their responsibilities.
• At the end of each shift, the candidate will be required to sanitise all materials and machinery parts and clean the workspace at the worker station in accordance with company cleanliness standards.
• The candidate must maintain a high level of personal and workplace hygiene.
• The candidate will be responsible for ensuring that ingredients are properly tagged, date-labeled, covered, stored, and rotated.
• The candidate will be in charge of monitoring food levels and refilling supplies in a timely manner.
• The candidate must be knowledgeable about food safety and handling.
• The candidate will be required to document production data.

Job Requirements

• The candidate should be fluent in English language.
• There are no standard education requirements such as a bachelor's degree, a certificate, or a diploma.
• Previous experience is not mandatory.
• The candidate should be a good team player with enough interpersonal and judge-mental skills.
• The candidate should be organized and flexible in nature.
• The candidate should be punctual.
• The candidate should be accountable.
• The candidate should be reliable.
• The candidate should give importance to values and ethics.
• The candidate should have excellent oral and written communication.
• The candidate should be energetic with a positive attitude.
• The candidate should have strong problem-solving skills.
• The candidate must have the ability to make decisions quickly and confidently based on company policies and practices.
• The candidate should have excellent customer service skills.
• The candidate should be Customer-oriented and friendly.
• The candidate should have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
• The candidate should have strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
• The candidate should be well-versed in the equipment, methods, and procedures used in the preparation, cooking, and distribution of food in a large institution.
• The candidate should be able to adhere to all relevant food safety standards.
• The candidate must be able to demonstrate initiative and work independently without supervision.
• The candidate should have the ability to work quickly without compromising quality.
• The candidate should have good physical and healthy state to perform all tasks quickly, effectively, and efficiently.
• The candidate should be well-versed in food allergies and foodborne illnesses.
• The candidate should be bondable and easily communicate.

Work Setting

• The candidate will be required to work in a fruit and vegetable processing plant.
• The candidate should be willing to work in Cold or refrigerated environment.

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• The candidate must be able to work well in a fast-paced environment
• The candidate should be willing to work under pressure.
• The candidate should be required to perform repetitive tasks on frequent basis.
• The candidate should have an eye for details.
• The candidate must have excellent hand eye coordination.
• The candidate should be required to handle heavy loads as part of routine work.
• The candidate should be willing to work for long hours in bending, crouching and kneeling positions.
• The candidate should be willing to work in standing position for extended periods.
• The candidate should be prepared for doing physically challenging tasks as part of daily work.
• The candidate must perform manual dexterity tasks.
• Health and Long term benefits would be provided to the selected candidates.
• Under Health Benefits, the selected candidates would get Health care plan, Dental plan and Vision care benefits.
• Under Long term benefits, the selected candidates would get many other benefits.