Seasonal Production Operator

Primo Brands; Hope; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading branded beverage company in Hope, BC, is seeking production operators for a seasonal contract role. Responsibilities include operating and maintaining equipment, ensuring quality product standards, and conducting preventative maintenance. Candidates should have a secondary school diploma and prior experience in a manufacturing environment. The position requires communication and mathematical skills, and a willingness to work rotating shifts, including holidays and weekends. This role offers competitive pay of $28.23 per hour.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in production within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Physical ability to occasionally hand stack cases.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain production equipment including fillers and labelers.
• Record preventative maintenance and quality inspection data.
• Ensure quality product that meets customer standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Ability to work in a team

Fast-paced environment experience

Education

Secondary school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets.

If you are a current associate of Primo Brands, please apply via myADP.

Pay: $28.23 / hour

Plant location: Hope, BC

Type: Seasonal contract until September 15 2026

Schedule: Rotating day, evening and night shifts

• Slow season schedule: 5 days on (8-hour shifts), 2 days off
• Peak season schedule: 4 days on (12-hour shifts), 4 days off

Responsibilities

• Operate, changeover, clean, troubleshoot, and complete basic maintenance on production equipment consisting of fillers, labelers, case packers, and wrappers
• Record preventative maintenance activities, quality inspection data, equipment downtime, production output and other key metrics, performing mathematical calculations as needed
• Meet or exceed performance metrics including efficiency, production, downtime
• Ensure quality product is sent to customers by completing hourly quality checks – Inspect raw materials against quality standards before loading raw materials
• Interact with team members, quality assurance and maintenance to maximize output and efficiency
• Maintain work area in an organized and clean manner ensuring safety and Good Manufacturing Practices are met
• Adhere to all required Health & Safety requirements
• Work as a team with other operators to ensure no line stoppages and improve operations
• Cross training to perform work on other lines or in other production areas as needed
• Provide vacation coverage to team members as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience in production within manufacturing, ideally in the food or beverage industry or a clean manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated communication and math skills that show your ability to communicate and follow oral and written instructions and procedures and have the potential to progress into more senior line roles.
• Demonstrated experience in working in a fast-paced team environment
• This role is on our standard Continental Shift rotation schedule. Preference will be given to candidates with previous rotating shift experience.
• Willingness to work holidays and weekends as we are a 24/7 business operating through most weekends and holidays
• Physical ability to be able to occasionally hand stack cases when require
• Legally eligible to work in Canada

Primo Brands’ established portfolio includes billion-dollar brands Poland Spring® and Pure Life®, premium brands like Saratoga® and Mountain Valley®, regional leaders such as Arrowhead®, Deer Park®, Ice Mountain® Ozarka®, and Zephyrhills®, purified brands, Primo Water® and Sparkletts®, andflavored and enhanced brands like Splash® and AC+ION®. Our extensive direct-to-consumer offerings and industry-leading line-up of innovative water dispensers create consumer connectivity through recurring water purchases across Water Direct, Water Exchange, and Water Refill. At Primo Brands, our more than 11,000 associates are at the heart of what we do and deliver on our mission to provide healthy hydration to consumers wherever, however and whenever they want it. We believe in fostering a respectful culture, which values our associates who are deeply invested in quality hydration, our communities, and the sustainability of our packaging and water sources for generations to come.

Primo Brands welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.