meat-packing plant labourer (AW-097)

  • New Hamburg
  • Euro Can Mfg.
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work site environment

  • Odours

Work setting

  • Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Tasks

  • Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials
  • Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
  • Manually pack goods into bags and boxes or other containers
  • Feed and unload processing machines
  • Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
  • Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties
  • Clean machines and immediate work areas

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Overtime required
  • Physically demanding
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Reliability
  • Team player

Health benefits

  • Health care plan
  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week