Food Processing Vertical Form Fill (VFF) Operator (NOC 94140)
(Machine Operator, Production 2)

Employer: Fresh Start Foods
Job Location: 110-11188 Featherstone Way Richmond, BC V6W 1K9

Salary:

• $18.85 to $21.17/hour (salary increase based on annual performance review per company policy)
• $0.50/hour premium for night shifts
• Bonus per company policy

Benefits:

• Disability benefits, Extended medical benefits, Dental benefits, Life insurance
• Company matched RRSP program,
• 100% company-paid MSP premiums
• PPE reimbursement
• Performance Incentive Program (PIP)
• Boot allowance up to $85.00

Terms and Conditions of Employment:

• Permanent, Full-Time (40h/week)
• Shifts:
  Day: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  Night: 2:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
• Weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required

Work Setting: Fruit and vegetable manufacturing and processing plant
Work Site Environment: Cold/refrigerated, Wet/damp
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Vacancies: 15

Job requirements:
Languages: English
Experience: 1 - 7 months of experience in food processing; equipment training provided
Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Handling heavy loads (up to 23kg/50lbs), Physically demanding, Standing for extended periods, Fast-paced environment, Repetitive tasks, Attention to detail
Personal Suitability: Team player, Flexibility, Dependability

Duties:

• Vertical form fill setup and operation
• Food processing of salads
• Packing of finished goods into boxes
• Coordinating order completion
• Line change over
• Managing line traceability forms
• Cleaning of equipment between product runs
• Use of pallet jacks to remove finished goods from the line
• Quality inspections of the processed salads
• May operate forklift (approximately 10% of work hours, training provided).

How to apply:

• By email: denise.friesen@intercitypackers.ca
• By mail: 110-11188 Featherstone Way Richmond, BC V6W 1K9

Youth, Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, Visible minorities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada are welcome to apply.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Fresh Start Foods is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to:

For Jobs in British Columbia

careers@freshstartfoods.com

For Jobs in Ontario

fsferecruitment@freshstartfoods.com

Use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.