Position Type : Permanent, Full-Time

Location : Coldstream, BC

Reporting to the Production Supervisors, the Production Worker is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the processing and packaging of lettuce, spinach or vegetables for the preparation of salads. Each Production Worker will be working with the raw product on the washline, cutting romaine, lidding & packagin, and measuring inserts (salad toppings). The work is repetitive and can be physically demanding.

Schedule:

There are two schedules available:

Morning Shift – 06:00 am to 02:30 pm

Afternoon Shift – 12:00 pm pm to 8:30 pm

This is a unionized position with UFCW-1518.

Salary : 18.39$/hour

Main Responsibilities

• Opening and distributing raw material from cases and plastic boxes at the wash line
• Cut, weigh, pre-wash and prepare lettuce, vegetables etc.
• Fill lettuce bins, cleaning and preparation for packing
• Distribute bowls, lids, packaging boxes on the various production/packaging lines
• Place salad-topping ingredients manually in the "insert" containers
• Place the insert in the salad kits
• Inspect labels on product, inspect product quality
• Pack cardboard boxes with salad kits, load boxes on to pallets, wrap pallets for shipping
• Prepare and identify the pallets at the locations intended for shipment
• Perform other related duties.