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Packaging machine operator - food processing
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Cold/refrigerated
Work setting
- Food processing plant
Tasks
- Operate machinery to process and bag, box or otherwise package food products
- Perform corrective machine adjustments
- Record production information
- Observe gauges, computer printouts and video monitors to verify specified processing conditions
- Clean machines and immediate work areas
- Inform supervisor of mechanical malfunctions or product irregularities
- Make adjustments to process variables
- Maintain shift log of production and other data
- Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines
- Check products for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards
- Operate machines that blend, flavour, condition, dry, flatten, strip or cut raw tobacco leaves
Type of operation
- Grinding
- Mixing
- Blending
- Freezing
- Cooling
- Packaging
Equipment and machinery experience
- Single function machine
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sitting
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Personal suitability
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Resourcefulness
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you currently a student?
Employment terms options
- Early morning
- Evening
Employment terms options
- Shift
- Morning
- On call
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth