Production Worker

About This Role

The Production Worker performs a variety of tasks related to processing and packaging lettuce, spinach, or vegetables for salads. This role involves working with raw product on the washline, cutting romaine, lidding and packaging, and measuring salad toppings. The work is repetitive and can be physically demanding.

Responsibilities

• Open and distribute raw material from cases and plastic boxes at the wash line
• Cut, weigh, pre-wash, and prepare lettuce, vegetables
• Fill lettuce bins, clean, and prepare for packing
• Distribute bowls, lids, and 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 and inspect product quality
• Pack cardboard boxes with salad kits, load boxes onto pallets, and wrap pallets for shipping
• Prepare and identify the pallets at the locations intended for shipment
• Perform other related duties

Requirements

• Be able to visually inspect product, packaging, and labels for quality and correctness
• Possess a full range of movement: lifting, twisting, bending, reaching
• Ability to lift loads up to 50 lb (some workstations)
• Ability to work standing in a refrigerated and humid environment (3°C) for long periods of time
• Schedule flexibility
• Ability to secure reliable transportation to work for each shift

Nice to have:

• Relevant experience in a manufacturing or agribusiness environment
• High school diploma
• Driving Licence

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Important Details

• Schedule: Morning Shift - 06:00 am to 02:30 pm; Afternoon Shift - 12:00 pm to 8:30 pm
• Contract: unionized position with UFCW-1518, permanent
• Expected hours: 40.0 per week

About the Company

VegPro International Inc. is a Canadian leader in the innovation of its agricultural production of baby leaf lettuce and salads, supplying customers in North America all year long under the well-known label Fresh Attitude. The company's pre-washed and ready-to-eat packaged salads are available in all major grocery chains in Canada, with a strong and rapidly growing presence in the United States. VegPro owns and farms approximately 700 acres of land in Coldstream, BC, and has built a 70,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art produce packaging facility.