Packaging machine operator - food processing

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: Bilingual
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Odours
• Dusty

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
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Food Safety Certificate
• Safe Food Handling certificate

Industrial processes and biological studies

• Industrial health and safety

Type of operation

• Packaging

Technical experience

• Sanitation and hygiene

Equipment and machinery experience

• Multi-functional process control machinery
• Single function machine
• Manual cutting utensil
• Lifting device
• Pallet lifters

Area of work experience

• Equipment safety assessment

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Team player
• Resourcefulness

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Are you currently a student?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?