Overview

Process control operator – food and beverage processing

The Company: Piller’s Fine Foods

Address: 38 Middleton Street Brantford, ON N3S 7V7

Work location: Brantford, Ontario (On site)

Positions Available: 3

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: $21.80 to $24.23 hourly (To be negotiated)

Benefits:

Health care plan, vision care benefits, dental plan, financial benefits, life insurance, and short-term disability (after three months of service). Other benefits.

Terms of employment: full-time, permanent position

Hours of work: 40 hours per week

Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Shift

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years operating production machines

Work Setting:

Meat processing and/or packing plant/establishment

Food processing plant.

Work Site Environment: Noisy, cold/refrigerated, wet/damp

RESPONSIBILITIES

Tasks

Operate machinery to process and bag, box or otherwise package food products

Record production information

Enter material information and weights from product tags into ERP system.

Retrieve rework, meat combos, defrost racks and any other production materials using pump carts or forklifts as required.

Clean machines and immediate work areas. Return product to coolers, and disassemble equipment at shift end

Inform supervisor of mechanical malfunctions or product irregularities

Troubleshoot equipment issues and complete any minor adjustments.

Maintain shift log of production and other data

Set up and adjust processing and packaging machines

Check products for defects and ensure conformance to company standards

Inspection – load meat combos into hoist, operate hoist to place meat onto inspection table, inspect meat for foreign materials, and place meat into buggies

Tag and record information for any foreign materials found in the inspection process and report to quality.

Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials

Scaling – manually move buggies onto the scale, add or remove meat until at proper weight, place lid and tag onto buggy, and move buggy to grinder staging area.

Grind meats

Defrost – identify and retrieve frozen product, unbox product and manually place onto defrost racks, move racks into defrost room, record meat surface and core temperatures, and select proper defrost program.

Follow FIFO requirements and gather samples for quality as required.

Work in a safe manner in compliance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act by reporting all hazards, accidents, incidents or near misses to the Supervisor.

Responsible for maintaining food safety standards in work responsibilities and report food safety issues to QA.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Repetitive tasks. Hand-eye co-ordination. Standing for extended periods. Fast-paced environment. Handling heavy loads. Walking

Personal suitability: Team player

How to apply: Apply by sending your resume by email to hrcareers@pillers.com

We thank all applicants who applied for the position, however, only those shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.