Job Description
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Morning Shift: 06:00 to 02:30 pm
Afternoon Shift: 12:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Pay: From $17.85 per hour
Reporting to the Packaging Line Lead and Production Supervisors the Production Labourer is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the production and packaging of raw baby leaf lettuce for the preparation of salads. This is a unionized position with UFCW-1518.
Main Responsibilities
- Responsible for the initial washing, sorting and packing of raw baby leaf lettuce
- 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
- Ensure implementation of company policies and procedures ensuring compliance with Health and Safety policies and procedures, good manufacturing practices (GMP) and HACCP
- Perform other related duties