production labourer - food processing

Minimum Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work Setting

• Fruit and vegetable processing plant
• Food and beverage plant
• Manufacturing and industrial plant
• Supermarket / grocery store

Tasks

• Food safety / handling skills
• Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials
• Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
• Remove filled containers from conveyors
• Manually pack goods into bags and boxes or other containers
• Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
• Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties
• Clean machines and immediate work areas

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Overtime required
• Physically demanding
• Work under pressure
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own Tools / Equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal Suitability

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years