Plant Labourer

**Global Food and Ingredients** (GFI) is a fast-growing Canadian plant-based food and ingredients company focused on pulses and specialty crops. We supply premium plant-based high protein ingredients to customers around the world and offer premium CPG products via brands like Bentilia and YoFiit.

We have ambitious goals and our team is the key to our success. GFI fosters a work culture that promotes happiness, teamwork, trust, work-life balance and success for our employees. We offer a competitive compensation package including excellent benefits and a stock option plan.

GFI is currently recruiting for a Plant Labourer for our facility in Lajord, Saskatchewan. The role will be responsible for tasks associated with receiving, processing, handling, shipping of food ingredients; maintaining and servicing equipment, minor installations and repairs; as well as some general labour in and around the facility. The position will contribute to a safe and healthy environment at the facility, clean and well-maintained physical facilities and positive working relationships with colleagues, producers, truckers and other business partners.

**Responsibilities**
- Complying with all health and safety procedures
- Unloading and receiving deliveries of food ingredients, including weighing and documentation
- Providing friendly service to farmers and truckers delivering product
- Taking samples of product for quality analysis
- Operating grain processing equipment including cleaning, handling, bagging and storing of product
- Operating facility control systems
- Preparing and loading export shipments in rail cars and containers
- Preparing shipping documentation and maintaining product samples
- Operating a forklift as needed
- Helping to ensure all equipment is clean and well maintained.
- Servicing/repairing equipment and minor installations as needed
- Ensuring the facility is clean, including sweeping, brushing down equipment and vacuuming any residue
- Other responsibilities as required

**Qualifications**
- Mechanically-inclined
- Able to repair equipment and do minor installations
- Able to operate grain processing equipment
- Performance-driven
- Strong work ethic, ability to learn and a willingness to take on the responsibilities of the position
- Able to work independently, within company policies and guidelines
- Reliable
- Safety-conscious
- Background in agriculture and/or experience operating cleaning equipment
- Hardworking team player with a positive attitude
- Physical ability to perform the required duties of the role within a specialty crops facility
- Grade 12 education or equivalent
- Previous grain and/or special crops experience is considered an asset
- Ability to work night shifts, or day shifts as required
- Must possess a valid class 5 driver’s license.
- Forklift license and experience operating a forklift is an asset, or a willingness to be trained/certified
- Reliable transportation to and from the facilities
- Phone - (416) 431-0915
- Mail - 43 Colborne St, Suite 400, Toronto, ON M5E 1E3

**Job Type**: Permanent

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Lajord, SK S0G 4K0: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)