General Labourer

Westfine Meats Inc._ is currently hiring an entry-level Labourer at our meat processing plant. This position works Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm. Shift end times may vary.

While working with _Westfine Meats_ _Inc._ you will enjoy many benefits including:

- Competitive wages
- Benefits: Dental, Health, Vision after 3 months of employment
- Access to our Employee & Family Assistance Program
- A Company matched Pension Plan after 1 year of employment
- All protective equipment provided at no cost to you as the employee
- A close-knit team environment
- A strong safety culture with a proven track record

Job Opportunities

Harvest Floor
- Cleaning floors
- Assisting with moving lambs
- Pulling hides
- Vacuuming carcasses
- Sorting carcasses
- Hanging offals
- Taking garbage and cardboard out

Production Floor
- Transport inedible products to appropriate areas
- Bagging lamb products
- Boxing lamb products
- Making combos
- Making boxes
- Palletizing
- Strapper Operator
- Cleaning Floors
- Other duties assigned by supervisor or manager

Value Added
- Set up / take down equipment and clean as needed
- Follow recipes to mix ground products
- Perform daily and hourly production verifications
- Monitor for defects in product. (Safety, food quality or final product)
- Make flattened cardboard into boxes
- Remove formed product from conveyors and place in packaging
- Clean work areas and equipment
- Assist process control and machine operators in performing their duties.
- Other duties and/or special projects assigned by HR / Safety Coordinator or Manager
- Watch out for the health and safety of yourself and fellow workers
- Follow the room procedures and protocols to create new spice added products.

**Requirements**:

- Attention to detail
- Punctual and reliable
- Physically fit (able to lift 50 lbs)
- Ability to work in varied conditions which may include heat, cold, loud noise, with use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- Enjoy working on a team
- No formal education required

Assets
- Previous experience working in a meat processing plant OR production related work
- Education experience in agriculture
- Butcher experience

At Westfine Meats, we use our lamb producing expertise to help companies throughout the world provide fresh, high quality products to customers. Our staff work as a team, and are committed to transforming the ordinary every day. Our team members are passionate about integrity, safety and innovation. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves so that we can remain the largest lamb producer in Canada.