Lead Hand

**_POSITION(S): _**Lead Hand Transfer
**_LOCATION:_** 70 Heritage Drive, New Hamburg, Ontario

**_STARTING WAGE:_** $22.59/hour after six months of employment

**_Why Maple Leaf Foods?_**
- Essential business through COVID-19
- Leading Consumer Protein Company
- Part-Time and Full-Time Permanent Positions Available
- Competitive Wages
- Pension & Benefit Opportunities
- Paid time off
- **$1000 RETENTION BONUS**

Now is a very exciting time to join the Maple Leaf family. Maple Leaf Foods is located in New Hamburg, ON and presently employees approximately 120 employees between in the hatchery. Currently, the New Hamburg Hatchery has the ability to hatch approximately 900,000 chicks per week. Our work includes everything from receiving the eggs from our farms to distributing chicks to many growers across the province. It is important that you understand that we are an agricultural facility and therefore you will be handling live animals.

Do you like hands-on work and a fast-paced and team-oriented environment? Don't mind getting dirty? Maple Leaf Foods, New Hamburg has a permanent full-time opening for an Transfer/Sanitation Lead Hand to begin immediately.

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The successful applicant will complete job duties in the Sanitation/Transfer area for the hatchery.

**_POSITON RESPONSIBILTIES:_**
- Responsible for the daily health and safety of employees including backup conducting daily safety talks, incident reporting, task observations, assist in incident investigations, and act as backup Fire Warden
- Create, revise, and execute daily transfer schedule
- Ensure proper set-up and take-down of equipment for production start-up and shift end
- Responsible for making vaccines as part of daily task
- Monitor and investigate chick quality at all stages and take necessary actions with the team to address inadequacies
- Ensure that policies and procedures are understood and followed as they relate to HACCP, SOP’S, BIO-Security, CFIA, Animal Welfare and Health and Safety Regulations
- Demonstrate ability to be a strong team player, promote positive employee relations and coach and lead while performing as a team
- Ability to enforce, monitor, demonstrate, and execute appropriate animal welfare requirements
- Responsible for troubleshooting issues with machinery in the area as well as involving maintenance
- Coordinate INOVO transfer and Sanitation operations throughout the shift
- Collaborate with all departments to ensure production needs are met
- Support changes within the company and assist in implementations of projects as needed
- Ensure monitoring of inventory, counts, and purchase requests
- Back Up to Sanitation & INOVO transfer when required
- Other duties as assigned

**_REQUIRED EXPERINCE AND QAULIFICATIONS:_**
- Proven ability to lead by example and assist in continuous improvement
- Able to work varying & flexible hours until job complete
- Able to achieve First-aid Certification
- Able to obtain pallet truck license
- Physical requirements include but are not limited to:

- Standing for long periods of time, continuous walking and bending
- Lifting approx. 40 pounds (overhead lifting required)
- Able to work in a wet/humid environment
- Able to work with mínimal direct supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Must understand the importance of SOP’S & schedules
- A high level of confidentiality and professionalism
- SAP experience is an asset
- Strong written and communication skills
- Basic electrical/mechanical is an asset

**_APPLICATION PROCESS:_**

Resumes can be dropped off in person at 70 Heritage Drive in New Hamburg.