General Laborer

Company Description

Sika Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sika Group. The company develops and manufactures special construction products for the building and civil engineering sectors, which include concrete repair, protection and structural reinforcement, sealing and bonding, waterproofing, concrete admixtures and additives (ready-mixed concrete, precast concrete, shotcrete, etc.), industrial, commercial and institutional flooring and roofing systems. Sika Canada is also active in the home improvement and consumer solutions market with a range of specific products. The Industrial Products Division develops sealing, bonding and protection solutions for the railway, automotive, truck, industrial body and other OEM markets, windshield replacement, shipbuilding, appliances and equipment, fenestration, etc. Sika Canada has regional offices and industrial sites in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia and employs over 450 people in Canada. The company is ISO certified and a member of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).

Job Description

Sika Canada's manufacturing plant in Dowling, ON is hiring a General Labourer to join our small, cohesive team

In this role, the General Labourer would be exposed to a number of different responsibilities throughout the plant, from production and palletizing of Sika's cementitious products. The individual will assist mainly with the cementitious-based powder division, but as we are a very busy but a small team, they will have the opportunity to work with otherproducts as needed.

The General Labourer will be:

• Bagging of cement-based product according to production and quality standards
• Manual stacking of product on pallet/production lines
• Safe operation of forklift for purposes of storing and shipping material
• Loading trucks and completing required paperwork
• Work safely at all times, adhering to all company safety policies (PPE, lock-out, confined space, safe lifting practices, etc.)
• Report any unsafe working conditions, all safety accidents, incidents, and near misses immediately to management
• General cleanliness of workstation/plant housekeeping to applicable standards
• Additional duties as assigned

Are you:

• Committed?
• Collaborative?
• Safety-oriented
• Growth-minded?
• Mechanically inclined?

What You Gain:

• Dental, health (through unionized benefit) and company-matched pension plan
• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance program
• Paid holidays, vacation and other competitive paid time off opportunities
• Cohesive team environment with growth and development opportunities within Sika
• Employee appreciation events, and much more

Join our team today

Qualifications

We are looking for:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or GED.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 1 to 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably working with construction materials
• Mandatory respiratory fit test
• Welding experience an asset
• Hydraulic experience an asset
• Considerable amount of physical effort required
• Forklift certification or experience is required
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to problem solve and recognize errors or concerns in Sika's products or procedures.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Environment: Work performed both indoors and outdoors - adaptation required to fluctuations in temperature and weather conditions.
• Dusty and dirty environment.
• Uniform provided
• Hearing protection provided and may be required in certain areas due to loud environment.
• handling of various chemicals (i.e. liquid admixtures), proper respirator fit and wear required at times and in certain areas
• Substantial repetitive physical effort required
• Standing and walking required for long periods of time
• Safely working with or around moving machinery/equipment
• Overtime may be required

Additional Information

• Join the family of Sika AG, with over 34,500 employees and companies set up in over 100 countries, which provide ample of opportunities to grow.
• Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly, personable and sincere. We call this the "Sika Spirit".
• For such a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
• We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.

Sika is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.

Sika Canada discloses that we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. However, we want to emphasize that AI does not make final decisions or eliminate candidates from consideration. Our dedicated hiring managers and recruiters carefully review all applications to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation process. This approach combines the efficiency of AI with the expertise and judgment of our experienced hiring team, allowing us to identify the best candidates while maintaining a human-centered hiring process.