Packing Operator

Packing Operator

Parrish & Heimbecker

Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Packing Operator for our Milling division based in Halifax, NS.

P&H Milling

P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products.

The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati.

In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.

From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.

Wage and Benefits

Wage : $25.96 per hour (Probationary Rate will Apply)

Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include :

• Learning and Development Programs
• Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• RRSP Matching
• Wellness Program
• Company Events

Your Role

As a Packer, the successful candidate will report to the Production Supervisor and will support the operations, performing his / her duties in a safely and timely manner within the Mill.

Day to Day

• Weigh, pack and load flour products in a safe manner.
• Operate tote filling and packer systems, along with stretch wrap machines.
• Keep the work area tidy and perform sanitation duties throughout the plant as required.
• Complete and follow all Health & Safety training relating to the job.
• Perform other plant duties as required and assigned by the Production Supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Previous experience in a general laborer position and manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Must be able to operate a forklift.
• Must be able to safely lift and stack 25kg bags.
• Must be able to work in an environment that is exposed to dust.
• Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Must be able to work shiftwork (12 hours shifts, working 4 on and 4 off with a Night / Day rotation which includes working weekends.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H’s roots go back over 110 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth.

Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning.

Like family, we support our staff to always do better.

With over 70 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.

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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.