Lab technologist Jobs in Brampton, ON

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a Canadian consumer packaged meats company. At our facilities, our employees work with various types of meat including chicken, beef, turkey, and pork. As this is a FULL-TIME opportunity, we require the availability of 40 hours/week.

Hourly Rate: $21.93
Reason for vacancy: Existing Headcount

You must be legally eligible to work and currently residing in Canada

Qualification and Position Requirements:
Equipment & Trouble Shooting Skills:

• Assemble Grinders – set up
• Use fork to ensure all meat is out of the vat – blending operation
• Add ingredients as required – blending operation
• Bring samples to the lab – blending operation
• Push trucks to the staging area
• Spread ground meat in vat
• Complete required paperwork
• Demonstrated ability to perform basic to moderate troubleshooting on equipment
• Ability to make decisions, anticipate problems, and make appropriate changes
• Ability to establish priorities in their work area
• Ability to competently operate all equipment in the blending/grinding area
• Need to be able to operate a forklift and walkie

** Additional duties as assigned by the Supervisor which could include:

• Meat/product count bycatch number (daily)
• Located materials and supplies by pulling and verifying materials and supplies listed on production orders/production line
• Set up materials for afternoon production / next day

Quality & Food Safety Skills:

• Thorough, accurate, and neat completion of forms for HACCP & Quality Assurance (including bringing the product to the lab for testing)
• Product quality checks against customer and internal specifications
• Ability to maintain the cleanliness of areas of responsibility

Health and Safety:

• Demonstrated ability to wear proper PPE and comply with safety requirements
• Lifting, bending, pushing and pulling up to 70 lbs
• Overhead reaching, gripping with both hands
• Prolonged standing
• Climbing stairs

Communication, Cooperation & Continuous Improvement Skills:

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Positive interaction and information sharing with Associates and Salaried Team
• Active participation in Work Group meetings
• Ability to obtain pertinent information, evaluate information objectively and explore alternative solutions to problems and improved ways of completing job tasks
• Willing to try new things and assume additional responsibilities
• Cross-shift communication
• Other duties assigned by your supervisor

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What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:

• Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
• An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.

About Us:
We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company – not just in Canada – but on earth.

• We are carbon neutral.
• We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
A diverse and inclusive work environment
Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace.
We embrace a strong, values-based culture
Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.

• Doing What’s Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at accommodations@mapleleaf.com.

Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.