Packer

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

ON Kitchener

Job Type:

Production Packaging

Job Posting Title:

Packer

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program!

• Enrollment in our wellness and employee assistance programs! Paid holidays, vacation, and other competitive paid time off opportunities!

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of people

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your career growth.

• Opportunities to be recognized for outstanding contributions to your team through our employee recognition programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

The Packer, under the direction of the Crew Leader, will ensure compliance with company policies and standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, safety, and complete and on-time delivery. This position will ensure high standards of workmanship and efficiency. This role will also ensure outputs meet production schedules, safety, and quality standards. The packer will be responsible for stacking and piling crackers into their correct containers and preparing them for palettization using various equipment. In this role, you will be responsible for providing support to the Production team, driving and supporting key initiatives to improve performance throughout the department. You will add value to the role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Ensure bulk crackers & trays are opened and ready for the line (assorted line), place trays on the conveyor at the beginning of the line
• Place the flavor into its correct slot in the tray, while ensuring the proper number of crackers are placed in the tray (adding or removing crackers as needed), pushing slugs into retail
• Straighten misaligned crackers and ensure no spec product or trays go into boxes (remove crushed crackers, trays not filled completely, poor seals)
• Remove completed products from conveyors and manually pack goods into bags, boxes, or other containers
• Pack retail boxes into shippers and help wherever needed on the line, duties may include sweeping, collecting garbage, case packing and covering line vacancies during breaks

Important Details: This is a full-time permanent role on 3rd shift, which operates Sunday through Friday from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM each day. Shift differential included. The wage range for this position is $22.86–$23.11 per hour, with $22.86 as the starting rate and $23.11 as the full rate. This posting is for a newly created role that is not currently vacant.

About You:

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Demonstrated experience following instructions/process documents and providing effective communication, both verbal and written
• Experience in a manufacturing environment – food manufacturing a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and priorities