General Labour

About High Liner

High Liner Foods was founded in 1899 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada as a small salt fish company, Lunenburg is still the current home of our Canadian Operations.

High Liner Foods is the seafood brand people trust. Every day we’re Reimagining Seafood to Nourish Life through a focus on our customers, innovation, and of course, responsible operations.

Our talented team is committed to the High Liner goal of becoming the leader in branded, value-added seafood in North America.

We offer professional, technical and operational career opportunities across Canada in within the United States. We believe in building a high-performance organization by investing in our people.

We are focused on developing future leaders from within and fostering career growth and advancement.

We offer our team members the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. If you are talented and driven, your potential at High Liner Foods is unlimited!

It’s our time to make waves.

High Liner Foods is a career destination. We look for high performing talent who value :

• Safety; it’s our #1 priority
• Opportunities to contribute to your community through volunteerism
• A culture of inclusion, support and recognition
• Senior leaders that are highly accessible and available to employees
• A strong focus on Education and Advancement eligible employees can participate in our Education Assistance program helping to save up to 100% in tuition costs.

We also offer entrance scholarship opportunities to the children of our employees

• Extensive internal advancement opportunities in Health and Safety, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain and team leadership.
• Competitive hourly / salary rates and performance rewards
• A comprehensive benefit plan designed to keep up with the changing healthcare needs across North America

What to expect on the job :

We’re a fish company! You’ll be helping our Production team to make our award winning products. This includes duties such as sawing and feeding the line, packing boxes with product, helping keep the facility clean and tidy, but you’ll also work within our production control process to help accurately track inputs and outputs and measure progress.

Working within a cold storage environment and with quality perishable product means we work quickly as a team member to ensure top quality product is shipped to our customers.

Our team members are working within variable temperature storage environments to receive and pack raw materials. This team is on the move!

Your wage to start will be $20.27, $21.40 after 6 months and $22.53 after one year, with additional raises typically coming into effect January 1 of each year.

Must haves

• Commitment to Health, Safety and Hygiene practices at all times
• Reliable and committed to quality standards
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excited about work variety, appreciation for variant temperatures, including cold and damp environments ( we provide PPE! )
• Exceptional teamwork and communications skills
• A genuine passion for problem-solving and continuous improvement

Nice to haves

• Previous work experience within manufacturing and / or food manufacturing
• Experience with inventory control and systems
• Previous experience within Shipping and Receiving roles
• Experience with Continuous improvement tools such as; 5S, Fishbone Diagrams, 5-Why's, etc is considered an asset

Join Us! Apply now.

High Liner Foods Recruitment process

Our process is meaningful but efficient! We want to get to know you and show you what our world is like.

Applicants who demonstrate potential will be contacted directly for a preliminary phone interview. Successful applications from this stage will participate in a behavioral-based interview with Human Resources and / or Production Supervisors.

All hires are conditional upon the successful completion of references and background checks.