Job Description
About SunOpta
SunOpta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and foodservice providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, SunOpta fuels customers’ growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, foodservice, and e-commerce channels across North America.
This position is responsible for all functions related to operating a forklift, as well as shipping and receiving products and helping with production needs.
Essential Functions of the Job:
• Must be certified forklift.
• Perform and document all inspections on forklifts.
• Must be able to read and understand inventory batch tickets.
• Stage and prepare ingredients and materials as outlined on batch tickets.
• Must be able to understand FIFO concepts.
• Load and unload trucks as needed.
• Utilizing production tools and wireless handheld computers to correctly issue and scan materials that are consumed for production.
• Responsible for proper shift handoff with oncoming/outgoing operators.
• Trouble shoots and resolve basic to moderate operating issues involving inventory.
• Communicate with all other facility personnel regarding any delays or problems that may hinder production.
• Must wear all required PPE as required, including safety glasses, gloves, and seatbelts.
• Complete all required paperwork in a neat and professional manner.
• Must be able to work independently, as well as professionally with other team members.
• Committed to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
• Adheres to company GMP’s (good manufacturing practices), safety procedures and all other quality processes.
• Comply all SunOpta Quality and food safety standards, HACCP, GMPs, Organic, GFCO, SQF, Kosher certificate and customer requirements.
• All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum High School; associated degree or higher preferred
• 1 year of manufacturing experience preferred
• Forklift experience required
• Ability to accurately operate RF scanner
• Experience with an SAP program (real-time tracking)
• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook
• A desire to succeed and a good work ethic
• Good verbal, written and multi-tasking skills, can do attitude
• High-energy, flexible, self-starter
• Attention to detail
• Collaborator with a sense of urgency and a self-accountability mentality
Additional Considerations:
• The location for this role is in St. Davids, Ontario
Work Environment/Physical Demands:
• Approximately 100% of work is performed in a production environment
• Must be available to work weekly rotating shifts: days, afternoons, nights
• Competency in performing multiple tasks
• Ability to organize and prioritize
• Must have reliable transportation (location is off bus route)
Full-time, Permanent
Shift premiums
Benefits
Employee Assistance Program
RRSP Matching Program
Paid Time Off
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED
