Job Description

Horton Spice Mills is a mid-size spice importing company that services the food service, manufacturing, and private retail sectors, Canada wide. We grind, blend, and package all in-house, providing the market with the freshest spices around! We are a family business with a family-like culture, celebrating over 60 years of business! We are located in Markham, Ontario. Come join the family!

We are looking for a motivated and positive individual who sees themself working as a team in our warehouse. This person is mainly responsible for packaging spices in our large bulk area and sometimes other tasks in order to help the team. We are excited to hire an enthusiastic, team-player, willing to learn about Horton Spice Mills, and ready to add positivity to our workplace.

It is imperative for this person to have precise attention to detail, excellent verbal and written English communication skills, and be able to heavy lift. This is not a remote position.

Work Setting

Spice factory/ food manufacturing/ grinding, blending, packaging, spices and seasonings

Job Responsibilities:

Following company guidelines in regards to safety, proper storage, and other GFSI standards that are part of our food safety program Packaging ingredients into large bulk boxes and arranging on skids (up to and mainly 25kg boxes) Following appropriate Lot numbers and applying correct labels to packaging Completing paperwork required for orders (hand-written in English) Helping with a variety of warehouse tasks when able/necessary Maintaining a clean work area Greeting customers and third-party shipping staff in a friendly manner Operating pedestrian low lifter truck, skid wrapper, pump carts when necessary Operating Metal Detector equipment when required

Work Conditions

Repetitive tasks Manual Dexterity Standing for extended periods Handling heavy materials Attention to detail

Personal Suitability

Language: English Work term: Full-time, Permanent Hours: 7am-4pm Team Player Reliability Hand written Paperwork Physically Fit
It is not recommended for Women in Canada to lift over 23kg, therefore this job position is most suitable for Men, although both men and women may apply. This job position's requirement is to lift 25kg boxes.

*DO NOT APPLY IF YOU CAN NOT SPEAK AND WRITE IN ENGLISH

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

Markham, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Only applications and resumes emailed to victoria@hortonspicemills.com will be viewed.
Language:

English (required)
Work Location: In person