Job Description

Wonderbrands Amherst Bakery, Nova Scotia

WAGE: $18.02/hour, $1 shift premium
SHIFT: Rotating Days, Nights, Weekends (flexibility with working overtime, and on weekends, as necessary)
HOURS: Varying, up to 42 hour per week, with potential for moving to permanent full-time. Must be able to work 42 hours for a few weeks.

Wonderbrands, is a leading North American bakery (formerly Weston Foods, fresh and frozen businesses) with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads, artisan breads, and donuts. We are one of the largest bakeries in North America and makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa.

Wonderbrands, a division of FGF Brands, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake.

We are not just a job, we are an extended family, committed to elevating everyday moments and feeding communities and families across the country. Join us and find fulfillment and purpose in your work.

In a typical day you will:

Work in the warehouse and in/out of the freezer, operating a Raymond Reach Stand-up and/or Counter Balance forklift, and pallet walk-behind.

Move pallets of finished goods from staging area to the correct slot in freezer.

Organize production floor, freezer & aisles (maintain required number of trays for packaging & finished products)

Complete visual inspection of trailers and incoming ingredients to ensure it is within compliance when offloading

Pick orders and fill reefer trailer in correct order.

Inspect and receive all deliveries, ensuring all paperwork is correct and perform inventory counts

Complete all paperwork including receiving logs and conduct food safety checks on trailer

About You:

Be a lover of bread and baked goods!

You have an excellent understanding of warehouse Shipping/Receiving procedures and equipment.

You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, are self-reliant, and be energized by opportunities to learn and grow, and be a steward of your own career

Have solid mathematical and computer skills

Have forklift license, and ideally some knowledge of SAP

Have previous experience in a manufacturing environment (even better if it was food manufacturing!)

We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including strong benefit and pension plans, paid vacation and holidays, overtime opportunities, and a growth path to line leader and supervisory roles.

If you're excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply!

Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence.

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