Top Benefits
About the role
Vacant positions are distributed by seniority. A new employee will start on the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m, on a continental schedule (alternating between 36 hours and 48 hours per week).
The starting hourly rate offered is $30.53. Increases will be given after 6 months.
After 3 months of continuous service, employees become unionized and will have access to the following:
- Group insurances (dental and medical) paid at 90% by the employer.
- Life insurance; accident, death and dismemberment; short term and long-term disability; and dependent life insurance all paid 100% by the employee.
- Work uniform and safety equipment (glasses and shoes) paid by the employer.
After 1 year of continuous service:
Group RRSP: the employer contributes 4% of the employee's total earnings if the employee contributes 1% of his earnings
Hood Packaging is a manufacturer of a quality packaging materials who operates across Canada and the United States with its 23 production sites.
We have grown through innovation and strategic acquisitions. Initially operating in the cotton business, we expanded our flexible packaging skills to paper, plastic and woven substrates.
Our Montreal division specializes in the production and printing of plastic film with specifications that can serve the food industry as well as all other industries looking for quality flexible packaging.
We are currently looking for people to join our family-owned manufacturing business!
The members of our production team show great initiative and firmly believe that the world is full of unexplored possibilities. If you are enthusiastic about making a real difference by being part of a winning team like ours, we currently have a press operator position to fill at our Saint-Léonard plant.
Job Description:
The duties of a press operator are as follows:
- Set up and operate the press to print plastic film
- Read order forms
- Prepare and install cylinders on the press
- Insert cardboard tubes onto the shaft and ensure that they are properly inserted into the press
- Install blank rolls in press and fill ink and solvent tanks
- Tape the end of the new roll of plastic film to the one being printed and turn the crank to adjust film tension
- Start press and adjust plate speed, tension and alignment
- Take samples and inspect for imperfections on plastic film
- Finalize the product and prepare it for dispatch to the next department
- All other related tasks
- Keeps work environment clean and orderly
- Applies the various safety rules.
- Applies Hood Packaging's quality and food safety policy.
About Hood Packaging Corporation
Hood Packaging is a quality manufacturer of packaging materials with 23 production facilities located in the United States and Canada. We have grown by acquisition and innovation. Our oldest, continuously running business, started over 100 years ago in the Jute and Cotton trade and we have expanded our flexible packaging skills into Paper, Plastic, and Woven packaging substrates as more advanced technology has developed for these products.
A brief history to our growth:
- TC Transcontintental (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2020
- Bemis Corporation (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2014
- Glopak Inc. acquired in 2006
- Bonar Packaging acquired in 2000
- Charleston Packaging acquired in 1986
- Southern Bag began in 1978
Each operation brings a particular skill, product, or other strength to our company – Liquid VFFS filling from Glopak and High Density printing are just a few of our innovative technologies.
We are organized along two product types – Paper and Plastic. The Paper Division has 15 geographically diverse locations across the United States and Canada making flexible paper packaging structures with a very wide range of types, formats and closures. The Plastics Division has 8 production locations, again with the broadest possible selection of structures and many with unique applications. Cross selling our products allows us to develop unique product and supply arrangements.
We plan to continue to innovate, to acquire and to develop strong industry relationships that will advance our technology, our skills and our products.
Top Benefits
About the role
Vacant positions are distributed by seniority. A new employee will start on the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m, on a continental schedule (alternating between 36 hours and 48 hours per week).
The starting hourly rate offered is $30.53. Increases will be given after 6 months.
After 3 months of continuous service, employees become unionized and will have access to the following:
- Group insurances (dental and medical) paid at 90% by the employer.
- Life insurance; accident, death and dismemberment; short term and long-term disability; and dependent life insurance all paid 100% by the employee.
- Work uniform and safety equipment (glasses and shoes) paid by the employer.
After 1 year of continuous service:
Group RRSP: the employer contributes 4% of the employee's total earnings if the employee contributes 1% of his earnings
Hood Packaging is a manufacturer of a quality packaging materials who operates across Canada and the United States with its 23 production sites.
We have grown through innovation and strategic acquisitions. Initially operating in the cotton business, we expanded our flexible packaging skills to paper, plastic and woven substrates.
Our Montreal division specializes in the production and printing of plastic film with specifications that can serve the food industry as well as all other industries looking for quality flexible packaging.
We are currently looking for people to join our family-owned manufacturing business!
The members of our production team show great initiative and firmly believe that the world is full of unexplored possibilities. If you are enthusiastic about making a real difference by being part of a winning team like ours, we currently have a press operator position to fill at our Saint-Léonard plant.
Job Description:
The duties of a press operator are as follows:
- Set up and operate the press to print plastic film
- Read order forms
- Prepare and install cylinders on the press
- Insert cardboard tubes onto the shaft and ensure that they are properly inserted into the press
- Install blank rolls in press and fill ink and solvent tanks
- Tape the end of the new roll of plastic film to the one being printed and turn the crank to adjust film tension
- Start press and adjust plate speed, tension and alignment
- Take samples and inspect for imperfections on plastic film
- Finalize the product and prepare it for dispatch to the next department
- All other related tasks
- Keeps work environment clean and orderly
- Applies the various safety rules.
- Applies Hood Packaging's quality and food safety policy.
About Hood Packaging Corporation
Hood Packaging is a quality manufacturer of packaging materials with 23 production facilities located in the United States and Canada. We have grown by acquisition and innovation. Our oldest, continuously running business, started over 100 years ago in the Jute and Cotton trade and we have expanded our flexible packaging skills into Paper, Plastic, and Woven packaging substrates as more advanced technology has developed for these products.
A brief history to our growth:
- TC Transcontintental (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2020
- Bemis Corporation (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2014
- Glopak Inc. acquired in 2006
- Bonar Packaging acquired in 2000
- Charleston Packaging acquired in 1986
- Southern Bag began in 1978
Each operation brings a particular skill, product, or other strength to our company – Liquid VFFS filling from Glopak and High Density printing are just a few of our innovative technologies.
We are organized along two product types – Paper and Plastic. The Paper Division has 15 geographically diverse locations across the United States and Canada making flexible paper packaging structures with a very wide range of types, formats and closures. The Plastics Division has 8 production locations, again with the broadest possible selection of structures and many with unique applications. Cross selling our products allows us to develop unique product and supply arrangements.
We plan to continue to innovate, to acquire and to develop strong industry relationships that will advance our technology, our skills and our products.