We are looking for a General Labourer to join the team at our Finished Goods Warehouse!

This position is located at 43 Howard Ave, Elmira, ON.

Afternoon Shift Hours: Monday to Friday 3:00pm to 11:00pm

This individual is responsible for labelling packaging, re-piling and wrapping products, and assisting Warehouse staff to ensure customer requirements.

About Us…

Elmira Pet Products is the largest Canadian Private Label dry pet food manufacturer. We deliver unique solutions driving growth for global partners. We have over 30 years' experience producing a full range of products, including therapeutic diets (vet channel), holistic, premium, mid-range, and price sensitive formulations.

Our customer base is diverse. We produce well-known brands for mass merchandise, grocery, and the pet specialty channels. Our expertise also allows us to manufacture unique diets for distribution to niche markets.

Visit our website at: http://www.elmirapet.com

Why work at Elmira Pet?

Employees from all areas of the company work together to contribute towards meeting our common goal of producing the highest quality pet food in the industry. We are proud of our strong work ethic and “small town” values, including honesty, integrity, and respect. We are proudly Canadian-owned and operated.

Health and safety are our top priorities, enabling our employees to approach their work with peace of mind. We also offer an employee Wellness Program. This program focuses on employee health and wellbeing, by offering healthy lifestyle activities, information, and training.

We offer:

• Competitive wages
• Steady shifts
• $3,100 annual bonus – paid quarterly
• $500 bonus – for referring friends and family who get hired
• $185 Safety Shoe Reimbursement – annually
• 40% Employee discounts on pet food products
• Christmas Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including extended health care, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, mental health services, and short-term and long-term disability – after 6 months
• RRSP matching program – 4% after 6 months
• Optional overtime - 1.5x your regular rate after 40 hours; Sunday’s are paid at double time
• Within your first year, you are eligible for wage increases every 3 months! General wage increases are determined annually.
• Many opportunities for career enhancement with corresponding increases in pay.

What you’ll do:

• Assist warehouse staff with picking orders.
• Top load trailers.
• Re-pile skids as necessary.
• Label packaging and finished goods as needed to meet customer requirements.
• Re-pile and wrap labeled items.
• Assist in preparing finished goods for promotions as needed.
• General Warehouse sanitation duties.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll have:

• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Warehouse experience an asset.
• Lift Truck experience an asset.
• Self motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
• Multi-tasking skills.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions with accuracy and efficiency.
• Attention to detail.
• Capable of heavy lifting up to 25kgs.

We are an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005), Elmira Pet Products will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require disability-related accommodations, please inform the Human Resources (HR) staff. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $19.08 per hour

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• RRSP match
• Store discount
• Vision care
• Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Elmira, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• general labourer: 1 year (preferred)
• warehousing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person