Junior Packaging Operator
Location: Beamsville, ON
Job Type: Full Time, Contract
Contract duraction: 6 months
Shift: M-F, daytime, occasional weekends and afternoons
Pay rate: $21.00/hr
About Bench Brewing:
Located in the heart of Niagara's wine country, our farmhouse brewery is located on the site of the historic Maple Grove Public School in Beamsville, Ontario. Our brewery is a place for our guests to relax, learn, and experience the craft of brewing beer.
The Bench Brewing Campus sits across eight beautiful acres and will feature a 50hL brewing system, a tap and tasting room, a beer garden, and our very own hops field.
The Role:
Reporting to the Packaging Team Lead, the primary role of the Jr. Packaging Operator is to support packaging operations. This is a great opportunity for an entry level candidate with supply chain experience and an interest in learning about craft beer in an innovative, entrepreneurial Canadian company.
What you'll do:
- Perform all work safely and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Support canning line operations, including, monitoring line performance, loading packaging materials, packing and palletizing finished product, and performing start-up and shut-down procedures.
- Perform Clean-in-Place (CIP) procedures on packaging equipment.
- Conduct packaging quality control checks and document results as required.
- Prepare pallets for shipment and complete production and packaging documentation.
- Perform master sanitation and housekeeping activities within the packaging department.
- Assist with inventory movements and material handling as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What you bring:
- This is a junior-level position. Comprehensive training will be provided to the successful candidate.
- No brewery experience is required; candidates with a strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and commitment to safety are encouraged to apply.
- Strong commitment to workplace safety.
- Team-oriented mindset with a willingness to collaborate and contribute to department goals.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
- Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work shifts, weekends, and overtime as required.
- Physically capable of standing, walking, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, and pulling throughout the shift.
- Able to safely lift and move up to 80 lb (36 kg).
- Comfortable working in hot, cold, wet, humid, and noisy production environments.
- Self-motivated with strong attention to detail and a positive work ethic.
- Mechanically inclined with an interest in learning equipment operation and troubleshooting.
- High school diploma required; post-secondary education in trades, engineering, manufacturing, or related fields considered an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new equipment, processes, and procedures is an asset.
- Previous manufacturing, packaging, food and beverage, or brewery experience is considered an asset but is not required.
- Forklift certification and experience are considered assets but are not required.
Bench Brewing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with differing abilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Please note that when applying, you will be directed to a site hosted by The Talent Company, our recruitment partner who is supporting us with this search.
Use Of Artificial Intelligence - By Recruiters; Hiring Managers
At The Talent Company, people are at the centre of our recruitment process. While we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for limited administrative purposes (such as writing creative outreach messages, summarizing interview notes or transcribing reference checks), AI is never the decision maker. Resumes and candidate information are personally reviewed by our recruiters, and all hiring decisions are made by people who bring judgment, care, and expertise to each match. If a client's recruitment process involves a greater degree of AI use during their own interviews or assessments, we will communicate that to shortlisted candidates so they are aware in advance. Our commitment is to use technology responsibly, while ensuring fairness, transparency, and respect at every stage of the process.
Use Of Artificial Intelligence - By Candidates
We recognize that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their job search, for example to refine writing style or gather research. While this can be appropriate, the information you provide in your resume, screening questions, and interviews must always be truthful and accurately reflect your own experience, knowledge, and competencies. AI should never be used to create or exaggerate credentials. Our goal is to understand the real you - your skills, your story, and your potential - so that we can make the best possible match between you and the organizations we serve.
Accommodation & Inclusivity
At The Talent Company, we recognize the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems. As an equal employment opportunity organization, we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, persons with disabilities and all other categories protected by law.
We are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please let us know by emailing recruitment@thetalent.co if an adjustment or adaptation is required at any stage to support you during the recruitment journey.
