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helper, factory

  • Debert, NS, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type
Full-time
Posting language
English
Posted

Original job description

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Dusty
  • Noisy

Work setting

  • Factory or plant

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Transport items throughout plant using powered equipment
  • Transport raw materials, finished products and equipment throughout plant manually
  • Check and weigh materials and products
  • Sort, pack, crate and package materials and products
  • Assist machine operators, assemblers and other workers
  • Perform other labouring and elemental activities
  • Clean machines and immediate work areas

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Work under pressure

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Punctuality
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
  • Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
  • Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
  • Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for mature workers

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
  • Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job

Responsibilities

Move raw materials, finished products, and equipment throughout the plant using powered equipment or manual handling. Check and weigh items, sort and package products, assist other workers, and clean machines and nearby work areas.

Requirements

No degree, certificate, or diploma is required, and the stated experience requirement is 1 to less than 7 months. Applicants need their own transportation and steel-toed safety boots, and must be able to handle physically demanding, fast-paced work and loads up to 45 kg (100 lbs).

Skills

  • Material Handling
  • Powered Equipment Operation
  • Checking and Weighing Materials
  • Sorting and Packaging
  • Assisting Machine Operators
  • Factory Cleaning
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Hand-Eye Coordination
  • Physical Stamina
  • Working Independently
  • Oral Communication
  • Punctuality
  • Dependability
  • Flexibility
  • Teamwork

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Paramedical Services Coverage
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Group Insurance Benefits
  • Life Insurance

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Manufacturing
  • Logistics

Keywords

  • Factory
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Handling
  • Powered Equipment
  • Raw Materials
  • Finished Products
  • Checking and Weighing
  • Sorting
  • Packing
  • Crating
  • Packaging
  • Machine Operators
  • Assembly
  • Factory Cleaning
  • Dusty Environment
  • Noisy Environment
  • Heavy Loads
  • Steel-Toed Safety Boots
  • Occupational Safety
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Hand-Eye Coordination
  • Teamwork
  • Physical Work

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