General Labourer

We are recruiting general labourers for plants and warehouses in Hamilton. General labour is how most people start with us: no experience is needed, and reliable workers are offered the better-paid sites and roles first.

You clock in, get a short start-up briefing and are assigned a task: packing at a station, feeding a line, palletising finished goods, unloading trailers or cleaning up. In a plant the day is at a line, keeping pace with the belt and rotating tasks with your crew. In a warehouse it is on your feet moving product by hand or pallet jack.

Pay and hours

• $18.00 to $21.00 an hour. Heavy lifting, nights and cold-room or sanitation duties pay at the top of the range.
• Day, afternoon and night shifts. Most sites run 8-hour shifts and some run 12-hour rotations
• Nights and weekends usually pay $1 to $2 an hour more
• Overtime paid at time and a half after 44 hours in a week
• Offered as: temporary and temp-to-perm. While you are on assignment through us, Assured is your employer and pays you.

What you will do

• Pack, sort and label product at a line or station
• Feed and clear production lines and stack finished goods
• Build and wrap pallets
• Load and unload trailers by hand and with a pallet jack
• Keep the work area clean and follow the site's safety rules

What you need

• Legally entitled to work in Canada
• CSA-approved safety boots (green triangle) before your first shift
• Able to stand for a full shift and lift up to 50 lb (23 kg) repeatedly
• Reliable attendance; two references who can speak to it get you the better sites

Helpful, not required: previous plant or warehouse work; a WHMIS certificate; a food-handler certificate.

The work environment

• Repetitive work on your feet, at the pace of the line
• Dress for the site: cold rooms, warm plants and open docks all exist
• Two paid 15-minute breaks and an unpaid 30-minute meal are standard

What you get

• Paid every week by direct deposit, with an electronic pay stub
• Vacation pay on top of your hourly rate, and public holiday pay when you qualify
• WSIB coverage from your first shift, with tax and other deductions handled on every pay
• A safety orientation before you start, and WHMIS training arranged if you need it
• A recruiter you can phone seven days a week
• Never a fee. Employers pay for our service, not you

Where the work is in Hamilton

• Red Hill and Stoney Creek business parks (QEW and the Red Hill Valley Parkway): large e-commerce, retail and food distribution buildings.
• Bayfront and Burlington Street: metals, chemical and manufacturing plants and the suppliers around them.
• Hamilton airport lands (Mount Hope and Glanbrook): overnight air cargo, couriers and food processing, largely on night shifts. A car is needed after midnight.
• Ancaster Business Park and Flamborough (Highway 403 and Highway 6): manufacturing, building products and distribution.

HSR covers the lower city and the Mountain: the 10 B-Line along Main and King, the 2 Barton along the Bayfront industrial strip, the 20 A-Line up Upper James toward the airport, and the 44 Rymal and 55 Stoney Creek Central for the Red Hill and Stoney Creek parks. GO's Lakeshore West line stops at West Harbour, Hamilton GO Centre and Aldershot. The airport cargo area is car-dependent after midnight.

These roles also suit people living in Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, Burlington and Grimsby.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place general labourers at client sites in Hamilton throughout the year, and this posting is for that ongoing recruitment. Apply now and a recruiter will contact you about the next assignment that fits your shifts and where you live. The pay range is the range across our client sites; the rate for a specific assignment is confirmed before you accept it.

To apply, use the form on this page or call 647-627-9754. It takes about a minute and a resume is optional.

Assured Employment Services is an equal-opportunity employer. Accommodation is available on request at every stage of hiring.