Packager

We are recruiting packagers for food, consumer-goods and pharmaceutical packaging lines in Scarborough.

Packaging is line work: product comes down the belt and you pack it, check it, seal it, label it and stack it. It is one of the easiest roles to start in without experience. Food and pharmaceutical sites follow Good Manufacturing Practices, which means hairnets, hand-washing, no jewellery and following the documented procedure every time.

Pay and hours

• $18.00 to $21.00 an hour. Clean-room (GMP) packaging and cold rooms pay at the top of the range.
• Day, afternoon and night shifts. Most sites run 8-hour shifts and some run 12-hour rotations
• Afternoon and night shifts 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 product into trays, bags, cartons or cases
• Check seals, labels, codes and weights
• Remove and report product that fails inspection
• Stack finished cases on pallets and wrap them
• Keep the line supplied with packaging materials

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 work at the pace of the line
• Able to follow hygiene and Good Manufacturing Practice rules

Helpful, not required: GMP or food-plant experience; a food-handler certificate.

The work environment

• Repetitive work at the pace of the line
• Some rooms are refrigerated; dress warmly under your smock
• Hairnets, gloves and smocks are provided and required

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 Scarborough

• Milliken (Steeles, Kennedy and Midland): food processing, plastics, printing, electronics and import distribution.
• Tapscott, Progress and Markham Road: warehousing, courier depots and food distribution.
• Golden Mile (Eglinton Avenue East, Victoria Park to Birchmount): manufacturing and distribution mixed with new retail.
• Coronation Drive and West Hill: chemical, food and manufacturing plants near Kingston Road and the 401.

Scarborough is one of the easiest places in the GTA to do shift work by transit. Line 2 ends at Kennedy; the 53 Steeles East, 43 Kennedy, 129 McCowan North, 102 Markham Road and 985 Sheppard East Express reach the Milliken and Tapscott industrial areas; and Milliken GO sits inside the Steeles and Kennedy industrial park. Blue Night buses keep Steeles, Sheppard and Kennedy served after the subway closes.

These roles also suit people living in Agincourt, Malvern, West Hill, East York and Markham.

About this posting

This posting is not for an existing vacancy. We place packagers at client sites in Scarborough 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.