Job Description
As a Packaging Technician, you will support the day-to-day activities of our wholesale ingredients division. This is a hands-on role with a primary focus on ingredient preparation and packaging, while also supporting warehouse operations and other areas of the business as needed.
Our company supplies to breweries, distilleries, wineries, and beverage producers. This role involves working in an environment connected to the alcohol industry and may occasionally require handling beverage alcohol products. Applicants should be comfortable working with and around beverage alcohol products.
Duties may include weighing and mixing ingredients, bagging and packaging products, liquid packaging, stickering and labeling, operating packaging and production equipment, maintaining a clean and organized workspace, picking and preparing orders, moving inventory, assisting with shipping and receiving, and other operational tasks as required.
The successful candidate must be comfortable working in multiple areas of the facility and adapting to changing priorities. Attention to detail, organization, cleanliness, and the ability to accurately complete paperwork and follow written procedures are essential skills for this role. Personal protective equipment is provided for all required tasks.
Requirements
- Must be able to lift 50 lb repeatedly
- Must hold a valid driver's licence and maintain an acceptable driving record
- Must be able to work around dust and fine powders on a regular basis. You will be handling products that may irritate allergies or asthma; PPE is provided.
- Must be able to fluently communicate and follow written and spoken instructions in English
- Forklift experience is an asset, but not required
About Us
James Roue Beverage Group operates two distilleries, a brewery, and a wholesale ingredients division (Winemakeri) that supplies ingredients to alcohol producers across the Maritimes and around the world.
We work with some of the top beverage producers in North America and supply them with high-quality proprietary ingredients and processes. We strongly prefer to invest in our people and promote from within. With four facilities in Nova Scotia and three rapidly growing alcohol businesses, there is significant potential for promotion and personal growth for employees who are self-motivated and willing to take on additional responsibility.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $18.00-$19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lower Sackville, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you comfortable working in close proximity to alcohol on a regular basis?
- Do you do other seasonal work? e.g. Construction, Landscaping, or Fishing?
Licence/Certification:
- driver's license with a clean record (required)
Work Location: In person
