Join the Black Fly Beverage Team!
Who We Are
At Black Fly Beverage Co., we don’t just make drinks - we craft experiences. As a proudly Canadian, fast-growing producer of spirit-based beverages and a trusted partner in the beverage industry, we’re all about quality, innovation, and teamwork. Our facility features cutting-edge canning, bottling, and injection molding technology - but it’s our people who make us truly exceptional.
We’re looking for team players who care about what they do, take pride in their work, and want to grow with a company that’s expanding nationwide and raising the bar for what a great beverage brand can be!
Candidates with previous consumer packaged goods, beer or spirits experience are especially sought after for this role.
Role Summary
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and reliable Material Preparation Associate (Kitting) to help keep our flavour warehouse organized and production running smoothly. In this role, you’ll prepare and move bulk ingredients, follow recipes and batch sheets with accuracy, and operate equipment safely. If you’re comfortable with hands-on work, math and measurements, and can thrive in a warehouse environment, we’d love to have you on the Black Fly team!
Key Responsibilities
- Work with inventory to map/organize the flavour warehouse and keep it up to date.
- Prepare and stage bulk ingredients on pallets using FIFO for up coming production.
- Accurately complete batch sheets and record lot numbers.
- Put all the partials ingredients for the up coming production on a pallet for the mixing team to weigh out.
- Deliver prepared pallets to mixing areas as required.
- Ensure returned ingredients are weighed before returning them to the inventory team.
- Collect juice and other ingredients needed from the cooler.
- Verify batch sheets are correct prior to production.
- Move flammable materials into the explosion proof containers and bring materials back in as needed.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent.
Experience:
- Prior experience in food or beverage manufacturing is an asset; forklift experience preferred.
Skills:
- Ability to follow recipes and standard operating procedures accurately.
- Strong math skills for weights and measurements.
- Mechanical aptitude to operate pumps and basic tools.
- Ability to perform in-process quality checks.
- Basic computer knowledge and comfort with documentation.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 55 lbs repeatedly and perform physical work such as bending, pushing, and pulling.
- Comfortable working in wet, dusty, and noisy warehouse environments.
- CSA-approved steel-toe safety footwear.
Schedule:
- This position will work a night shift, 11 pm to 7 am, Monday to Friday
What’s In It For You
- Competitive pay with optional overtime
- Profit-sharing bonus
- Work boot and safety glasses allowances
- Paid breaks
- Health Benefits
- 5 paid personal days, and your birthday off
- Free case (24 cans or bottles) of Black Fly beverages every month!
At Black Fly, we are a quickly growing company and are excited to maintain the right staff. As such, we offer a very competitive compensation package to attract and maintain the best people. Black Fly is thankful to all who apply, however, only those who are qualified will be contacted for an interview.
Black Fly Beverage Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we are fully committed to abiding by all equal opportunity employment standards. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and employment process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require accommodation at any stage, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Pay: From $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- You are preparing ingredients for tomorrow's production and notice that there are two identical containers of the same ingredient. One was received last week and the other arrived today. Which container would you use first, and why?
- While preparing ingredients for a production batch, you notice the batch sheet says to prepare 12 containers, but the pallet only contains 11. What would you do?
- You are preparing a production kit and a batch sheet requires 18.5 kg of an ingredient. After weighing it, the scale reads 18.1 kg. What would you do?
Work Location: In person
