Discovery Organics is a family run organic produce warehouse. We value all our relationships, from our customers and growers to our warehouse workers.
We are seeking a full time warehouse worker in our Sorting Department to join the Discovery Organics warehouse crew.
Key Responsibilities
· Sorts and re-grades fruit and produce, which may include a QC claim, to improve the product quality before sale to ensure it continually meets company standards
· Re-grading can include categorizing fruit and produce by separating it as #1 quality, #2 or donations sale quality or compost
· Completes paperwork regarding Sort Reports or QC claims, including the issues discovered, type of product, count and time taken to do the sorting.
· Freezes and packages blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries
· Repackages certain products into a variety of sizes for sale
· Makes labels for products
· Assists with quarterly counts for warehouse product inventory management
· Follows our standards to separate and maintain the organic compost program
· Does general cleaning of work area
· Other related duties as required
Minimum Requirements
· Food Safe Level 1 certificate
· Fluent in English
· Availability to work Full Time, Mon-Fri 10:00am - 6:00pm shifts, 8am-4pm while training during the first 2 weeks with flexibility to work weekends. Sat-Sun 9:00am - 5:00pm shifts.
· Ability to work well with others
· Tolerance for cold temperatures and standing for up to 8 hours
· Ability to lift to 50 lbs. repeatedly
· Punctuality, consistency, reliability
· Steel toe work boots required
If you love fruits and vegetables and have a bit of knowledge about produce and the Organic Industry even better!
We offer good advantages and free organic produce!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $18.25 to start
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.25 per hour
Perks:
Dental care
Extended health care
Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)