Position Description: Artisan

Reports to: Senior Lead Specialist

Effective Date: Aug 13, 2026

Company Background:

Mitchell’s is a family-owned, handcrafted and small-batch artisan soup company specializing in making delicious recipes that don’t just nourish the body, but the mind and soul too. We take pride in carefully hand-producing products to deliver artisan quality meals that transcend the taste buds and represent a way of making something that is memorable as a shared mealtime experience.

We believe that our artisan team is an intrinsic part of creating our highly distinctive specialty foods. It is the care, attention to detail, skill, passion and pride of workmanship that makes our products a work of art and creates something unique; a difference that our customers can feel and taste when they enjoy our products.

Primary Job Objective:

The Artisan works in a hands-on role assembling the products that meet the quality standards and production requirements, consistently following all standard processes as well as the critical and quality controls. The primary focus of the Artisan will be continuous learning and teamwork, allowing them to effectively master each step of production and demonstrating how their passion for excellence and hard work reflects in the quality and art of Mitchell’s Soup products in a way that shines through for our customers.

Artisan Accountabilities:

- Produce quality products through learning, training, hands-on experience and teamwork to achieve success as an Artisan and efficiently meet all daily, weekly and monthly production KPI goals.
- Participate in the dynamic community culture by demonstrating and engaging positively and cooperatively with peers,



encouraging and celebrating each other’s wins, always aligning with the culture goals to reflect the heart of what makes Mitchell’s Soup a unique and special place to work.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of all Critical Control Point (CCP) & Quality Control Point (QCP) standards, diligently adhering to these standards at all times through the production process.
- Develop proficiency in each step of the production process by consistently following the station rotation for Artisan proficiency in all production operations, including receiving, warehouse and shipping functions.
- Support continuous process and product improvement through active participation in stand-up meetings, by providing constructive feedback/ideas and helping to solve problems or issues on the line, at a station or in receiving, warehouse and shipping functions.

Qualifications:

- High School diploma (or equivalent)
- Mechanical aptitude an asset
- Good verbal communication skills
- Interest and knowledge in Artisan craftsmanship
- Physically capable of lifting 50 lbs. and standing for long periods

Disclaimer Clause

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the employee assigned to this position. There are no exhaustive lists of all duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, physical job demands and working conditions associated with this position.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- In office parking
- Profit sharing

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Aylmer, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Language:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Food Production Worker (Aylmer)
🏢 Mitchell's Soup
📍 Aylmer