Support Worker – Production What's Cooking? Commercial Kitchen | The Flower Cart Group Full-Time | Monday–Friday, generally 8:00 a.m.–Good at production. What if your next job let you put your production experience to work while helping other people discover what they are capable of? At The Flower Cart Group , we believe everyone deserves the chance to do meaningful work, build skills, contribute, and belong. For more than 50 years, we have been creating inclusive opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities and complex barriers to employment. Commercial Kitchen is where that commitment meets the demands of a professional food production business. We are a social enterprise co-packing kitchen that partners with businesses to produce and package food products to exacting quality and food safety standards. We are looking for a Support Worker with hands-on production experience, an understanding of food safety and CFIA requirements, and a genuine belief in the value of inclusive employment. This is a role for someone who takes pride in getting the details right, enjoys the pace and practical demands of production, and finds real satisfaction in helping others succeed at work. You will work alongside the people employed in our commercial kitchen, supporting them to take part in production, build their skills, and contribute to the team's success. Food safety and quality are not optional, and supporting people effectively takes patience, planning, and consistency. Others will require you to adjust a production plan, find a different way to explain a task, respond to an unexpected challenge, or balance competing priorities without losing sight of either the people or the product. Your job is to help make both happen: quality production and meaningful employment.



It means finding ways to make work accessible without compromising safety or quality. And it means recognizing that a person's contribution matters, even when helping them succeed takes more time or a different approach. You won't be choosing between supporting people and getting the work done. Lead by example on the production floor Work alongside kitchen employees to prepare, portion, package, label, and handle food products according to customer specifications and established production procedures. Help maintain consistent product quality, accurate weights, packaging integrity, labelling accuracy, and production efficiency. Operate and assist with equipment such as scales, bag sealers, mixers, ovens, and labelers, as applicable to production needs. Follow and reinforce standard operating procedures, food safety requirements, sanitation practices, and applicable CFIA regulations and inspection requirements. Support production planning, inventory management, shipping and handling, and the accurate completion of production and quality records. Maintain a clean, organized, safe, and inspection-ready kitchen, including routine cleaning, equipment care, and opening and shutdown procedures. Identify production challenges, troubleshoot issues, and contribute ideas that improve processes, quality, efficiency, and accessibility. Help people succeed at work Work side by side with employees with disabilities,



helping them participate meaningfully in production and develop their skills, confidence, and independence. Provide individualized job coaching using clear communication, encouragement, demonstrations, visual supports, adaptive tools, and other strategies that respond to each person's strengths and needs. Support employees to take on appropriate responsibilities, build competence, solve problems, and experience the satisfaction of a job well done. Adapt your approach when someone needs additional time, reassurance, a different explanation, or support navigating a difficult moment. Support personal care needs when required, respectfully and in accordance with individual needs and organizational practices. Collaborate with the Department Head and colleagues to balance production requirements with individual support needs. Communicate effectively with co-workers, families, residential supports, and other relevant partners when appropriate. Maintain accurate documentation, follow organizational policies, report safety concerns and incidents, and protect confidential information. Participate in team meetings, professional development, and training, including required disability-support competencies. Be flexible and willing to assist across departments when organizational needs require it. We want someone who brings practical skills and sound judgment to the kitchen, and who understands that how we work with people is just as important as what we produce. Production and food safety experience Hands-on experience in food production, commercial kitchens, food processing, co-packing, packaging, or a similar production environment. Familiarity with CFIA requirements and federally inspe

📌 Support Worker (Canada)
🏢 The Flower Cart
📍 Canada