General Labourer (Packaging/Industrial Butcher Helper)
- Johnston Packers (1995) Ltd (dba Johnston’s)
- Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
- Job ID : 366626
- Category : Manufacturing & Production
- Job Type : Full-Time
- Salary : $19.19 Hourly
- Anticipated Start Date : 2026-03-09
- Posting Date : 09 Mar 2026
- Expiry Date : 08 Apr 2026
Description
Title:
General Labourer (Packaging/Industrial Butcher Helper)
Available Positions:
5
Terms of Employment:
Permanent, full time or part time, overtime, day
Salary:
Starting at $19.19/hour (up to $24.42/hour pending experience), 40hours/week, benefits as per collective agreement, medical extended health / dental / vision / disability / life insurance benefits, RRSP contribution program after 1 year of employment, 2 weeks vacation after 1 year of service at the rate of 4% of vacation pay.
Other Perks:
All Johnston’s products at wholesale cost plus 10% staff discount, boot allowance, health & wellness program, employee referral bonus, perfect attendance accumulated banked hours, registered with WSBC, and much more!
Anticipated Start Date:
As soon as possible
Location:
5828 Promontory Rd, Chilliwack, British Columbia, V2R 4M4
Languages:
English
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience:
None required, trained in-house, advancement to other fields available
Job Description:
You will be responsible for processing & packaging of various different pork products on a processing & production line. This includes but is not limited to assisting butchers, stunning, shackling, removing leaf lard (manually), washing carcasses, weighing carcasses, bagging, wrapping, boxing, operating packaging machines & equipment, including feeding skinning machine, and assisting meat cutters. You will transport raw materials, finished products & packaging materials throughout plant manually, or with powered equipment. You may measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing & grinding machines or mobile tanks. You will feed and unload meat products into processing machines, stock coolers and freezers & maintain inventories, clean work areas & equipment, check products & packaging for basic quality defects, assist butchers, meatcutters and shippers in performing their duties. Also, must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, think, and react quickly, & have the ability to work independently with little supervision.
Weight Handling:
Up to 23 kg (50 lb)
Work Setting:
Meat processing and packing plant, refrigerated production area/hot processing floor
Required Skills:
English knowledge is required. Experience is an asset, but not required. Training will beprovided. Food safety knowledge is an asset.
Specific Skills:
Processing livestock and packaging products experience is an asset
Own Tools/Equipment:
Steel-toe safety boots
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
Repetitive tasks, handling heavy loads, physically demanding, manual dexterity, attention to detail, hand-eye co-ordination, standing for extended periods, bending, crouching
Work Site Environment:
Noisy, odours, hot, cold
Other:
Looking for applicants who are eager, dependable, have positive attitude & are safetyconscious in an excellent work environment, knife skills an asset.
How to Apply
By email: hr@johnstons.ca
Online: www.johnstons.ca
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