Packaging Operator- Royal Canin (Guelph, ON)$3,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Company: Mars Canada
- Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Work mode: On-site
- Job type: Full-Time
- Posted: 2026-09-28
Job Description:
Hours: 12.5 hours shifts – Day: 7am-7:30pm; Night: 7pm-7:30am.
The factory starts up at 7pm Sundays and shuts down at 7:30pm Fridays (with possibility of overtime).
This position is eligible to receive a $3,000 sign-on bonus, broken into 2 payments of $1,500 to be paid at six and twelve months.
This position also comes with a 4% Shift Premium.
JOB PURPOSE:
Perform packaging operations including quality control operations and close management of packaging team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY
* All PPE must be worn in compliance with the OHSA/RC requirements
* Enforce/Respect the safety rules and the internal policy
* Stop any equipment / operative works / external company works if safety/environment protection/fire protection rules are broken
ENVIRONMENT
* Guarantee and apply ISO 14001 (Environment), and all related working procedures
* Ownership of environmental responsibilities listed in ENV-REF-002 – Associates SEA Matrix
QUALITY & FOOD SAFETY
* Guarantee and apply ISO 9001, FSS/ISO22000, Mars Standards, and all related working procedures
* Support the HACCP program in the department
* Follow GMP-GHP in the area
* Inform Shift Supervisor of quality deviations according to product standards and production procedures
* Maintain CCPs and oPrPs in the department
* Perform the CCP and oPrP’s procedure according to SOPs
* Sampling of products to ensure quality control (micro sampling)
* Report any pest activity to related Manager
* Perform and record quality control tests
HUMAN RESOURCES
* Adhere to multi-skills policy and acquire at least one additional competence as established with and by Management
* Training: attend any training program as scheduled by company management and train any designed person in the position
* Lead packaging workforce on line in order to comply with the production planning
MANAGEMENT & RESPONSIBILITIES
* Set up packaging machines
* Operate packaging machines
* Stack packaged products in case / on pallets
* Monitor packaging machines
* Identify bags / case / pallets according to GMP
* Perform inventory of raw ingredients / packaging materials / finished products in bins, silos and racks (cyclical and period end inventories)
* Perform daily monitoring swabs (M swabs) as required
* Perform area-related equipment first level maintenance
* Any task as delegated by Manager
* Work closely with the extruder operator in order to maintain the highest efficiency of the plant for completion of the production planning
* Full knowledge of packaging operations (Paper bag machines, Plastic bag machines, Sampling machine, On-Process Check-Weigher, Inkjet, Labeler, Wrappers, Screeners, Scales, Quality control, Forklift / Pallet truck operations, Packaging materials / Finished goods…)
CLEANLINESS & TIDINESS
* Perform Housekeeping Checks to ensure compliance to 5S
* Perform operational cleaning operations
* Change over cleaning
* Weekly cleaning
* Hypo cleaning
COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION
* Provide any requested documentation to other Departments according to internal rules
* Shift changes: communicate with co-worker of next shift about machine problems, progress on production schedule, bin inventories, quality issue…
* Complete production reports as required by manager and record any production events (stops, quantity, quality…)
BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
* Training and/or experience in functional tasks (opt: knowledge of feed/food industry)
* Leadership, Good communication, Cost conscious, Initiative, Self-motivated, Team player, Safety & Hygiene & Quality conscious, Technically inclined, Unrestricted range of motion, Color discrimination, Olfactory & texture perception, Depth perception, Tolerance to hot environment.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM MARS?
* Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
* Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
* Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
* An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 23.85 - CAD 31.30. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.