Pack Team Member - Afternoon

Toronto, ON

Title: Pack Team Member

Organization: Real Food for Real Kids

Website: www.rfrk.com

Location: East End of Toronto, ON

Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 4pm -12am

Compensation: $19.00/ hr + $1.50/hr premium for hours worked between 9pm - 12am

About Real Food For Real Kids:

Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a growing company on a mission to make real food the standard rather than the exception.

A multiple award-winning company recognized for excellence and innovation, we’re a leading healthy catering company for child care centres, schools and camps. RFRK proudly serves nutritious meals and snacks to thousands of children throughout the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area every day. We are well poised for growth into new markets and planning for significant expansion over the coming years.

Our Pack team is looking for a fantastic person to join us as a Pack Team Member. If you like the sound of us so far, keep reading to see if you have the experience and skills needed for this rewarding role!

About the Role:

At the Real Food Kitchen, a team of cooks, kitchen helpers, packers, and Super Drivers help to prepare, pack, and deliver nutritious and delicious meals to feed thousands of kids in the GTA. As a member of the production team, you’ll help support the production staff, and ensure that their tasks are performed effectively and to the highest possible health and safety standards. The Pack Team Member jumps in where they are needed to make sure our food gets to the kids every day

Main responsibilities include ensuring appropriate items and quantities are packed according to the pack sheet. Special meals are included, client requests are abided by and food is packed in a manner to ensure a quality product is delivered every time.

Some of the things you’ll get paid to do:

Packing

Efficiently, and accurately gather food items and pack them into bins
Fulfill orders according to pack sheets accurately within the required time frame
Ensure that FIFO guidelines are followed when fulfilling orders
Complete all necessary paperwork
Organize bins on pallets, secure with skid wrap, and operate a pallet jack to store pallets in designated locations.
Assist with packing fruit, and pre-kitting special meals.
Ensure items being packed meet our quality standards, and bring issues to the attention of the production manager.

Assist Production Staff

Support all production related tasks
Assist with seasonal picnic production
Assist with inventory
Assist bakery department with packaging baked goods.
Assist sanitation department with dishes
Assist the cook department with portioning, weighing, and counting food items.
Carefully follow health and safety rules
Other duties as required

About You

Must-haves

High School
Positive attitude, with a passion to get things done right!
Understanding of food safety
Ability to work on your feet for an 8-hour shift
Ability to repetitively lift a minimum of 25 kg (50lbs)
Ability to work in cold environments (-10 to 4 degrees Celsius)
Ability to read, write and speak English
Basic math skills, including: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Natural alignment with RFRK Food values and mission

Nice-to-haves

Experience working in a busy kitchen or production facility
Experience with forklifts and pump trucks
First Aid Training
Food Handler’s Certificate

Working at RFRK comes with other perks too:

Comprehensive Savings & Benefits Package

Employee Savings Program: Enjoy peace of mind for your financial future with our RRSP//RESP matching program.
Health and Wellbeing: Our benefits program includes coverage for alternative and preventative health treatments, ensuring your wellbeing is a top priority.
Profit-Sharing Program: Beyond a competitive salary, our Profit-Sharing Program ensures you directly benefit from our success when we meet our financial performance targets..

Continuous Growth

Professional Development: We invest in your growth. Receive annual financial support for professional development to enhance your skills and stay ahead in your career.

Time for You

Vacation: Begin with two weeks of vacation and unlock additional weeks as you achieve set service milestones. Your dedication is rewarded.
Paid Sick & Wellness Days: Take up to 8 paid sick and wellness days each year. Your wellbeing and work-life harmony matter to us.

To apply, please upload your résumé and cover letter, including salary expectations, explaining why you’d be a great fit for this role. If you meet almost all of the requirements and are not sure if you should apply, apply anyway! We may see something special in your application that sets you apart from the rest.

Real Food for Real Kids is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and at all levels of our organisation. We strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

No phone calls, emails or in-person visits, please. We’ll contact applicants who fit the bill, and invite them in for an interview.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

Thanks for your interest in Real Food for Real Kids!