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Location: 70 Heritage Drive, New Hamburg
Job Type: Full-Time
Posting Date: 06/05/2026
Application Deadline: 06/17/2026
Shift Details: Availability to work morning shifts starting at 5am or afternoon starting at 2pm
Reason for vacancy: Headcount replacement
Vacancy Code: 2026-NHB-13
About Us
We’re a carbon-neutral food company on a mission to Raise the Good in Food—through better nutrition, safer workplaces, humane animal care, and sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We also work to reduce food insecurity in Canada. Join us and help build a better future.
Position Summary
The Production Worker supports a variety of production and operational areas based on business needs. This role assists with chick grading, egg room duties, hatcher operations, and may support transportation activities, including delivering loads when required. The Production Worker ensures workflow continuity during employee absences and production fluctuations.
Key Responsibilities
- Available to be cross trained in several general labor positions across the production floor.
- Sanitation: Clean and sanitize the Hatcher Room, hatching machines, tops, and overhead areas daily prior to egg transfer, following the seven-step sanitation process to prevent cross-contamination.
- Chick Room: Grade and sort chicks in accordance with quality, welfare, and biosecurity standards.
- Delivery Helper: assist drivers with the delivery of day-old chicks to customer farms and provide backup support for chick delivery and egg truck drivers as required .
- Box Wash: C leaning and sanitizing chick boxes, dollies, and egg trays to support daily hatchery operations.
- Provide coverage for vacation, sick time, absenteeism, and workload fluctuations.
- Adhere to Maple Leaf Foods AgOps Biosecurity Policy and Personal Hygiene Program at all times.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- $20.90 - $21.90 per hour (based on progression)
- The role requires attention to detail, safe handling practices, adherence to SOPs and health & safety protocols
- Ability to work flexible hours until tasks are completed
- Physically capable of standing for long periods, lifting up to 40 lbs repetitively. Must be comfortable working in conditions that may involve strong odours, noise, wet surfaces and humidity.
- Must adhere to PCP, WHIMS and CFIA standards
- No formal education required; on-the-job training provided
- Apply Now : Submit your resume via: www.mapleleaffoods.com/careers/ We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.
- We confirm that AI tools are not utilized in the evaluation or selection of candidates within our hiring process.
