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IntroductionWorking at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an “entrepreneurial” mindset which encourages all our team members to use their own “creativity” and “out of the box” thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Overview

Wonderbrands is a leading North American bakery company with a specialized focus across key bakery categories, including breads & rolls; alternatives breads, and others. We are the makers of Wonder®Bread, Country Harvest®, D'Italiano®, Gadoua®, and Casa Mendosa™ tortillas. We bake our products in 14 facilities across Canada, conducting our business with integrity, contributing to our communities, and fostering a respectful culture. We are building a culture of success here, and it depends on our people striving for greatness and having the courage and commitment to getting better every day.

As we forge ahead in the transformation of our business, we are coming together as a united North American enterprise, rebuilding our asset base, adding significant new capacity, and focusing on the development of our people. These building blocks are essential to moving forward as a growth-focused, insights-driven, consumer-led company that will celebrate food and the central part that food plays in our life.

Location: Calgary

Wage: $19.25/hour
Shift: available to work any shift (flexibility with working overtime, and on weekends, as necessary) 

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cleanliness of the production floor and surrounding area.
• Use cleaning equipment (scrapers, brushes, pads, vacuums, scrub machine, compressed air, power washers) to clean production floors, ceilings, walls of the bakery (warehouse, freezer, refrigerators, packing and production). 
• Be responsible for lockouts, dismantling, cleaning and sanitizing of production machines as required in accordance with master sanitation schedule and standard operating procedures.
• Adhere to cleaning procedures in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices Standards and Health and Safety guidelines.
• Collect waste and recyclable materials from production area and dispose of them.
• Assist in the cleaning of any major spills of liquid or dry product as needed.
• Perform specialized cleaning procedures in accordance with master sanitation schedule.
• Comply with all applicable legislative and Weston Bakeries food safety, health and safety and environmental policies and procedures. 
• The Team Member is required to comply with all Food Safety, Quality, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements at all times.

Requirements

• Be a lover of bread and baked goods! 
• Have previous experience in a manufacturing environment (even better if it was food manufacturing!).
• Have previous experience in sanitation (even better if it is industrial sanitation!).
• You are comfortable working with sanitizing agents and chemicals.
• You’ve got really strong attention to detail and are able to meet cleanliness standards set by the company.
• Like working in a fast-paced environment, be self-reliant, and be energized by opportunities to learn and grow, and be a steward of your own career.
• You digest constructive feedback as an opportunity to listen, and improve your skills, abilities, and performance.

We offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including strong benefit and pension plans, paid vacation and holidays, overtime opportunities, and a growth path to line leader and supervisory roles.

If you’re excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply!

Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.