General Labour

Welcome to Cascades!

Every day, our team takes pride in rolling up their sleeves to create products that are mindful of the environment.
Join us as a  General Labour in  Vaughan and help bring materials to life in a workplace where health and safety always come first.

What’s in it for you

Taking care of our people is in our nature - so you’ll enjoy:

• Hourly wage of $27.87/hr
• Full-time position with guaranteed hours for job stability
• continental shift 7 day operation 12 hour shifts (days/Nights)
• A full range of benefits: group insurance, telemedicine, and an employer-contributed retirement plan
• Profit sharing and employee share purchase plan - so you can share in our success
• Employee assistance program, because your physical and mental well-being matters
• Referral bonus - help grow the team and get rewarded

What you’ll do

As a  General Labour , you’ll be at the heart of operations - right on the floor where materials take shape. 
Your day-to-day:

• Required to be mechanically inclined in a production setting, and with previous experience in machine set up
• General housekeeping and maintaining standards of cleanliness throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Perform general material handling duties.
• Assist machine operators and crew with other duties as assigned.
• Assist operators with set-ups, setting feed guides that include side guides, air, pressure, rolls, feed, gauge belts and clearing jam-ups.
• Consult with operator as to order sequence.
• Printing Load tags and preparing next order or closure of order
• Manually feed stock into machine, ensure that machine is continually kept full.
• Check sheets for de-lamination, off register, defects, etc./ Quality Checks
• Inform the operator and / or supervisor of any machine, equipment, quality or production problems immediately.
• Ensure lockout is performed according to procedures posted on the machine.
• Maintains a safe, clean work area and follows all safety procedures (including lockout/tagout), 5S, and other applicable standards.
• Must be consciously aware of customer needs at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your strengths as a General Labour

You are a natural fit for this role if:

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Have the ability to read and comprehend written/verbal instructions and mathematical measurements.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and computer literacy skills.
• Respects individuals, the organization, occupational health and safety, authority, the community and the team.
• Have a willingness and ability to learn new concepts and apply this learning in their daily routine
• Understanding of industry/process and/or manufacturing experience.
• Teamwork skills.
• Quality assurance and problem solving skills.
• Must have attention for detail.
• People-oriented and must be able to effectively communicate.
• Ability to work professionally under pressure of daily deadlines / time management and organizational skills

If you bring the same care to who you are as to what you do, we’d love to meet you!

Apply now and join our team as  General Labour  in  Vaughan.

Cascades values diversity and inclusion and considers all applications equitably.