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Apprentice - Night Shift

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Entry Level
Full-Time

Top Benefits

Dental insurance
Medical insurance
Life insurance

About the role

Open positions are distributed by seniority. A new employee will start on the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., on a continental schedule (alternating between 36 and 48 hours per week).

The hourly rate offered is $30.73 to start in addition to a $1.35 night premium. Increases will be given after 6 months.

After 3 months of continuous service, employees become unionized and will have access to the following:

  1. Group dental and medical insurance paid at 90% by the employer.
  2. Life insurance; accident, death and dismemberment; short-term and long-term; and dependents paid 100% by the employee.
  3. Work uniform and safety equipment (glasses and shoes) paid for by the employer.
  4. Group RRSP where the employer contributes up to 4% of the employee's total salary, based on their initial contribution, after 1 year of continuous service

Hood Packaging is a manufacturer of quality packaging materials and is present across Canada and in the United States through its 23 production sites.

We have grown through innovation and strategic acquisitions. Initially operating in the cotton trade, we have expanded our flexible packaging capabilities to paper, plastics and woven substrates.

Our Montreal division specializes in the production and printing of plastic film with specifications that can serve the food business and any other industries looking for quality flexible packaging.

We are currently looking for people who are excited to join a family-owned manufacturing company!

The members of the production team show great initiative and firmly believe that the world is full of unexplored possibilities.

If you are excited to make a real difference by being part of a winning team like ours, we currently have a baler operator position to fill at our food packaging plant in Saint-Léonard.

Job description:

The Extrusion Apprentice is called upon to, while respecting safety rules and quality and food safety policies:

  1. Transport resin from the warehouse to the extrusion equipment.
  2. Fill the oven with the appropriate resin for the type of plastic roll to be produced.
  3. Start, adjust and optimize extrusion lines according to production specifications.
  4. Participate in quality control through measurement and verification testing.
  5. Finalize the product and prepare its shipment to the warehouse or press department.
  6. Maintain a high level of attention to detail to prevent any non-conformances that may affect product quality.
  7. Perform any other related tasks as requested by the supervisor.
  8. Ensure that your workstation is clean, safe and well organized.
  9. Rigorously apply occupational health and safety rules.

About Hood Packaging Corporation

Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
1001-5000

Hood Packaging is a quality manufacturer of packaging materials with 23 production facilities located in the United States and Canada. We have grown by acquisition and innovation. Our oldest, continuously running business, started over 100 years ago in the Jute and Cotton trade and we have expanded our flexible packaging skills into Paper, Plastic, and Woven packaging substrates as more advanced technology has developed for these products.

A brief history to our growth:

  • TC Transcontintental (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2020
  • Bemis Corporation (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2014
  • Glopak Inc. acquired in 2006
  • Bonar Packaging acquired in 2000
  • Charleston Packaging acquired in 1986
  • Southern Bag began in 1978

Each operation brings a particular skill, product, or other strength to our company – Liquid VFFS filling from Glopak and High Density printing are just a few of our innovative technologies.

We are organized along two product types – Paper and Plastic. The Paper Division has 15 geographically diverse locations across the United States and Canada making flexible paper packaging structures with a very wide range of types, formats and closures. The Plastics Division has 8 production locations, again with the broadest possible selection of structures and many with unique applications. Cross selling our products allows us to develop unique product and supply arrangements.

We plan to continue to innovate, to acquire and to develop strong industry relationships that will advance our technology, our skills and our products.

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