Company: Great Lakes Food Company Ltd. Business Information: Great Lakes Food Company specializes only in premium quality Rainbow Lake smelt harvested by five trawlers, operating from a 5,000 square meter advanced processing and 7,000 pallet-positioned cold storage complex. An export-oriented company certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Great Lakes Food Company is recognized as the world leader in the production and supply of premium quality Rainbow Lake smelt. Business Address: 135 Bothwell Street, Chatham, ON N7M 5K5 Work location: Same as above Type of Employment: Full time -Permanent Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible Job Description: Check products and packaging for defects and to ensure conformance to company standards and perform corrective machine adjustments as required Set up and operate machines to bag, box or otherwise package fish and seafood products Set up and operate machines to clean, cut or otherwise process fish or seafood products Operate cutting machine ensuring the correct orientation while maintaining a minimum speed of 80+ plus fish per minute Communicate with the cutter machine leader to ensure product throughput and quality standards are being met, including maintenance issues with machine or machine breakdowns Inspect smelt - remove defects (shiners, shad, burst bellies, broken pieces, mixed species, ice, VHS, freezer burn, discoloration, foreign materials, etc.) Operate case maker machine maintaining minimum line speeds of 300 case per hour Operate vertical form filling machine meeting required minimums of 40+ bags per minute Weigh cases and add / remove product as required to ensure accurate net weights Palletize 5 kg boxes. 150 cases per skid and be able to pile these approximately 6 feet high. (if needed) Ensure net weights, labeling, and packaging of products are clean and within customer specifications Stop the line and notify the leader, if the disposition of product changes and operators encounter changes in sizes, quality, etc. Clean work areas and equipment, tools, bins, etc. Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) procedures while performing job duties and tasks