Posted 4 months ago
Fleischmeister
@ Hela Spice
Uxbridge, Ontario
Overview
Hela Spice Canada Inc. is hiring a Fleischmeister or meat technologist to lead hands-on meat product development in its lab and act as a visible technical ambassador to customers and industry partners. The role combines production know-how, product development, customer support and travel within Canada and the US. The posting states full-time employment with a benefits package including dental, extended health, vision, RRSP matching and paid time off.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and adapt meat products and seasoning applications in the lab
- Troubleshoot production issues and scale trials to industrial production
- Advise customers and sales teams on practical meat applications
- Train and explain technical topics to staff and customers
- Represent Hela at courses, trade shows and innovation sessions
Requirements summary:
- Strong meat processing expertise
- Practical product development experience
- Hands-on work in a meat lab
- Willingness to travel in Canada and the US
- Ability to support customers directly
- German Fleischmeister or comparable meat technology credential preferred
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Research & science |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Laboratory, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Fleischmeister |
| Education | Trade certificate (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Meat technology, Butchery |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Wellness, Transit support, Paid training |
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Hela Spice
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Premium spice & food ingredient blender with 100+ years of experience, supplier of custom blends in North America
Full company description
Our main activity is the design and formulation of custom blends, spice mixtures and seasoning blends for the meat, poultry, vegetarian, bakery and other sectors of the North American food industry. Technical assistance is provided by highly trained and professional food industry experts. We have an on-site, up-to-date meat pilot plant, a food chemistry laboratory, a microbiology laboratory and blending facilities to compliment the nature of our service in the industry. We assist all customers through courses offered in meat technology, food ingredients, food chemistry and microbiology of spices. Although our forte is in custom blending, we have expanded our services to include specialized ingredients such as textured vegetable proteins, vegan flavours, natural functional ingredients and natural preservatives to mention a few. We also provide assistance and technical support in product development for every ingredient we sell.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,538
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 32
- Reported office locations
- 119 Franklin St, Uxbridge, Ontario L9P 1J5, CA
- Other recorded names
- Hela Spice
- Hela Spice NA
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Our main activity is the design and formulation of custom blends, spice mixtures and seasoning blends for the meat, poultry, vegetarian, bakery and other sectors of the North American food industry. Technical assistance is provided by highly trained and professional food industry experts. We have an on-site, up-to-date meat pilot plant, a food chemistry laboratory, a microbiology laboratory and blending facilities…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Manufacturing |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Uxbridge, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
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Hela Spice Canada Inc. is a leading manufacturer of custom spice blends and seasoning solutions for the food industry. We are committed to delivering high-quality products while maintaining a safe, collaborative, and continuously improving workplace.
The ideal candidate is a qualified Fleischmeister, Meat Technologist, or highly experienced meat industry professional with strong practical expertise and the personality to become a visible technical ambassador for Hela Canada.
This person should not only know how to produce meat products, but also how to explain, improve, present, and market this expertise to customers and industry partners.
Professional Background
The candidate should ideally come from one of the following backgrounds:
- German or European meat industry
- Craft butchery with strong technical competence
- Industrial meat processing
- Sausage and processed meat production
- Meat product development
- Seasoning, functional blend, or application technology
- Meat technology education or training
- Technical sales support in the meat or food ingredients industry
A German
Fleischmeister qualification would be highly attractive, but the position should remain open to strong candidates with comparable meat technology or product development expertise.
Technical Skills
The candidate should have solid knowledge in several of the following areas:
- Sausage production
- Cooked meat products
- Cured meat products
- Fresh and value-added meat applications
- Marinades, seasonings, spice blends, and functional ingredients
- Meat processing technology
- Product texture, colour, flavour, binding, yield, and shelf-life
- Practical troubleshooting in production environments
- Small-scale lab trials and scale-up to industrial production
- Product adaptation for customer-specific requirements
Personal Profile
The best candidate should be:
- Hands-on and practical
- Creative and imaginative
- Technically strong but commercially aware
- Confident in front of customers
- Able to teach, train, and explain
- Open-minded and internationally oriented
- Interested in North American food culture and meat products
- Comfortable working in a role that is partly technical, partly customer-facing, and partly representative
- Able to work independently while integrating into an existing R&D and sales team
Communication & Customer Orientation
This person should be able to build trust with customers by demonstrating real practical know-how. The role requires someone who can speak credibly with production managers, butchers, R&D teams, QA staff, sales teams, and business leaders.
The ideal candidate can explain technical topics in a clear, practical, and convincing way and enjoys helping customers solve real production challenges.
Strategic Value for Hela Canada
The candidate should help Hela Canada:
- Re-establish strong meat industry credentials.
- Differentiate from competitors through visible expertise.
- Strengthen customer trust.
- Support sales with practical meat application knowledge.
- Develop innovative meat concepts for Canada and the US.
- Become more recognized in the meat industry through courses, trade shows, and innovation sessions.
Must-Have Requirements
- Strong meat processing expertise.
- Practical product development experience.
- Ability to work hands-on in a meat lab.
- Willingness to travel in Canada and the US.
- Ability to support customers directly.
What we Offer
- Competitive wages
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
- Life insurance
- RRSP matching
- Paid time off
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- On-site parking
- Company events
- Training and career-development opportunities
- Career advancement opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative work environment
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