Posted 3 days ago
General Labour Food Processing
@ Fresh Start Foods Canada Ltd.
Milton, Ontario
Overview
Fresh Start Foods Canada Ltd. is hiring a full-time permanent food processing team member at its Milton, Ontario location. The work covers recipe prepping, hand-cutting fruits and vegetables, packaging, and building customer skids under Good Manufacturing Practices. The posting states a $17.60/hour weekly pay rate and a 4-day, 12-hour shift schedule including mandatory Sundays.
Pay:
$17.60 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Measure and weigh products per recipe instructions
- Hand-cut and peel fruits and vegetables
- Package and seal finished products
- Build customer skids
- Follow GMP and food safety rules
Requirements summary:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in humid and refrigerated conditions
- Able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Flexible across processing and packaging departments
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-04
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 48 |
| Schedule | day, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Laboratory |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer none |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Visa sponsorship, Performance bonus, Paid training, Home office allowance |
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Fresh Start Foods Canada Ltd.
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With 30 years of growth and experience, Fresh Start Foods is your source of fresh bulk, fresh cut and retail produce.
Full company description
Fresh Start Foods continues to be the leading value added and fresh produce supplier in Canada. Building on over 30 years of growth and success, we understand the importance of satisfying the essential stakeholders in your business. We ensure that high quality and value is delivered from field to table. We understand the critical nature of fresh produce to your offering and work diligently to ensure you are able to exceed your customers expectations. With several well positioned locations in both Eastern and Western Canada, we are truly national and well positioned to deliver the freshest product possible. Fresh Start Foods has two additional companies within our food family, J.G. Fruits and Vegetables in Montreal distributes both whole and fresh cut fruit, vegetables and other related products. Our commissary facility in Milton focuses on meeting retail and food-service needs in the manufacturing and assembly of salad & meal kits, a variety of portioned salads, sandwiches, fruit cups and other portioned fresh and dry products. Fresh Start Foods continues to grow and innovate, serving food service and retail customers from coast to coast! At Fresh Start Foods you'll find qualified professionals that stand out with their experience and understand that customers are at the centre of everything we do. We are seeking individuals: Who are customer centric Who are able to deliver on their commitments Who value individual excellence and collective performance Who care and give back - sustainable agriculture, the environment, corporate citizenship Who go above and beyond to provide options for our customers Who understand the foodservice/hospitality/retail business and bring extensive knowledge and experience
- LinkedIn followers
- 6,087
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 183
- Reported office locations
- 2705 Durante Way, Toronto, ON L9T 5J1, CA
- 75 Bessemer Rd, Unit 7, London, Ontario N6E 1P9, CA
- 2001 Bantree St, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 4X3, CA
- Business categories
- Retail
- Food and Beverage
- Wholesale
- Other recorded names
- Fresh Start Foods Canada Ltd.
- Specialties
- Fresh Produce for Retail
- Foodservice & Industrial
- Fresh Produce Distribution
- Value-Added Fresh-Cut Fruits & Vegetables
- Multi-Unit Fresh Produce
- and Dairy Distribution in Ontario
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Fresh Start Foods continues to be the leading value added and fresh produce supplier in Canada. Building on over 30 years of growth and success, we understand the importance of satisfying the essential stakeholders in your business. We ensure that high quality and value is delivered from field to table. We understand the critical nature of fresh produce to your offering and work diligently to ensure you are able to…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1993 |
| Specialties | Fresh Produce for RetailFoodservice & IndustrialFresh Produce DistributionValue-Added Fresh-Cut Fruits & VegetablesMulti-Unit Fresh Produceand Dairy Distribution in Ontario |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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Join one of the BEST teams in the Industry
At Fresh Start Foods you'll find qualified professionals that stand out with their experience and understand that customers are at the centre of everything we do.
We are seeking individuals:
- Who are customer centric
- Who are able to deliver on their commitments
- Who value individual excellence and collective performance
- Who care and give back - sustainable agriculture, the environment, corporate citizenship
- Who go above and beyond to provide options for our customers
- Who understand the foodservice/hospitality/retail business and bring extensive knowledge and experience
Join one of the BEST teams in the Industry
Fresh Start Foods Canada Ltd was founded in 1993 to provide Foodservice Customers with a fresh alternative. An outstanding supply network, efficient distribution through our three regional locations, and our thoroughly modern processing plant are all part of our commitment to provide the freshest fruits and vegetables possible.
Fresh Start Foods is currently hiring Full-Time (Permanent) Food Processing Team Members who are eager to work in a fast paced team oriented work environment at our Milton, Ontario location.
Position: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: $17.60/h - Weekly Pay
Schedule: 4 days a week (12 Hours shift)
Hours: 7:00AM to 5PM (Sunday are Mandatory)
We Provide Our Team Members:
- Annual Profit Sharing Bonus
- Health Care Benefit Program
- RRSP Program - Company Match Up To 3%
- Employee Purchase Program
- Employee Family Assistance Program
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Employee Recognition Programs
- Company-sponsored events (Family Picnic, Staff Celebration, BBQs)
- Training opportunities
- Annual Safety Boot Allowance Program
- Full-time hours
- Commitment to Safety
A Day in the Life of Food Processing Team Member @ Fresh Start Foods:
- Recipe Prepping (Measuring and weighing products as per instructions)
- Hand-cut (manually cutting and peeling fruits and vegetables)
- Packaging (Packaging and sealing finished products)
- Final Product (Building skids for the customer)
- Following Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Food Safety Rules
What you bring to the Fresh Start Foods Table:
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work in a humid and refrigerated environment
- Able to lift up to 50lbs
- Must be flexible and able to work in different departments as required (processing & packaging)
This is a New Vacancy
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Fresh Start Foods is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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