Posted 19 days ago
Service/Utility (Nights)
@ JD Sweid Foods
Waterloo, Ontario
Overview
JD Sweid Foods is hiring a day-shift Service worker at its Waterloo, Ontario facility to run and maintain production equipment in a poultry and red meat processing plant. The work involves setting up and adjusting machines, lifting bags up to 25 kg, and keeping food safety standards. The role is full-time with flexible shifts and a physically demanding plant environment.
Responsibilities:
- Set up and adjust production equipment for planned runs
- Perform line checks against product specifications
- Dump and lift totes and bags up to 25 kg
- Follow food safety and HACCP principles
- Keep the work area clean and free of hazards
Requirements summary:
- Ability to lift up to 25 kg bags
- Experience with food safety and HACCP principles
- Strong math skills and mechanical aptitude
- Hand truck or forklift licence
- Dependable with an above average attendance record
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-19
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-19
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Manufacturing & production |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 55 lb · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
JD Sweid Foods
Saved company profile
Historical company information from a saved The Jobs API profile (LinkedIn/Crunchbase fields). It is not live-verified; figures may have changed. Missing values remain unknown.
Full company description
We are a privately owned, proudly Canadian business that has been providing premium quality products for over 90 years. Our continued success and longevity are due to our unwavering commitment to our customer's needs and ensuring we exceed their expectations in every way. This commitment is incorporated into all we do - from our wide array of beef and chicken products, our focus on safety, the technology we use and the great people we employ. JD Sweid Foods is proud of its great tradition of taste and quality, we welcome you to explore the site and learn more about our great company and the products we make. JD Sweid Foods – A Tradition in Taste!
- LinkedIn followers
- 3,284
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 177
- Reported office locations
- 9696 199A Street, Langley, BC V1M 2X7, CA
- 605 Kumpf Dr, Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1K8, CA
- Business categories
- Restaurants
- Sales
- Food and Beverage
- Other recorded names
- JD Sweid Foods LTD
- JD Sweid Foods (2013) Ltd.
- Specialties
- Poultry and Red Meat Further Processing and Innovative Private Label Development
- 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.
We are a privately owned, proudly Canadian business that has been providing premium quality products for over 90 years. Our continued success and longevity are due to our unwavering commitment to our customer's needs and ensuring we exceed their expectations in every way. This commitment is incorporated into all we do - from our wide array of beef and chicken products, our focus on safety, the technology we use and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food Production |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Langley, BC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1917 |
| Specialties | Poultry and Red Meat Further Processing and Innovative Private Label Development |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
| View page |
JD Sweid Foods is one of the largest poultry and red meat further processors in Canada. We service both the retail and foodservice channels and offer high quality products that deliver on taste. Since our beginning back in 1917, our commitment and service to our customers has been the core of our success and contributed to celebrating 100 years in business. As a privately owned Canadian company, JD Sweid Foods commitment to quality comes through in all we do from our products to our people. With locations in Langley, BC and Waterloo, ON, we employ over 600 people nationally. We currently have an opening in our team at our Waterloo facility for: Service role (Day shift)
The following list of duties and responsibilities of the Service personnel (Full Time) is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job described; rather they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.
- Ensure proper assembly of equipment needed for planed production in a safe and efficient manner.
- Operate and adjust equipment for optimum results (productivity and yield)
- Maximize efficiencies where possible, minimize down time, efficient change-over of products and reporting mechanical problems promptly.
- Coordinate with further processing to ensure constant flow of product.
- Perform line checks to ensure compliance with product specifications.
- Organize dry goods to ensure compliance with specifications of the customer product.
- Monitor machinery and maintain optimal levels of coatings for optimum production flow
- Dumping and lifting of totes, bags and items weighing up to 25kgs
- Adhere to food safety and HACCP principles
- Keep work area clean, free of slip and trip hazards at all times
- Other duties as directed by Production Lead Hands and Supervisors
Qualifications Required:
- Able to handle heavy lifting of up to 25kg bags
- Experience with food safety and HACCP principles
- Must be dependable and hold an above average attendance record
- Strong mathematical skills and mechanical aptitude
- Good communication skills and able to work well in a team environment
- Ability to work well under pressure and with little supervision
- Responsible to maintain a hand truck and or forklift license
Working Conditions:
- Work in cold or wet and slippery plant conditions for extended periods of time
- Must be able to work flexible shifts
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced, team environment
JD Sweid Foods is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. Accommodations are available for persons with disabilities during all stages of the employment process.
Although we appreciate the interest expressed by all applicants, only those being considered will be contacted.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.