Who We Are

For over 100 years, Clover Leaf and Brunswick have delivered delicious, healthy and affordable canned seafood to consumers. Today, as the leading branded marketer of canned seafood in Canada, we’re expanding our business, and there’s never been a better time to join our team and grow along with us.

When you join Clover Leaf Seafoods Corp., you become part of a company that, together with our parent company, Bumble Bee Seafoods, is working hard to find new ways to protect the ocean and those that rely on it. From fishers to our employees, to customers, consumers, and to the communities we serve, we base our actions on shared, transparent values that hold us accountable to each other and the world.

When you join Clover Leaf Seafoods in Blacks Harbour, you become an integral part of a tight-knit team in a quaint coastal community. You’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self through ongoing professional development in an inclusive environment.

About the Role

Reporting to the Quality Manager, the primary objective of the Sanitation Supervisor is to lead and coordinate all sanitation activities at our Blacks Harbour location. This role will ensure that all quality requirements are met by managing the cleaning and sanitation of processing equipment, utensils, and the entire plant environment.

What You’ll Do Here:

• Actively involved in representing sanitation requirements in all plant programs.
• Manage, motivate and provide direct leadership to the sanitation staff.
• Oversee the cleaning and sanitizing of equipment, surfaces, utensils, and the plant environment by providing direction, working ‘hands-on’ to motivate, and providing technical support to all sanitation employees and other plant employees as required.
• Plan sanitation requirements and activities by establishing priorities, scheduling, assigning work, and communicating frequently and regularly within a given timeline with sanitation staff and critical stakeholders.
• Audit and report non-compliance and take corrective actions daily to ensure compliance with all quality assurance food safety requirements.
• Manage Sanitation operating budget.
• Monitor, update and audit Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
• Develop and execute training to meet all job requirements and ensure compliance with all company and regulatory requirements.
• Lead regular Sanitation meetings with the facility.
• Order, manage and safely store sanitation inventory.
• Track and trend critical sanitation metrics (micro swabs, ATP swabs, pre-op deficiencies) to measure performance and achieve improvements while maintaining all standards.
• Work with stakeholders to troubleshoot and eliminate root-cause issues of non-conformities.
• Support and execute the Company’s Food Safety programs at the facility in conjunction with Quality Assurance, Microbiology and Food Safety.
• Support and promote the company’s health and safety program, maintain a safe working environment and ensure continued compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and JHSC recommendations.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Relevant post-secondary education.
• 2 years’ supervisory experience, ideally in a food processing facility.
• Knowledge and experience with Sanitation relating to Food Safety.
• Implement strategies to protect food from intentional adulteration and to address related requirements that mitigate the risk of widespread harm to public health caused by individuals attempting to contaminate the food supply intentionally.
• Must be flexible to work night shift and occasional weekends.
• Demonstrated ability to forge partnerships with multiple cross-functional department areas.
• Proven leadership abilities. Able to manage and build a team.
• Detailed oriented and results driven with strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office tools (Excel and Word).
• Knowledge of industry-related quality systems and inspection programs, cleaning systems (CIP, COP) and chemicals.
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, WHMIS, First Aid, Food Safety, Basic Food Microbiology, Lock Out and Tag Out, and Health and Safety Regulations
• Able to work in hot, humid or wet manufacturing environments, work with chemicals and have a constant on-floor presence.

The tasks involved in this job require a variety of physical activities, typically involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching, and lifting weights between 40 and 60 pounds. Effective communication, including talking, hearing, and seeing, is essential for job performance. Hand and finger dexterity are commonly needed. Mental skills, including memory for details, understanding verbal instructions, and critical thinking, are also essential. Frequent local travel is expected as part of normal job responsibilities.

Fish Plant Workers – NOC 9463

Purpose:

Our Hand Packers are team members responsible for manually packing, and occasionally cutting, our raw product (fish steaks, fish fillets, precut fish, and/or whole fish) into designated cans based on the daily production requirements. These packers are responsible for ensuring the daily production quota is fulfilled to the best of their ability. These Packers pack, or cut, the product for further processing and packaging. They are responsible for visually inspecting the product that reaches them to identify any defects, issues, or problems with the product that render it unfit for further packing. They ensure their product follows Company standards before processing it at their designated workstation. Additionally, they may be tasked with packing their received product according to daily weight requirements (in the case of fish steaks and precut fish), or further cutting their received fish for packing (in the case of fish fillets and whole fish). Lastly, the Hand Packers are responsible for ensuring the cans provided are in good condition (meaning there are no defects, dents, or rips of the can).

Duties:

• Manually packing processed fish (steaks/precuts) into designated cans.
• Manually cutting fish product to daily specifications (fillets/whole fish).
• Manually packing their cut product into designated cans.
• Visually checking received raw product for defects/issues with quality.
• Ensuring product is in accordance with Company standards.
• Ensuring product cans comply to Company standards (no rips, tears, defects, dents, peeling).
• Ensuring placed product conform to daily weight requirements.
• Packing to meet the daily production quota (to the best of their ability).

Requirements:

• Must be physically capable of standing, and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Must be physically capable of packing by hand (this will require some dexterity/movement of all fingers).
• Must be capable of inspecting fish product (raw or processed) for defects.
• Must be capable of following Company policies and ensuring product conforms to standards.
• Must be capable of handling raw fish product for processing.
• Must be capable of cutting (using Company provided scissors) fish for production (when required).
• Grade 10 education or higher.
• Must be legally allowed to work in Canada.

Working Conditions and Physical Capacities:

This position can be physically demanding at times, with a combination of standing and/or walking for periods of time during the assigned shift on cement floors. Additionally, the use of Company provided scissors (which are kept sharp and rust-free) require workers to be vigilant with clear eyesight (you must be able to clearly see what you are doing, and what is around you, at all times). Excessive noise may be experienced during periods of high production (dependent on machine production within the facility), as well as cold/hot temperatures above the normal level (depending on machine production within the facility).

Company Benefits:

• Company Sponsored Pension.
• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Available upon Completion of Probationary Period).

Purpose:

These positions listed under NOC Code 94142 are piecework paid positions in our Production/Processing Department. These positions have such titles as SAP Packers, or Hand Table Packers, here at the Blacks Harbour Facility. These positions are responsible for manually, or through the use of our cutting machines, cutting/trimming fish for processing/packaging.

These positions can be tasked with packing processed fish (steaks/precuts) into designated containers/cans for weighing/packaging. They are responsible for visually inspecting their received fish product for any issues with quality, and ensuring their product is in accordance with Company standards.

They are responsible for determining the optimal number, and size, of available selections of their fish product. Lastly, they are responsible for cutting their product to daily production specifications, and packing (either by hand or through the use of company machines) their product into containers/cans for weighing.

Duties:

• Manually cutting fish product to daily specifications.
• Operating company cutting machines to cut fish product to daily specifications.
• Manually packing processed fish (steaks/precuts) into designated containers/cans.
• Visually checking received raw product for defects/issues with quality.
• Ensuring product is in accordance with Company standards.
• Determining optimal number, and size, of fish selections.
• Cut sections according to daily specifications.
• Placing product into container/can for weighing.

Requirements:

• Must be physically capable of standing, and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Must be physically capable of packing by hand (if required).
• Must be capable of inspecting fish product (raw or processed) for defects.
• Must be capable of following company policies and ensuring product conforms to standards.
• Must be capable of handling raw fish product for processing.
• Must be capable of cutting (manually or with company equipment) fish into designated selections for daily production requirements.

Working Conditions & Physical Capacities:

This position can be physically demanding at times, with a combination of standing and/or walking for periods of time during the assigned shift on cement floors. Additionally, the use of Company cutting machines, in addition to manually cutting/trimming equipment, require workers to be vigilant with clear eyesight (you must be able to clearly see what you are doing, and what is around you, at all times). Excessive noise may be experienced during periods of high production (depending on location within the facility), as well as cold/hot temperatures above the normal level (depending on location within the facility).

Company Benefits:

• Our 4-year Collective Agreement is in place to provide annual wage increases of 4%, 3%, 2%, & 2% over the next 4 years (2022 – 2025).
• Overtime rates of 1.5x after 40 hours worked in a single week.
• Employees are paid on a weekly basis.
• Shift premium of an extra $0.75/hour after 3pm (Shift start time of 3pm or later).
• Shift premium of an extra $1.00/hour after 11pm (Shift start time 11pm or later).
• Twelve Company Paid Holidays each year.
• Vacation Entitlement that increases with each year of service.
• A Benefits Plan that allows employees to maintain all medical benefits during lay-off period(s).
• Various work scheduling options (days, afternoons, and evenings).
• Most positions within the facility are Monday – Friday (day shift) with the occasional weekend and overtime.
• On the Job training.
• Company Sponsored Pension.
• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Available upon Completion of Probationary Period).

Please feel free to send along a resume, or application, to any of the following places:

By Mail:
Human Resources, Connors Bros., A Division Of Clover Leaf Seafoods Corp.
180 Brunswick Street, Blacks Harbour, N.B. E5H 1G6

By Website:

By clicking on the above “Apply” link.

Purpose:

These positions listed under NOC Code 94142 are hourly paid positions in various departments throughout the facility. These positions are related to positions such as Machine Operators, Quality Control (QC) Inspectors, and Fish Trimmers that exist within the Blacks Harbour Facility.

These positions are responsible for setting up, and operating, machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, or otherwise process the fish according to daily production requirements. They may also be responsible for setting up, and operating, machines to can, box, or otherwise package the fish product according to order/shipment requirements.

These positions can be responsible for accurately recording any necessary production information, such as the quality, quantity, weight, date, and the type of product packaged. They may also be responsible for manually checking the raw, canned, and/or packaged fish product for defects and ensuring all product conform to Company standards.

Lastly, these positions can be responsible for checking the raw fish product to determine optimal number, and size, of fish selections, in addition to cutting the product to these specifications before placing product in container/cans for weighing.

Duties:

• Setting up, and operating, machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, or otherwise process fish as per daily requirements.
• Setting up, and operating, machines to can, box, or otherwise package processed fish product.
• Recording product information when necessary, such as:
  • Quality of product,
  • Quantity of product produced (or incoming),
  • Weight of product,
  • Date processed/packaged,
  • Type of product.
• Manually checking raw, canned, or packaged fish products for defects.
• Ensuring each product checked conforms to Company standards.
• Determining optimal number, and size, of fish selections.
• Cut sections according to daily specifications.
• Placing product into container/can for weighing.

Requirements:

• Must be physically capable of standing, and/or walking for extended periods of time.
• Must be capable of operating various machines to clean, cut, cook, smoke, or otherwise process fish (training provided).
• Must be capable of operating various machines to can, box, or otherwise package processed fish products (training provided).
• Must be able to record necessary information in company logs (either by hand or with computerized equipment).
• Must be capable of inspecting fish product (raw, canned, or packaged) for defects.
• Must be capable of following company policies and ensuring product conforms to standards.
• Must be capable of handling raw fish product for processing.
• Must be capable of cutting (manually or with company equipment) fish into designated selections for daily production requirements.

Working Conditions & Physical Capacities:

This position can be physically demanding at times, with any combination of standing, sitting, walking, crouching, and/or squatting for periods of time during the assigned shift on cement floors. Additionally, operation of company machines may require some pushing, pulling, and/or lifting of weights upwards of 50 lbs. frequently during the assigned shift. Excessive noise may be experienced during periods of high production (depending on location within the facility), as well as cold/hot temperatures above the normal level (depending on location within the facility).

Company Benefits:

• Our 4-year Collective Agreement is in place to provide annual wage increases of 4%, 3%, 2%, & 2% over the next 4 years (2022 – 2025).
• Overtime rates of 1.5x after 40 hours worked in a single week.
• Employees are paid on a weekly basis.
• Shift premium of an extra $0.75/hour after 3pm (Shift start time of 3pm or later).
• Shift premium of an extra $1.00/hour after 11pm (Shift start time 11pm or later).
• Twelve Company Paid Holidays each year.
• Vacation Entitlement that increases with each year of service.
• A Benefits Plan that allows employees to maintain all medical benefits during lay-off period(s).
• Various work scheduling options (days, afternoons, and evenings).
• Most positions within the facility are Monday – Friday (day shift) with the occasional weekend and overtime.
• On the Job training.
• Company Sponsored Pension.
• Comprehensive Benefit Package (Available upon Completion of Probationary Period).

Please feel free to send along a resume, or application, to any of the following places:

By Mail:
Human Resources, Connors Bros., A Division Of Clover Leaf Seafoods Corp.
180 Brunswick Street, Blacks Harbour, N.B. E5H 1G6

By Website:

By clicking on the above “Apply” link.