Nature of Business

New Food Classics (NFC) initially started as a branch of Centennial Food Services, a 38 year old Canadian company. Currently it is under its own company name and has 2 sister plants based in Calgary. The facility in Saskatoon is a state of the art burger processing plant. NFC provides finished product to a number of large customers throughout Canada and has recently expanded to the US.

Year Established

In Saskatoon, January 2004

Number of Employees

Currently 170 and requires 20 additional staff by February 2007

Benefits of working for company

NFC is offering full time employment with competitive wages. The plant emphasizes a safe working environment. Health and dental coverage for permanent employees is provided as is safety equipment except for steel toed boots where a cost of $75.00 will be reimbursed. Staff also has a retirement and an RRSP plan after one year of service. NFC recognizes outstanding staff for product sales, safety, attendance, attitude, team work and coaching.

Types of Jobs/Work

New food Classics is currently hiring in the area of Packaging, with salaries ranging from $9.00-$11.76/hr. Packaging is assembly line meat packaging. Employees need to be able to stand for the entire shift of 9 hours and be able to lift 26 pounds. There are different product lines running at the same time so there is some variation in the work. Work is shift work Monday to Friday with every second Friday off. The plant is operational from 5:15 AM to 2:00 AM. In order to maintain the integrity of the product the production area of the plant is set at a temperature of approximately 3 degrees Celsius.

Additional Information

Applications can be mailed, faxed, e-mailed or dropped off in person.

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