The Opportunity:

Job Type: Full-Time | Hourly
Pay: $24 – $27 per hour (based on experience)
Schedule: 3:30 PM – Midnight (with potential for overtime and later end times based on business needs)

We are hiring a dependable and motivated Sanitation Team Lead to oversee and coordinate our off-shift sanitation team. In this hands-on leadership role, you will help maintain a clean, safe, and food-compliant production environment while guiding team members and ensuring sanitation procedures are completed effectively and on time.

Take the next step in your career with a company that's committed to clean food and a cleaner future.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

• Supervise and direct the off-shift sanitation crew
• Assign tasks aligned with the Master Sanitation Schedule
• Train team members on sanitation procedures, safety protocols, and equipment handling
• Oversee and verify disassembly, cleaning, sanitation, and reassembly of food processing equipment
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and ensure compliance with GMPs, SSOPs, and food safety standards
• Enforce proper chemical usage and PPE requirements
• Maintain sanitation documentation and escalate equipment/facility issues when needed
• Support cross-functional teams and continuous improvement efforts

What You’ll Bring:

• 2+ years of manufacturing experience (food industry preferred)
• Previous experience leading a team or crew in sanitation or production
• Knowledge of sanitation chemicals and food safety protocols
• Flexibility to work overtime and weekends as required
• Ability to operate or learn to operate forklifts or scissor lifts
• Able to work in wet, humid, or cold conditions
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and stand/walk for extended periods

What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:

• Hourly wage: $24 – $27/hr (depending on experience)
• Opportunities for overtime and advancement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Positive and inclusive team environment

About Us:

We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company – not just in Canada – but on earth.

• We are carbon neutral.
• We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.

A diverse and inclusive work environment

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace.

We embrace a strong, values-based culture

Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.

• Doing What’s Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team at accommodations@mapleleaf.com.

Disclaimer:  Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board.  Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.