Order Picking - Production Associate

Who We Are

Meet Fresh Prep Western Canada’s most convenient and sustainable meal kit delivery service.

As a certified B Corporation, we make convenient eating healthy and sustainable for the communities we operate in. We source quality local ingredients whenever possible, and deliver in reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging.

We offer 10 chef-created meal kit recipes each week, with options for many lifestyles and preferences including vegetarian and vegan.

In the past few years, we have collected many awards and recognition for our continued pursuit in being a leader in both customer and employee satisfaction.

Some awards include The Georgia Straight’s Golden Plates, 23rd and 24th Annual Best of Vancouver award for Best Meal Kit Service, BC’s Top Employers 2023, Top SME 2023, and Climate Smart.

Fresh Prep also placed on The Globe and Mail’s prestigious 2023 Canada's Top Growing Companies list.

Who You Are

You take pride in putting in a hard day's work and value being rewarded for it. You value an organization that is doing good by its people, the planet, and building prosperity.

If this sounds like you so far, below are some of the other characteristics of our current Team Members :

Reliable & Dependable. You like to see a job well done and will ensure that things are done the right way. You show up for all scheduled shifts on time and ready to work.

Responsible. You’re a self-starter with the ability to work independently as needed. Can you be trusted to act without needing strict supervision?

Ready to Grow. Fresh Prep is a rapidly growing company and there are many opportunities for advancement. Are you looking to learn and grow with us?

Open. You are open to constructive feedback, but aren’t afraid to let your opinions be known. You approach the problem at hand from a strategic and empathetic point of view.

What You'll Be Doing

At Fresh Prep, every day may be different! While we are currently in growth mode , things are becoming more and more streamlined.

This means that your first day may not look like your third or your tenth, but each day you will be doing some of the following :

You will be working your shift in an area where the temperature is maintained between 4-6 degrees Celsius (Yes, that is 4 degrees above freezing).

The main activity in this department is the picking of our customers' customized food orders and combining them together in a shipping container, sorted by our delivery drivers' routes.

You could be selecting items from our storage containers and combining all the different items ordered by our customers onto a sortation rack for combining into our shipping containers.

You will also be learning to process our customers orders into our shipping containers by driver's routes.

This department works on a just in time delivery system so it is very fast-paced in meeting specific volumes and delivery windows.

You will be required to work in a safe manner and to assist in maintaining a clean, healthy, food-safe production facility.

What We Are Looking For

Previous experience in food manufacturing, warehouse, or high-paced environment preferred.

Able to work in a high-paced warehouse environment with strict deadlines.

Comfortable working in a temperature controlled environment. The warehouse is kept at between 0 to 10 degrees Celsius.

Able to stand on your feet for 8 hour shifts.

Ability to lift objects up to 30 lbs. (13 kg)

What You Can Expect

Consistent weekly scheduling

Extended benefits (including medical, dental, and life-insurance) after 90 days of successful full-time employment

Food Perks!

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box.

So if you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

We’d love to have a chat and see if you could be a great addition to our team!

Fresh Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we prohibit discrimination of any kind. We value diversity at our company and at all job levels our goal is to be inclusive and representative of the communities we operate in.

We endeavour to recruit, develop and retain the best talent from a diverse candidate pool and truly believe that diversity, equity and inclusion among our team members is vital to our success as a company.

We trust that in applying for a role with us you value this as well!