Maintenance Millwright

Maintenance Millwright Job Highlights

Company Profile

Maple Leaf Foods is Canada’s leading consumer-packaged protein company. The carbon-neutral company works on a vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth, responsibly producing food products under leading brands. They are Maple Leaf®, Maple Leaf Prime®, Maple Leaf Natural Selections®, Schneiders®, Schneiders Country Naturals®, Mina™, Greenfield Natural Meat Co.™, Lightlife™, Field Roast Grain Meat Co.™, and Swift®.

Job Profile

The company is looking to hire a Maintenance Millwright (single ticketed millwright) with a demonstrated ability to work safely, ensuring safe plant operations and a safe working environment for all employees.

Note: Applicants must be legally eligible to work and currently residing in Canada

Educational Qualification

• Holds an Industrial Millwright Mechanic license with 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing food processing environment as an Industrial Mechanic

Work Experience

• Possess experience working in a fast-paced, food manufacturing environment

Duties/Responsibilities

• Carry out oral/printed work requests and apply corrective measures in a timely fashion.
• Communicate daily repair activity with Supervisors and with other Departments
• Fulfill mechanical requirements of work orders and troubleshooting and repairs c/w requesting assistance where necessary
• Have an intermediate grasp of related mechanical requirements and apply corrective measures.
• Perform machining and sheet metal work for equipment repairs or upgrades to meet equipment and Food Safety specs
• Perform regular Work Orders and account for inventory and labour on a computerized maintenance system. SAP experience is an asset.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and installation of mechanical services
• Welding repairs or fabrication of equipment parts to Food Safety standards
• Work in compliance with all Health and Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP requirements.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to complete work orders and organize and plan daily tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Formax and Multivac equipment knowledge is an asset
• Knowledge of conveyors, pumps/compressors, electrical/electronic controls, and high-speed packaging equipment.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English
• Positive interaction and information sharing with Associates and Salaried Team
• Active participation in Work Group meetings
• Ability to obtain pertinent information, evaluate information objectively, and explore alternative solutions to problems
• Actively finding new and improved ways of completing tasks
• Willing to try new things and assume additional responsibilities
• Cross-shift communication

Work Environment

• A fast-paced work environment with multiple, tight, and changing priorities
• Plant environment (ambient and refrigerated); 24-7, 2-shift operation

Health/Safety

• Demonstrated ability to wear proper PPE and comply with safety requirements
• Lifting up to 60 lbs., bending and reaching
• Prolonged standing and climbing (ladder to the hopper)
• Pushing, pulling, and overhead reaching

Employer’s Statement

Maple Leaf Foods believes 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 the collaborative environment.