Overview

JOB SUMMARY:
The successful candidate works in the Maintenance department at Maple Leaf Foods’ Brampton Poultry processing facility. He/she works in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, responsible for maintenance of production equipment. This person has direct impact on the efficiency of our operation and contributes daily to quality of our products.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Contributes to a healthy work environment, while maintaining high safety standards
  • Installs, troubleshoots and repairs complex production mechanical equipment,
  • Completes work requests, applies corrective measures
  • Enhances equipment performance by recommending improvements and implementing
  • Performs preventative maintenance and regular work orders, accounts for inventory and labor on computerized maintenance system
  • Takes action to correct any issues and to make improvements
  • Fulfills requirements of work order programs including requesting assistance when needed
  • Directly helps the department and the facility to meet targets and goals
  • Addresses issues with a sense of urgency and attention to detail
  • Fulfills all Health and Safety, Food Safety, HACCP, WHMIS and MSDS requirements
  • Maintains productivity that meets/exceeds standards
  • Contributes to the team and the whole facility in a positive way
  • Other responsibilities as required
  • Works on equipment from drawings, written and/or verbal instructions
  • Operates production equipment and checks performance of that equipment
  • Fabricates & make repairs using a variety of standard shop tools to weld stainless steel (TIG, MIG & arc welding)
  • Steel fabrication
  • Construction and manufacturing of metal work aids.

WHAT DOING A GOOD JOB LOOKS LIKE:

  • Directly helps the department to meet targets & goals while maintaining a healthy & safe work environment
  • Addresses issues with a sense of urgency and attention to detail
  • Fulfills all Health & Safety, Food Safety, HACCP, WHMIS and MSDS requirements
  • Maintains productivity that meets/exceeds standards
  • Contributes to the team and the whole facility in a positive way

REQUIRED SKILLS, ABILITY & EXPERIENCE:

  • Must hold a valid and current Ontario Industrial Mechanic 433A and/or Certified Welder, Red Seal would be an asset
  • Must have a full complement of personal/professional hand tools
  • Able to work shift work and overtime as needed
  • Can work well in a team environment and support fellow team members
  • Good communication skills, able to speak and read English
  • Able to do heavy lifting regularly (up to 50kgs)
  • Open mind and very creative