Maintenance Worker

Full job description
Sunrise Chick Sales is a division of Sunrise Farms, one of the largest chicken processors in Canada, with facilities in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. Our team of employees are experienced, dedicated, and exceptional at delivering quality products from farm to table.

Carleton Hatchery is currently looking for a maintenance worker with a mechanical aptitude who is interested in a general maintenance role with a fast moving food processing plant.

The goal of the successful candidate would be to assist the Maintenance Technicians in providing the plant with a high level of maintenance expertise that ensures departmental downtime meets Company objectives efficiently to carry out equipment and building repairs as required, while adhering to quality, safety and legislative guidelines.
Responsibilities
Complies with the company safety, federal, state and local regulations, plus environmental requirements in performing the following but not limited to;
Performs all tasks as per recommended job methods, procedures, etc., particularly on the repair installation of production machines, bearings, seals and their alignment.
Maintenance of RTU filters, belts and general maintenance.
Carries out preventive maintenance tasks to Production & common areas
Diagnose complex and common faults of mechanical equipment by inspection and using appropriate tools of preventive maintenance.
Through familiarity, knowledge and uses of power and hand tools and equipment in a skillful, efficient manner, maintaining them in clean operating condition. Uses hand and power tools to build, buggies, carts, airlines, castors and rails.
Replacement of solenoids, motors, pumps and gearboxes.
Inspect equipment to ensure all safeguarding is in place and functional, including safety sensors, limit switches and photo-eyes.
Electrical knowledge to replace lamps, ballasts and familiarity with thermostats and sensors.
Plans and organizes all aspects of work and job assignments, in an efficient and productive way.
Maintains work areas in clean and safe conditions, removing all waste on completion of job, or earlier if necessary.
Reports all defects, errors in production, and machines which may affect the workplace to the Maintenance Supervisor/Operations Manager
Performs and assists on other maintenance duties as required.
Work closely with contractors and oversees activities as required. Provides resource support as required.
Completes tasks at the request of the Maintenance Manager/Operations Manager
Requirements
Maintains prompt and courteous response to production team requests within the guidelines set forth by Carleton Hatchery LB.
Experience in millwright, welding, 5th class power engineering
Must Perform Overtime, Weekend work and On-Call/Support as required.
Shift Work as required.
Grade 12 education mandatory.
Have 1 to 3 years related experience.
Experience in a Food Processing Plant an asset.
Experience with Live Animals and proper care and handling.
Be success-driven and have a “can do” attitude.
Be able to work independently, as well as being a strong team player.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Have a good safety record.
Flexible and adaptable in ever-changing environments.
At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ****** orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
 

Canada
Alberta
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