Do you love pets? Do you enjoy working with great, hardworking people who want to be the best at what they do? This is your chance to join this locally owned, Canadian company that provides training, career advancement, and secure, long-term employment.
We are currently looking for a Millwright in our Maintenance Department!
Afternoon Shift Hours: Monday to Friday 3:00pm to 11pm
About Us…
Elmira Pet Products is the largest Canadian Private Label dry pet food manufacturer. We deliver unique solutions driving growth for global partners. We have over 30 years’ experience producing a full range of products, including therapeutic diets (vet channel), holistic, premium, mid-range, and price sensitive formulations.
Our customer base is diverse. We produce well-known brands for mass merchandise, grocery, and the pet specialty channels. Our expertise also allows us to manufacture unique diets for distribution to niche markets.
Visit our website at: http://www.elmirapet.com
Why work at Elmira Pet?
Employees from all areas of the company work together to contribute towards meeting our common goal of producing the highest quality pet food in the industry. We are proud of our strong work ethic and “small town” values, including honesty, integrity, and respect. We are proudly Canadian-owned and operated.
Health and safety are our top priorities, enabling our employees to approach their work with peace of mind. We also offer an employee Wellness Program. This program focuses on employee health and wellbeing, by offering healthy lifestyle activities, information, and training.

We offer:

• Competitive wages
• Steady shifts
• $3,100 annual bonus – paid quarterly
• $500 bonus – for referring friends and family who get hired
• $185 Safety Shoe Reimbursement – annually
• 40% Employee discounts on pet food products
• Christmas Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including extended health care, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, mental health services, and short-term and long-term disability – after 6 months
• RRSP matching program – 4% after 6 months
• Optional overtime - 1.5x your regular rate after 40 hours; Sunday’s are paid at double time
• Within your first year, you are eligible for wage increases every 3 months! General wage increases are determined annually.
• Many opportunities for career enhancement with corresponding increases in pay.

What you’ll do:
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Millwright is responsible for the installation and set up new equipment and performs maintenance and repair on all existing equipment to ensure quality, efficiency and safety requirements are met. This position uses computer software and a strong mechanical background and aptitude to support various areas of Elmira Pet Products. A 433A Millwright Trade Certificate is strongly preferred.

• Install and set-up new equipment.
• Repair equipment to ensure production continuity.
• Rebuild extruders.
• Complete preventive maintenance requirements on motors, conveyor systems, extruders, gear boxes, pumps and other equipment.
• Yard and building repairs.
• Fabricate equipment as required.
• Adhere to all plant safety and operating guidelines.
• Available for “call in” in response to break downs of machinery.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll have:

• Industrial Mechanic Millwright Trade Certification (433A).
• 3rd or 4th year Millwright Apprentice will be considered.
• 1 to 2 years’ experience in an industrial environment.
• Forklift experience.
• Electrical knowledge.
• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems.
• Knowledge of metal cutting, grinding and welding.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Strong communication skills.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

We are an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005), Elmira Pet Products will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require disability-related accommodations, please inform the Human Resources (HR) staff. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Personal Information Protection and Electronics Document Act.