QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interprovincial Red Seal Trades Certification for Industrial Mechanic, minimum 5yrs experience preferred.
• Ability to work with Microsoft Office and Computerized Maintenance Management Software.
• Must have excellent communication skills, including written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and in a multifunctional team with minimal supervision.
• Experience working on high-speed packaging equipment an asset.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), including excellent sanitary habits, CIP systems and possess knowledge of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
• Ability to be flexible in terms of shift work and perform other duties as required
• Physically capable of performing the demands of the job and ability to multi-task
  Gay Lea Foods is a leading Canadian dairy co-operative renowned for producing high-quality, nutritious dairy products that Canadian families love and trust. From farm to table, our 1,200 farmer members in Ontario and Manitoba, and more than 1,200 employees across four provinces, work together to nourish communities through award-winning brands including Gay Lea, Nordica, Salerno, Bothwell Cheese, and more. As part of its deeply rooted, balanced commitment to people, profit, and planet, Gay Lea Foods proudly invests one percent of pre-tax earnings back into Canadian communities through a national food security partnership with Second Harvest, and the community-building efforts of the Gay Lea Foundation. To learn more, visit gayleafoods.com.
  Gay Lea Foods is an equal-opportunity employer and values diversity in our workplace.
  Reasonable accommodation is available upon request throughout our recruitment and selection process.

• Servicing and maintaining all process and packaging equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, perform preventative maintenance, and assist in installations of capital equipment projects.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment control systems working with electrician – PLC and machine I/O based.
• Machining, welding, and fabricating skills.
• Reading and interpreting of mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Understand and adhere to all plant Food/Health and Safety Polices.
• Must possess a great attitude and work ethic.
• Must be a team player and able to work closely with, production, engineering and outside contractors.
• Must have a flexible work schedule - shift work, overtime and weekends and schedule changes can be aspects of the position.
• Pump repair / troubleshooting, and Vacuum system experience.
• Instruct and assist operators with changeovers as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.