maintenance technician.

Maintenance Technician (Apprentice Millwright / 4th Class Power Engineer)

Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Employment Type: Temporary-to-Permanent (Initial 6-week contract with excellent prospects for full-time conversion)
Compensation: $30.00 to $35.00 per hour (commensurate with your current apprenticeship level and hands-on experience)
Schedule: Full-Time

About the Opportunity
We are partnering with a premier food production and distribution center in Edmonton to find a highly motivated, hands-on Maintenance Technician for an immediate start. Initially covering a medical leave beginning on July 10th, this contract-to-hire opportunity serves as a working interview. If you demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities, reliability, and mechanical skill, there is a strong chance of securing a permanent, long-term position with a prominent industry leader.

Advantages
Attractive Compensation: Start at a competitive rate of $30.00 to $35.00 per hour, with excellent potential for future wage progression.

Accelerated Hiring: Skip the drawn-out processes; we are conducting interviews within a few days of receiving qualified applications, with no tedious pre-employment testing required to get you on the floor.

Future Permanent Benefits: If hired permanently, you will unlock access to performance-based bonuses, extensive health and dental insurance, retirement planning options, company stock matching, ongoing professional training, and fantastic employee discounts on food products.

Responsibilities
Your primary objective is straightforward: ensure maximum uptime and keep our production lines running seamlessly. You'll do this by:

- Conduct active monitoring, rapid troubleshooting, and urgent repairs on a variety of facility equipment and manufacturing machinery.

- Execute comprehensive daily, weekly, and monthly preventative maintenance (PM) tasks while managing and closing out assigned work orders.

- Act as the main point of contact to supervise and assist third-party service contractors during specialized repair visits.

- Maintain an impeccably clean and organized maintenance shop, strictly adhering to stringent Food Safety and HACCP sanitization protocols.

- Perform routine checks and baseline troubleshooting on the building's HVAC systems and assorted warehouse material handling equipment.

Qualifications
Professional Designation: You must be an actively registered 2nd or 3rd-year Apprentice Millwright, or hold a valid 4th Class Power Engineer certification.

Technical Aptitude: You possess a natural mechanical mindset, a proactive "get it done" work ethic, and the ability to accurately interpret complex blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.

Industry Experience: A background in food manufacturing, industrial processing, or other strictly regulated environments is heavily preferred. A firm grasp of food safety hygiene and sanitation standards is non-negotiable.

Machinery Knowledge: Hands-on experience troubleshooting packaging conveyors, rollstock equipment, and automated food processing lines will make your application stand out.

Additional Assets: Valid tickets for operating forklifts, motorized pallet jacks, or elevated work platforms (scissor lifts) are highly advantageous.

Summary
If you’re an ambitious apprentice or skilled power engineer who excels at diagnosing mechanical issues, thrives in a fast-paced production environment, and is eager to build a career with a top-tier employer, we highly encourage you to apply!

How to Submit Your Application:
Apply directly to this ad!

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Send your updated resume directly to View email address on randstad.com. Please use "Maintenance Technician" as your email subject line, and be sure your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience with mechanical troubleshooting and industrial food processing equipment.

Please note: While we’re grateful for your interest in joining our client's team, only those candidates whose qualifications closely match the requirements will be contacted to schedule a preliminary interview.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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