Mechanic/Industrial Electrician-ON

Business Unit Overview

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings’ private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a private equity firm.

Location Description

The Markham, Ontario plant produces both organic and non‑organic peanut butter, with annual production of approximately 35 million pounds. The site supports a team of about 60 manufacturing and support employees and plays an important role in supplying products across the region.

Markham is located just north of Toronto and is widely known as Canada’s High‑Tech Capital, home to more than 1,000 high‑tech and life sciences companies. The city offers convenient access to the Greater Toronto Area through major highways and public transit, along with a strong quality of life supported by parks, trails, cultural venues, and year‑round community events.

Responsibilities

8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a leading manufacturer of private brand and branded food products. We supply organic and conventional Nut Butters.

We are a small plant with a big heart with a warm, friendly and positive work environment. We make the best peanut butter by roasting and grinding peanuts combined with other raw ingredients that flow to a 1 fully automated line consisting of a filler, capper, labeler and pallet wrapper, and then shipped out all over the world!

Come and join our Team!

Location: 30 Citizen Court Drive, Markham

Shift: Day shift M-F 6am-2pm - plus weekend overtime work

Pay rate is $38.06 per hour plus 10 days Paid Time Off

Position Summary

Reporting to the Maintenance manager, the Electrician will perform preventative maintenance duties on production equipment as well as troubleshooting machines, managing motor controls and will be required to interpret and read electrical drawings.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintain, diagnose/troubleshoot and repair a variety of electro-mechanical equipment in both processing and high-speed packaging.
• Will be required to perform line changeovers and equipment set-ups
• Will be responsible to complete all Maintenance, Safety, Food Safety and General Training courses and documentation
• Planning, parts and tools identification and executing rebuilds of existing equipment or installation of new equipment.
• Work with automated and robotics systems, conveyors and processing equipment (i.e. roaster, mills, fillers, capper, labeller, case packer, bundle wrapper), auxiliary plant equipment such as air compressors, lighting, HVAC/Chiller units, glycol systems, truck docks, doors and general facility upkeep items.
• Fabricate parts as required/requested
• Read and interpret drawings and blueprints.
• Work with Machine Operators on troubleshooting equipment
• Maintain, diagnose and repair electrical control and instrumentation
• Replace electrical/electronic and control hardware including PLCs and HMIs
• Set-up and calibrate various instrumentation (i.e. metal detectors, check-weighers, scales, feeders, temperature and flow transmitters
• Maintain, diagnose and repair PLC, HMI and ancillary controls instrumentation
• Edit PLC/HMI software, backup programs and software, update software/hardware revisions
• Maintain, diagnose and repair E-net/IP communications systems including switches
• Maintain, diagnose and repair interplant analog, digital and VoIP phone systems
• Maintain, diagnose and repair plant WIFI systems
• Reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor/Manager but will also be required to follow direction of on shift production supervisor
• All positions within Golden Boy Foods Ltd are mandated to adhere to Good Manufacturing (GMP) and uphold food safety standards.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications

Education And Experience Required

• Ontario 442A Electrician License
• High School Diploma or GED
• 3-5 years’ experience in an electrical-mechanical maintenance role in a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing

Preferred Education, Experience, And Skills

• Mechanical experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to read and interpret electrical & mechanical drawings
• Experience in a food manufacturing facility with liquid filling experience is a definite asset
• Work to current electrical codes
• Ability to handle stressful situations and remain calm
• An organizes problem solver, able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment

Physical Requirements

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Lifting 23kg (50lbs) periodically
• Ability to climb and work from ladders and elevated surfaces

The pay range for this position is $35.00 to $45.21 per hour.