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Maintenance Technician – Food Manufacturing (Straight Afternoons)

Concord / Vaughan, ON

$35.00 – 38.00 / hour (commensurate with hands-on skill and licensing)

Straight Afternoon Shift Mid-Day / Afternoon Hours (e.g., 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM; flexible start times available)

Full-Time, Permanent

Overview
A long-standing, family-operated frozen food manufacturer in Concord/Vaughan is seeking a skilled Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join their team on a permanent, straight afternoon shift.

Operating out of an exceptionally clean, audit-certified (BRC / HACCP) facility, you will partner directly with a veteran Lead Maintenance Technician to oversee preventative maintenance and fast-response troubleshooting across automated bakery, freezing, and packaging lines.

Advantages
Competitive Compensation: $35.00 – $38.00/hour with steady year-round hours and overtime opportunities.

Predictable Schedule: Straight afternoon/mid-day shift with no mandatory overnight rotations.

Fully Equipped Tool Room: All specialized tools, diagnostic meters, and shop equipment are provided on-site—no need to transport your personal tools.

Health Benefits: Comprehensive Health Spending Account (HSA) package.

Top-Tier Facility: Work in an ultra-clean, organized, double-A audited food plant with long-tenured management and strong job security.

Direct Impact: Be a critical, recognized technical resource rather than just a number on a massive plant roster.

Responsibilities
Troubleshoot and repair electro-mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic breakdowns on live bakery production lines, continuous spiral freezers, industrial mixers, high-heat commercial ovens, and conveyor systems.

Diagnose automated packaging lines, flow wrappers, vision/fill sensors, and labeling/printing equipment.

Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical blueprints, and wiring diagrams to trace faults quickly.

Connect to and troubleshoot PLC systems (Allen-Bradley, Siemens) to clear I/O faults, calibrate sensors, and inspect VFDs and HMIs.

Perform mechanical tear-downs, shaft/bearing replacements, gearbox swaps, pump repairs, and basic welding/fabrication as needed.

Support facility-side systems including refrigeration/chillers, compressed air, and plant wastewater treatment equipment.

Maintain strict adherence to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), GMP, and HACCP hygiene and safety standards.

Qualifications
Experience: 4+ years of industrial electro-mechanical maintenance experience, ideally within food, beverage, or automated packaging manufacturing.

Electrical & Automation: Proven ability to troubleshoot industrial control panels, 24V–480V circuits, relays, sensors, and diagnose basic PLC inputs/outputs.

Mechanical Systems: Solid diagnostic capabilities with mechanical drive assemblies, hydraulics, pneumatics, gearboxes, pumps, and chain/belt conveyors.

Certifications: Industrial Millwright (433A) or Industrial Electrician (442A/309A) is an asset, but experienced, unlicensed technicians with strong dual-trade food plant backgrounds are welcome to apply.

Attributes: Strong troubleshooting autonomy, attention to detail, and a collaborative personality suited for a close-knit technical team.

Summary
For a confidential conversation regarding this role, please reach out directly:

Sarah Dinis Staffing Manager Skilled Trades & Industrial Management Randstad Canada

Email: View email address on randstad.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-dinis

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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