Certified Electrician

Certified Electrician

Parrish & Heimbecker

Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Certified Electrician for our Milling division based in Halifax, NS. 

P&H Milling

P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products. The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati. In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.

From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.

Benefits

Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include:

• Learning and Development Programs
• Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off
• RRSP Matching
• Wellness Program
• Company Events

Your Role

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Journeyman Electrician is responsible for the repair of plant electrical and mechanical equipment in an efficient, timely and safe manner ensuring the safety of everyone on site as well as maintaining efficiency of production.

Day to Day

• Maintain a safe working environment by ensuring Health & Safety programs, policies and procedures are being followed.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance tasks and work orders throughout the plant, ensuring they are completed in a timely manner and in compliance with safety rules and standards.
• Conduct repair, maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment and systems such as Electrical, Mechanical, Electromechanical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic and PLC.
• Perform weekly scheduled maintenance on planned shutdown in order to achieve plant and equipment efficiency as well as building maintenance, when required.
• Conduct routine plant inspections, identify equipment malfunction, and provide observations and recommend corrective actions to Maintenance Supervisor.
• Perform and/or assist in the testing and calibration of machines and equipment
• Abide by routine maintenance procedure and effectively utilize the preventative maintenance software in conducting service routines.
• Monitor spare parts inventory level and provide the Maintenance Supervisor with this information as reference for procurement plan.
• Comply with high standards for product quality, housekeeping, and sanitation in accordance with GMP, Food Safety and Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS) procedures.
• Maintain documents and records in accordance with all relevant Quality and Safety policies and procedures.
• Attend safety meetings, training and certifications as required.

Required Qualifications

• Certified Journeyman Electrician.
• Red Seal Certificate is an asset.
• Minimum 1 year of experience as an Electrician, preferably in an industrial environment.
• Working knowledge and experience with Programmable Logic Control (PLC), VFD’s and troubleshooting, pneumatics, mechanical, hydraulics, rotating equipment, and electric systems.
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Self-directed, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work on a rotating schedule for after-hours calls and weekends.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H’s roots go back over 115 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.

With over 80 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.

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We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

P&H is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that is reflective of Canadian society. As a result, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. P&H welcomes and encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations in relation to the job selection process are available upon request for both internal and external candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.