Location: North York, Ontario
Status: Full time, permanent
Shift: Straight Continental Nights
The starting pay range for the role is $41.45-49.56 based on experience and qualifications. Plus bonus, comprehensive benefits, retirement savings plan, paid vacation, and other perks and opportunities.
The Maintenance Technician – Electrician is an integral member of our operations team, responsible for helping to keep our facility running smoothly. You will apply your preventative maintenance and troubleshooting expertise to maintain and repair processing and production equipment.
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to identify and resolve equipment issues and determine root causes when challenges arise.
You have a safety-first mindset, take pride in maintaining a clean and organized work environment, and enjoy hands-on troubleshooting. You value working closely with operators and colleagues on the production floor to understand equipment performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
You are interested in joining a well-established, Canadian-owned and operated organization with a strong history of growth and success.
Qualifications & Competencies
- Must hold a relevant trade license, ideally an Electrician 442A License (or equivalent), with a strong mechanical background
- Minimum 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Strong preventative maintenance and troubleshooting skills
- Experience working with automated production and packaging equipment
- Knowledge of PLC fault diagnostics, motor control, and motion control systems
- Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) or similar operational standards
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is considered an asset
- Valid Operating Engineer certification is an asset
- Working knowledge of welding, machining, and plumbing
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work shifts and perform other duties as required
- Basic computer skills are an asset
- Physically capable of meeting the demands of the role
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain all mechanical and electrical systems and plant machinery
- Troubleshoot and maintain processing and production equipment, including tanks, valves, pumps, and automated systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot packaging and high-speed production equipment
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, and external contractors to ensure work is completed safely and in compliance with all applicable regulations and standards (e.g., Health & Safety, GMP, WHMIS, SDS)
- Communicate daily maintenance activities with the Maintenance Supervisor and team; maintain accurate logs and records
- Improve and sustain preventative maintenance (PM) systems
- Ensure required parts and materials are ordered and available
- Identify opportunities and recommend improvements to enhance maintenance operations and efficiency
- Follow standard operating procedures and maintain accurate documentation as required
- Attend required training and development programs
- Support additional projects and initiatives as assigned by Plant Management
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.
Gay Lea Foods may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support aspects of the recruitment process, including screening and assessment.
We are currently accepting applications for this open position.
Thank you for your interest in Gay Lea Foods.
Wishing you all the best with your career search!
Pay: $41.45-$49.56 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Are you comfortable working a Continental Night shift?
Experience:
- Maintenance : 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Electricians license (preferred)
Work Location: In person
