About the Role
The Electrical Journeyman is accountable for all electrical corrective, preventative, and predictive programs for plant equipment and building facilities. This role involves a rotational shift schedule and reports to the Maintenance Manager.
Responsibilities
- Provide assistance in the repair of all electrical/electronic processes and maintenance related lost time events.
- Troubleshoot production and plant equipment, HMI/PLC/SCADA systems, and facility infrastructure.
- Follow predictive/preventive maintenance programs utilizing SAP for Work Orders, SOPs, and GMP Standards.
- Assist in developing new SOPs, GMP standards, and One Point Lessons.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and direct instruction to maintenance department members on best practices and technical applications.
- Implement training and provide feedback to less experienced team members.
- Determine and select appropriate tools, spare parts, and components for maintenance tasks.
- Ensure accurate control of inventory.
- Assist in planning for equipment installation and removal.
- Perform start-up commissioning and shutdown activities.
- Inspect and calibrate process controls, measuring equipment, and recording devices.
- Implement cost-saving ideas.
- Perform maintenance on various equipment including vacuum pumps, motors, blowers, roasters, grinders, conveyors, elevators, augers, packaging equipment, compressors, and HVAC systems.
- Maintain equipment logs, process inventory data, and restock requests.
- Utilize CMMS System for record maintenance.
- Maintain contact with Maintenance Manager, production management, and vendors/contractors.
- Recommend process changes and apply Lean Manufacturing Principles.
- Adhere to operational safety systems and practices.
- Ensure all safety measures for the plant and production lines are in place and followed.
- Maintain a clean work environment, including equipment and tools.
- Carry out weekly reviews of GMP and Premise audit reports and delegate remedial tasks.
- Support equity, diversity, and inclusivity programs.
- Understand, apply, and participate in maintaining product quality and food safety program practices (BRC, HACCP, QA/QC, GMP, Sanitation, good hygiene).
- Understand, apply, and participate in maintaining health and safety program practices (lock-out/tag-out, safe lifting, confined space, incident prevention, WHMIS, M/C guarding, CSA Z462/NFPA 70E).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must have a valid Ontario Industrial Electrician License.
- Minimum 10 years of electrical maintenance field experience, preferably in food manufacturing or a related industry.
- Knowledge of health and safety practices and food safety procedures.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and ensure completion with minimal errors.
- Ability to assess and promptly rectify difficult situations and/or issues.
- Active knowledge of health and safety regulations in high heat areas.
- Flexibility to work all 3 shifts, changing start times, including weekends, and overtime as needed.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision.
Skills
- Electrical maintenance
- Troubleshooting HMI/PLC/SCADA systems
- SAP for Work Orders
- SOP development
- GMP standards
- One Point Lessons
- Mentoring
- Technical applications
- Process change implementation
- Inventory control
- Equipment installation and removal planning
- Commissioning
- Shutdown activities
- Process control calibration
- OEE improvement
- Cost saving implementation
- Vacuum pump maintenance
- Motor maintenance
- Blower maintenance
- Roaster maintenance
- Grinder maintenance
- Conveyor maintenance
- Elevator maintenance
- Auger maintenance
- Packaging equipment maintenance
- Compressor maintenance
- HVAC system maintenance
- CMMS System utilization
- Lean Manufacturing Principles
- Operational safety systems
- Sanitation procedures
- BRC
- HACCP
- QA/QC
- GMP
- Sanitation
- Good hygiene practices
- Lock-out/tag-out
- Safe lifting
- Confined space entry
- Incident prevention
- WHMIS
- Machine guarding
- CSA Z462
- NFPA 70E
Location
- 65 Carrier Drive
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-site
- Rotational shift (morning, afternoon, night)
- Weekends
- Overtime
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years of electrical maintenance field experience
Education Level
- Valid Electrical certification
- Valid Ontario Industrial Electrician License
Benefits
- Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process and employment as required by applicable laws.
About the Company
- Olam Americas Inc. celebrates diversity.
Equal Opportunity
- Olam Americas Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
