Farm Electromechanical Technician

Linkletter Farms; Summerside; On-site; CAD 77,366,000 - 83,097,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

RRSP Match

Vehicle Allowance

Job summary

Linkletter Farms Limited seeks a qualified electromechanical technician to leverage current skills while learning new ones. The role focuses on improving reliability and output of receiving lines and storages, with flexibility to work across farm areas as needed.

Responsibilities include maintaining conveyors and sensors, diagnosing faults, calibrating storage sensors, and documenting work in PATH ERP. Preferred candidates have a technical diploma and at least two years driving experience.

Qualifications

• Technical diploma or certification in electromechanical engineering, industrial maintenance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years driving experience.
• Experience with agricultural equipment, specifically potato receiving line equipment, storage/controls, and irrigation controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain storage and handling equipment such as conveyor motors and fan motors.
• Diagnose faults in electrical systems used on the farm, including ventilation and receiving line controls.
• Troubleshoot equipment and controls as they break down.
• Calibrate sensors used in potato storage systems.
• Monitor the proper function of storage and receiving systems.
• Digitalize and document repair and maintenance activities through PATH ERP.

Skills

Computer Use

Numeracy

Oral Communication

Working with Others

Education

Technical Diploma in Electromechanical Engineering

Tools

PATH ERP

Job description

Linkletter Farms Limited is seeking a qualified electromechanical technician who can make an immediate impact with their current skill set, but also someone who is open to learning new things, as we have a lot of operation-specific equipment. We are seeking a technician with the skills to improve the reliability and output of our receiving lines and storages, but who is also willing to work in different areas of the farm as needed.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

• Maintain storage and handling equipment such as conveyor motors, machine sensors, fan motors, intake/exhaust doors


• Diagnose faults in electrical systems used on the farm, such as ventilation control systems, receiving line control systems, irrigation controls


• Troubleshoot equipment and controls as they break down


• Calibrate sensors used in potato storage systems


• Monitor the proper function of storage and receiving systems


• Digitalize and document the repair and maintenance of all such activity through an ERP named PATH


• Recommend improvements in processes and upgrades that may be required throughout the potato storage and handling department

Qualifications:

• Technical diploma or certification in electromechanical engineering, industrial maintenance, or a related field


• Minimum of 2 years driving experience


• Experience working with agricultural equipment, specifically:


• Potato receiving line equipment (dirt elimination equipment, conveyors, box fillers, etc.)


• Storage warehouse systems and controls, and related sensors


• Irrigation controls

Job Location:Linkletter, Prince Edward Island

Benefits and Compensation Information:

• Hours of work are dependent on production. Flexibility to work on days, evenings and Saturdays would be required.


• Full-time permanent position


• Health Insurance


• RRSP Match


• Vehicle Allowance


• Range $27.00 to $29 per hour.

Tagged as: 72400

Essential Skills:

• Computer Use


• Numeracy


• Oral Communication


• Working with Others

Soft Skills:

• Dependability


• Desire to Learn


• Effective Communication


• Punctuality

Hard Skills:

• Data Entry


• Mechanical Engineering

Digital Skills:

• Email

Languages:

• English