Maintenance Electrician

Sunrise Farms; Lethbridge; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Farms in Alberta, Canada, seeks a Maintenance Electrician to support the plant’s electrical and mechanical upkeep during evening and night shifts. The role requires Red Seal certification, Grade 12, and 1–3 years of relevant maintenance experience, with CMMS familiarity. Overtime, weekend work and on-call support may be required.

Please apply with your resume to join a safety‑driven team. Experience in a food processing environment and handling live animals are assets.

Qualifications

• Red Seal Electrician Ticket is required.
• Overtime, weekend work and on-call support may be required.
• Shift work as required.
• Grade 12 education is required.
• 1–3 years related maintenance experience.
• Food processing plant experience is an asset.
• Experience with live animals handling is an asset.
• CMMS experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Comply with safety, federal, state and local regulations, plus environmental requirements.
• Performs repair installations on production machines, bearings, seals and alignment.
• Maintenance of RTU filters, belts and general maintenance.
• Carries out preventive maintenance in Production & common areas.
• Diagnose complex faults of mechanical equipment using appropriate tools.
• Use power and hand tools to build/repair equipment and components.
• Replace solenoids, motors, pumps and gearboxes.
• Inspect equipment to ensure safeguarding is in place and functional.
• Replace lamps, ballasts and familiarity with thermostats and sensors.
• Plan and organize work assignments efficiently.
• Maintain clean, safe work areas and report defects to Maintenance Supervisor.
• Work closely with contractors and oversee activities as required.
• Complete tasks as requested by Maintenance Manager.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Team player

Communication skills

Safety conscious

Independent worker

Education

Grade 12 education

Red Seal Electrician Ticket

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role

To assist the Maintenance Team in providing the plant with a high level of maintenance expertise, that ensures departmental downtime, meets Company objectives efficiently and to carry out equipment and building repairs as required, while adhering to quality, safety and legislative guidelines.

Schedule

Evening & Nightshift

Responsibilities

• Comply with the company safety, federal, state and local regulations, plus environmental requirements
• Performs all tasks as per recommended job methods, procedures, etc., particularly on the repair installation of production machines, bearings, seals and their alignment
• Maintenance of RTU filters, belts and general maintenance
• Carries out preventive maintenance tasks to Production & common areas
• Diagnose complex and common faults of mechanical equipment by inspecting and using appropriate tools of preventive maintenance
• Through familiarity, knowledge and uses of power and hand tools and equipment in a skillful, efficient manner, maintaining them in clean operating condition. Uses hand and power tools to build buggies, carts, airlines, castors and rails
• Replacement of solenoids, motors, pumps and gearboxes
• Inspect equipment to ensure all safeguarding is in place and functional, including safety sensors, limit switches and photo-eyes
• Electrical knowledge to replace lamps, ballasts and familiarity with thermostats and sensors
• Plans and organize all aspects of work and job assignments, in an efficient and productive way
• Maintains work areas in clean and safe conditions, removing all waste on completion of work, or earlier if necessary
• Reports all defects, errors in production, and machines which may affect the workplace to the Maintenance Supervisor/Operations Manager
• Performs and assists in other maintenance duties as required
• Work closely with contractors and oversees activities as required. Provides resource support as required
• Completes tasks at the request of the Maintenance Manager/Operations Manager

Requirements

• Red Seal Electrician Ticket
• Must Perform Overtime, Weekend work and On-Call/Support as required
• Shift Work as required
• Grade 12 education
• Have 1 to 3 years related experience demonstrating mechanical aptitude
• Experience in a Food Processing Plant is an asset
• Experience with Live Animals and proper care and handling asset
• Be success-driven and have a “can do” attitude
• Be able to work independently, as well as being a strong team player
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Have a good safety record and work ethic
• Flexible and adaptable in ever-changing environments
• CMMS Experience

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.