Maintenance Electrician

Malteries Soufflet; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Malteries Soufflet's Canada Malting in Thunder Bay, Ontario, is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to maintain and repair industrial equipment, working with a skilled team to ensure quality malt is produced and delivered locally and worldwide.

The role offers a 4-10 hour day shift and a one-week on-call rotation every 5–6 weeks, with opportunities to mentor apprentices and contribute to safety and continuous improvement in a unionized plant.

Qualifications

• Must have Trade Ticket 442A or 309A (Red Seal) Industrial Electrician or Construction Maintenance Electrician
• Proven experience as an industrial or maintenance electrician
• Experience working in a safety sensitive position
• PLC and instrumentation experience would be an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated to achieve high-quality standards of working
• Positive attitude and self-starter
• Team player and willingness to help others out
• In good standing with Skilled Trades Ontario

Responsibilities

• Safely maintain equipment, perform repairs and preventative maintenance in a fast-paced environment
• Troubleshoot and repair plant equipment
• Safely complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks
• Perform all work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures
• Ensure all work complies with Ontario Electrical Safety code
• Recommend improvements to equipment and processes
• Show patience and leadership while mentoring apprentices
• Assist employees and contractors in lockout procedures
• Fabricate necessary supports and brackets.
• Install and maintain all plant lighting
• Use and maintain PLC and SCADA programs
• Interpret electrical blueprints and schematics
• Plan, design and install updated electrical/ PLC infrastructure
• Install or replace electrical field devices (i.e., Motors, sensors, controllers, PLC cards, cables, circuit breakers, fuses, actuators, variable frequency drives etc.)
• Install all necessary infrastructure to integrate new field devices into existing plant electrical system
• Maintain necessary housekeeping tasks.
• Work in a team-oriented, unionized environment

Skills

PLC experience

Instrumentation experience

Safety awareness

Communication skills

Education

Trade Ticket 442A/309A (Red Seal)

Tools

PLC programs

SCADA systems

Job description

Maintenance Electrician

Thunder Bay, Ontario

About the Company

Malteries Soufflet acquired United Malt Group in 2023, creating the world’s largest malting company with an annual production capacity of 3.7 million tons of malt through 41 facilities in 20 countries, serving both industrial and craft brewers and distillers. Across the globe, our family of brands produce malt that is blended into some of your favorite industry-leading beverages and local craft brews.

Our more than 2300 employees are proud of therich heritage of our family of brands and are committed to incorporating sustainability improvements at every touchpoint of our supply chain. We celebrate the diversity of our people and together strive to create an environment where all employees are safe, welcomed and have a sense of belonging.

• Passion for innovation
• Cultivate agile collaboration
• Be accountable
• Leverage differences

POSITION SCOPE

Canada Malting is seeking a Maintenance Electrician for our malting plant. Located in the heart of Thunder Bay, our malting facility utilizes various industrial equipment in conjunction with our highly skilled employees to ensure quality malt is produced and delivered to our customers locally and worldwide. The Maintenance Electrician is responsible for the maintenance of specialized and unique equipment that allows a trades person the ability to gain knowledge and insight of many aspects of the trade. We offer a 4-10hour day shift and a one weekon call every 5-6 weeks working schedule that allows a great work-life balance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful candidate will be required to perform a various number of duties including but not limited to the following:

• Safely maintain equipment, perform repairs and preventative maintenance in a fast-paced environment
• Troubleshoot and repair plant equipment
• Safely complete assigned preventative maintenance tasks
• Perform all work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures
• Ensure all work complies with Ontario Electrical Safety code
• Recommend improvements to equipment and processes
• Show patience and leadership while mentoring apprentices
• Assist employees and contractors in lockout procedures
• Fabricate necessary supports and brackets.
• Install and maintain all plant lighting
• Use and maintain PLC and SCADA programs
• Interpret electrical blueprints and schematics
• Plan, design and install updated electrical/ PLC infrastructure
• Install or replace electrical field devices (i.e., Motors, sensors, controllers, PLC cards, cables, circuit breakers, fuses, actuators, variable frequency drives etc.)
• Install all necessary infrastructure to integrate new field devices into existing plant electrical system
• Maintain necessary housekeeping tasks.
• Work in a team-oriented, unionized environment

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must have Trade Ticket 442A or 309A (Red Seal) Industrial Electrician or Construction Maintenance Electrician
• Proven experience as an industrial or maintenance electrician
• Experience working in a safety sensitive position
• PLC and instrumentation experience would be an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivated to achieve high-quality standards of working
• Positive attitude and self-starter
• Team player and willingness to help others out
• In good standing with Skilled Trades Ontario

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Vast array of large and small industrial equipment
• Variety of working conditions including working outside occasionally
• Working around automated equipment
• Safety training provided upon hiring.
• PPE required in all work environments.

COMPENSATION

$44.99

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.