Maintenance Electrician (Royal Canin - Guelph) - $3000 Sign on Bonus

Royal Canin SAS; Guelph; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Canin is seeking a skilled Shift Maintenance Electrician to join their team in Guelph. The position involves preventive maintenance, troubleshooting complex production equipment, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. This role offers competitive hourly pay with performance bonuses, merit pay increases, and comprehensive benefits package from day one.

Benefits

Medical, Vision & Dental Coverage

Paid Time Off - 160 hours

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience maintaining control systems on complex processes.
• Experience with AC/DC control systems and basic mechanical repairs.
• Knowledge of food safety requirements e.g. HACCP, GMP.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive & predictive maintenance on production machinery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical production line issues.
• Collaborate with shift managers and machine operators to minimize downtime.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem Solving

Safety Practices

Time Management

Technical Skills

Peer Relationships

Education

Certified Journeyman – 309A or 442A

Tools

PLC/HMI

VFD

Job description

Job Description Summary
• Has advanced skills, typically gained through a combination of job-related training/education and considerable work experience
• May act as a lead, coordinating the work of others
• Works autonomously within established procedures and practices
• Has developed a specialized level of skill to perform assigned tasks


Job Family Group:
Supply
The design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally.

Job Family:
Plant Operations.
Operations Management leads and integrates the efforts of a single team or multiple teams across all shifts responsible for all quality, safety, cost, reliability and quantity of the line or lines which make up the value stream. Responsible for sound people management, problem solving and project management skills. Is responsible for producing finished goods or sub-assemblies for finished goods. They can be a machine operator or a team leader who helps coordinate activities and effectiveness of a group of machine operators as they complete their shift schedules.

Manufacturing Technician
Manufacturing Production Technician work focuses on implementing, modifying, and monitoring the quality, safety, and efficiency of discrete production processes (i.e., production of unit based items assembled from component parts) including: •Assisting engineers with developing and implementing new/modified production processes, tools, and equipment •Identifying/documenting operational control standards and testing equipment to assess conformance with engineering specifications •Setting up test apparatus and conducting tests of raw materials, parts, components, finished items, and packaging •Troubleshooting and resolving technical production line problems to minimize finished item rejection levels •Monitoring gauges, dials, and other indicators of production equipment/machinery performance

Hiring Requirements

Company: Royal Canin Guelph, ON

Title: Shift Maintenance - Electrician

What do we manufacture?

Royal Canin Pet Food

Required Shift:

12 Hour continental shifts

Shift rotates between days (7am - 7pm) and nights (7pm - 7am)

Pay: From $45 per hour.

Bonus (AVP) - target bonus of 5% of base pay, depending on company performance.

Merit Pay - Increase to base pay once per year based on your performance

Job Purpose:

We’re looking for a Shift Maintenance – Electrician, who will be responsible for on-shift preventive & predictive maintenance, alongside effective troubleshooting & repair of breakdowns across production & utilities.

What will be your day-to-day responsibilities?

• Adherent to company safety & quality standards and processes
• Completion of assigned preventative & predictive maintenance PMs as directed, capturing all relevant information into CMMS system (eMaint).
• Provide technical skills required to systematically repair, adjust and maintain processing, filling, conveying, and packaging machinery.
• Effectively prioritize simultaneous breakdown/reactive maintenance calls, utilizing shift managers & machine operators for support.
• Other duties include participating in continuous improvement teams, working on new project activities and continuous training.

What technical experience are we looking for?

• Certified Journeyman – 309A or 442A – with proof of apprenticeship and 2+ years’ experience maintaining control systems on complex process and/or high-speed production equipment.

• Experience with AC and DC control systems (troubleshoot, test and repair)
• PLC/HMI set-up & troubleshooting experience – RSLogix, Siemens, Omron
• VFD set-up & troubleshooting experience – Allen-Bradley PowerFlex & Siemens micro master
• Able to complete basic mechanical troubleshooting & repairs to equipment
• Knowledge of food safety requirements e.g. HACCP, GMP.
• Strong computer literacy

Personal Attributes we looking for?

• Safety – able to adopt safe work practices with production equipment, materials, tools etc.
• Problem Solving – strong technical problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Action Oriented – drive for results & strong time management skills to complete assigned work orders on time
• Peer Relationships – can work effectively with other shift technicians, shift managers and machine operators to complete assigned work & fix breakdowns efficiently
• Developing Others – can provide effective coaching and feedback to machine operators to build their capabilities in basic machine set-up & troubleshooting

What can you expect from Royal Canin?

This position comes with the following BENEFITS (Effective from DAY 1) -

• Bonus (AVP) - target bonus of 5% of base pay, depending on company performance
• Merit Pay - Increase to base pay once per year based on your performance
• Medical, Vision & Dental - Dependents included
• Paid Time Off - 160 hours
• Life Insurance
• Disability Coverage