Maintenance Specialist

Dawn Staffing Solutions Inc; The Blue Mountains; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Maintenance Specialist for a food production facility in the Blue Mountains, ON. The role involves training maintenance teams, providing technical support, and developing maintenance programs. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Millwright license, along with 7+ years of experience in maintenance within the food processing sector. Strong mechanical and electrical system knowledge is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of maintenance and reliability experience in food processing or high-speed manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, PLC, and hydraulic systems.
• Familiarity with reliability tools like FMEA, RCA, and condition-based monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Train and coordinate daily activities of the maintenance team.
• Provide technical support to maintenance, production, and packaging teams.
• Develop and sustain a proactive Preventive Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance program.
• Monitor and analyze equipment failure data.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures and maintenance work instructions.

Skills

Mechanical systems knowledge

Electrical systems knowledge

Pneumatic systems knowledge

PLC systems knowledge

Hydraulic systems knowledge

Reliability tools familiarity

CMMS proficiency

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Licensed Millwright

Tools

CMMS

FMEA

RCA

Job description

One of our food processing clients is looking for a Maintenance Specialist for their food production facility at Blue Mountains, ON area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Train and coordinate daily activities of the maintenance team, ensuring timely repair and maintenance of all plant machinery and systems.
• Provide technical support to maintenance, production and pacakgging teams and drive CI efforts to reduce downtime.
• Develope and sustain a proactive Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) program to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Provide onsite support with equipment maintenance, CI efforts, PM Programs and fulfill maintenance requirements along with the maintenance team.
• Monitor and analyze equipment failure data to identify root causes and drive reliability improvements.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintenance work instructions.
• Utilize CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to track work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, and equipment history.
• Support capital projects and equipment installations by coordinating with engineering and vendors.
• Train, coach, and mentor maintenance technicians and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Licensed Millwright with experience in the food.
• 7+ years of maintenance and reliability experience in a food processing or high speed manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, PLC and hydraulic systems.
• Familiarity with reliability tools like FMEA, RCA, and condition-based monitoring.
• Proficiency in using CMMS and Microsoft Office Suite.