Maintenance Technician

Cartisian Technical Recruitment; Brantford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cartisian Technical Recruitment seeks a Resident Engineer (Mechanical and/or Electrical) in Brantford, Ontario, to join a new maintenance team supporting newly built automated production lines at a flagship food facility. You will perform hands-on maintenance and fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery, work with conveyors, robotics, ASRS, and contribute to uptime and continuous improvement.

Typical qualifications include 433A Millwright, 309A Electrician, or Red Seal; experience with

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance and fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery.
• Experience with preventative maintenance and breakdown response.
• Ability to diagnose using PLC diagnostics and keep equipment safe.

Responsibilities

• Maintain automated production lines and robotics.
• Diagnose and repair PLC-controlled equipment to minimize downtime.
• Contribute to preventive maintenance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Diagnostics

Maintenance experience

PLC diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Education

433A Industrial Mechanic Millwright

309A Electrician

Red Seal‑endorsed trade certification

Job description

Resident Engineer (Mechanical and or Electrical) - Brantford

Join a new maintenance team supporting newly built automated production lines at a flagship food production facility.

We’re recruiting mechanically and electrically biased maintenance professionals for a highly automated, high-throughput operation.

Why consider this opportunity?

• Join a new team and help establish effective maintenance practices from the outset
• Work on newly built automation lines featuring robotics and integrated material-handling systems
• Play a key role in equipment reliability, production uptime and continuous improvement
• Put your troubleshooting skills to work across a wide range of automated equipment

Whether your strength is mechanical or electrical, you must have hands-on maintenance and fault-finding experience with PLC-controlled machinery.

Relevant equipment experience could include:

• Conveyors and automated material-handling systems
• Packaging and automated production machinery
• Palletising and depalletising robots
• Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS)
• Robotic arms and associated automation

What we’re looking for:

• Strong mechanical and/or electrical diagnostic and repair skills
• Experience with preventative maintenance and breakdown response
• Familiarity with PLC diagnostics to help identify machinery faults
• A practical approach to keeping equipment running safely and reliably

You do not need to be equally skilled in both mechanical and electrical maintenance, but experience with automated machinery is essential.

• 433A – Industrial Mechanic Millwright
• 309A – Electrician, Construction and Maintenance
• Red Seal‑endorsed trade certification in Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), Industrial Electrician or Construction Electrician

Experienced technicians actively progressing towards a relevant trade qualification are also encouraged to apply.