Night-Shift Maintenance Helper (Industrial Facility)

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.; Bradford West Gwillimbury; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Competitive wages & benefits

Training provided

Employee discount on poultry products

Job summary

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Helper at our Bradford, ON facility to support night-shift maintenance and routine repairs. The role reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and aims to keep equipment safe, clean, and operational during overnight hours.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on, motivated, and able to work independently while escalating issues when needed. Work involves inspections, minor maintenance, and collaboration with skilled trades to maintain production readiness.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of related maintenance experience in an industrial, facility, manufacturing, or similar environment.
• Basic mechanical aptitude and safe use of common hand and power tools.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical/electrical equipment and issue identification.
• Able to troubleshoot basic maintenance issues and elevate when needed.
• Able to read basic drawings, manuals, work instructions, and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Complete facility repairs, upkeep, inspections, and minor maintenance with minimal supervision.
• Support equipment troubleshooting, repairs, preventative maintenance, and safe restarts.
• Assist skilled trades and perform basic mechanical tasks as trained and authorized.
• Inspect equipment, building systems, and facility areas; report issues and follow-up needs.
• Support production maintenance, including changeovers, startups, shutdowns, and breakdowns.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas, tools, shops, and parts storage.
• Identify parts, tools, and materials needed; report shortages.
• Follow drawings, manuals, procedures, instructions, and sketches.
• Escalate skilled-trade, safety, or unresolved equipment concerns as required.
• Support seasonal, grounds, and building system tasks as needed.
• Respond to night-shift maintenance calls based on safety and production priorities.
• Document work, parts, equipment issues, root causes, and follow-up actions.
• Follow Lockout/Tagout, GMP, HACCP, WHMIS, environmental, and Health & Safety requirements.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Reading drawings

Safe tool use

Team player

Night shift

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electrical knowledge

Maintenance systems

Job description

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Helper at our Bradford, ON facility to support night-shift maintenance and routine repairs. The role reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and aims to keep equipment safe, clean, and operational during overnight hours.

The ideal candidate will be hands-on, motivated, and able to work independently while escalating issues when needed. Work involves inspections, minor maintenance, and collaboration with skilled trades to maintain production readiness.