Industrial Electrician

Maple Leaf Foods is Canada’s leading consumer packaged meats company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. We make high-quality, great tasting, nutritious and innovative food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf®, Maple Leaf Prime®, Maple Leaf Natural Selections®, Schneiders®, Schneiders Country Naturals® and Mina™. Our Company employs approximately 11,000 people in its operations across Canada and exports to more than 20 global markets including the U.S. and Asia.

The incumbent performs electrical maintenance, servicing, repairing, rebuilding, and installation of food processing and packaging equipment. This includes troubleshooting, problem solving, and preventive maintenance to building systems and/or processing equipment with working knowledge of mechanical requirements in order to allow efficient repair or replacement. Our Electrician rate is $31.09/hour, with a $0.45/hour for afternoon shift and $0.60/hour night shift premium.

Responsible to ensure daily operation of all plant production equipment including: * Electrical equipment (AC Drives, power control circuits, starters, MCC's, motors) * Microprocessor based systems (PLC's, Electronic circuits, controls) * Instrumentation (pneumatic controls, PID, transducers, servos, analog/digital signals) * Communication and Data Systems (closed circuit TV, timekeeping, phone/computer) * Conduct Planned Preventative and Predictive Maintenance and keep maintenance records * Recommend and implement corrective action and required repairs * Assist in planning, organizing of work activities (drawing interpretation, parts preparation) * Recommend and implement corrective action and required repairs * Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair * Low and medium voltage distribution systems (single and three phase systems) * power distribution and generation (generators, transformers, switchgears, breakers) * HVAC, emergency systems (boilers, refrigeration, energy control, alarm) * Use of computerized maintenance management system * Understand and adhere to all plant Food/Health and Safety Polices.

**Education, Experience & Competency Requirements:** * Trades Certification (Red Seal) required * Minimum three years of experience in a highly automated industrial manufacturing environment * Strong electrical, instrumentation, automation, pneumatics experience required * Weight Scales, Vision Systems, HMI, Siemens S5/S7, Allen Bradley SLC5 PLC, VFD, Servomotors, Profibus/Ethernet Network Communications experience essential * Strong decision making, problem solving troubleshooting and multi-tasking skills * Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload and effectively meet deadlines * Ability to work independently and in a multifunctional team with minimal supervision * Ability to work well in a team environment * Must be able to work shift work as required * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills * Available for weekend overtime as production demands require