Job Description
Job Description:
Company: Mars Food- Bolton, ON
Title: Shift Maintenance Technician - Electrician
What do we manufacture?
BEN'S ORIGINALâ„¢ products
Required Shift:
12 Hour rotating shifts
Shift rotates between days (7am - 7:30pm) and nights (7pm - 7:30am) - 2x day shifts, then 2x night shifts, followed by 4x days off.
Pay: From $47.50 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 p erformance
- Additional information will be addressed during the interview process
Job Purpose:
We're looking for a Shift Technician - 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?
- Adhere to company safety & quality standards and processes
- Completion of assigned preventative & predictive maintenance PMs as directed, capturing all relevant information into CMMS system (SAP PM).
- 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 5+ 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, Wonderware, Cognex In-sight preferred
- VFD set-up & troubleshooting experience - Allen-Bradley PowerFlex & Mitsubishi A-series preferred
- Servo set-up & troubleshooting experience - Schneider PacDrive & Lexium preferred
- Able to complete basic mechanical troubleshooting & repairs to equipment
- Knowledge of food safety requirements e.g. HACCP, GMP.
- Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office & CMMS experience - SAP PM preferred)
What soft-skills are 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 Mars?
- 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 p erformance
- Medical, Vision & Dental - Dependents included
- Prescription Drugs
- Paid Time Off - 160 hours
- Life Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mars University
- Parental Leave
- Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented associates , all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.

