Grand River Foods is a leading food solutions company serving customers in the North American grocery and food service industry. As a member of the Sunrise Farm family, we remain as dedicated as ever to both providing a quality work environment for our employees, as well as producing only the highest quality products for our customers. We are known for the great care we take with clients and employees alike.
GRF operates in a cold, fast-paced, and physical environment. Applicants must be comfortable handling meat products (beef, pork, chicken, seafood, soy, etc.) and must be comfortable with 10-40 pounds of repetitive lifting.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordination of the building systems operation including heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and air-conditioning
Operating/monitoring of an industrial ammonia refrigeration system
Understanding and complying with all standard operation procedures in addition to regulated/legislated compliance standard for operation and maintaining of an industrial ammonia refrigeration system
Working with outside contractors and/or vendors, including fire department and inspectors
Perform facility inspections on a regular basis
Completion of daily refrigeration system readings and daily logbook records
Installs, maintains and repairs all mechanical and electrical systems and all machinery at the plant.
Provide support to production in troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical breakdowns.
Complies with all necessary manufacturing codes, regulations and standards i.e. GMP, HACCP, WHIMIS, MSDS etc.
Conduct scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration activities. Maintain an updated record of PM.
Identify opportunities to continuously improve maintenance operations
Actively promote health and safety in the workplace.
Completes Maintenance reports and logs as required.
Ensure all production equipment is serviced as required
Monitor and adjust equipment to lower utility costs
Enforce established safety, health, contamination and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize staff injuries, lost production time, damage, and contamination of product
Track building and equipment repairs
Ensure that work area is clean of debris and hazards at all times and check work area for such hazards upon arrival and when departing each area of work
Work in a safe manner in accordance with legislated and company health and safety standards
Perform other duties as required
REQUIREMENTS:
Valid Refrigeration B / Millwright license
Proven track record working with mechanics, machine shop practices (lathe & milling machines), welding (ARC, TIG, MIG), and pneumatic & hydraulic fields is required
2-5 years' industrial mechanical experience, preferably in the food industry
Service, clean and perform preventative maintenance and overhaul on all production equipment (spiral ovens, freezers, formers, cartoners, tray packs, bread and batter equipment)
Continually improve equipment function via design improvements
Problem solving skills and good communication skills
Knowledge of appropriate health & safety and environmental regulations
Adherence to Food Safety Protocols
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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.
Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.
