Maintenance Apprentice - Millwright

Summary

Maintenance Apprentice works under the direction of the Maintenance Manager in assisting in set ups, changeovers, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Must be enrolled in a Millwright Apprenticeship program. Adheres to the Employee Handbook.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides expertise to ensure production lines are functioning within specified tolerance levels.
• Responsible for preventative maintenance activities for equipment, ensures the workshop is cleaned and support the agreed policies and procedures.
• Provide hands on expertise for all equipment.
• Reduce scrap levels by improving operating equipment performance.
• Responsible for repairs of defective equipment.
• Ensure lock out/tag procedures are in place and adhered to and that all safety equipment on machines is in proper working order.
• Maintain a safe work environment through good housekeeping measures and by applying safe practices, follow Provincial and company health and safety regulations.
• Be familiar with relevant SDS's and WHIMS.

Quality Management

• Perform all tasks in a quality manner as outlined in the company's mission statement.
• Participate in corrective actions on line equipment as directed, to ensure product is within customer and internal specifications.
• Inspect and monitor equipment on a regular basis as directed to resolve potential quality issues before they occur.

Qualifications (Required education/experience/skills/abilities)

• High school diploma is required. Enroll in the Apprenticeship program. Demonstrate mechanical ability, often supported by a technician's certificate. Maintain forklift certification following Ministry guidelines, Fall Arrest course an asset. On-the-job training is provided.
• Good numeracy to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals related to equipment maintenance.
• Good communications skills required to communicate with maintenance and production personnel about equipment performance.
• Organize and managing preventative maintenance schedules (P.M.) and accurate logging of activities on a daily basis.
• Analytical ability required to commence predictive maintenance activities.
• Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Pay: $20.00-$28.40 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person