Maintenance Youth Apprentice

People

People are at the heart of our success. Our culture encourages collaboration, transparency, and accountability in order to generate value and achieve sustainable results. Being part of the team means committing to an environment where everyone’s impact truly matters. At Agropur, accountability means owning challenges and taking concrete action to achieve results.

Education & Experience

• Some High School level coursework required.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Previous experience in maintenance (school or on-the-job) preferred.
• Previous experience in welding (school or on-the-job) preferred; specifically welding stainless and making food grade repairs preferred.
• Experience reading and understanding blueprints preferred.

Skills

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with colleagues.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Ability to pay strong attention to detail and multitask effectively.
• Ability to solve problems by adapting knowledge and experience.
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
• Basic computer operational skills; able to input and retrieve computerized information.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills, establish priorities, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good to excellent spelling, grammar, and written communication skills.
• Exhibit a professional manner in dealing with others and work to maintain constructive working relationships.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Perform daily preventive maintenance and/or repair of equipment and systems as trained by maintenance technicians.
• Gain skills to weld and fabricate a variety of equipment and parts and assist in various welding tasks and projects.
• Help plant production personnel troubleshoot production problems.
• Learn to prepare a parts list for ordering and order as required.
• Help install equipment per layout drawings as directed by the Maintenance Technician Lead.
• Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Stop any observed unsafe acts and obey facility safety rules and procedures.
• Correct or report any observed safety hazards.
• Support safety policies and programs.

Pay & Benefits

Rate of Pay: $18.97/hour
Double time on Sundays

Schedule

Seasonal (Fixed Term)

Agropur

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec.

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