Maintenance Technician

Avena Foods is a specialty miller that partners with farmers and customers to bring safe, sustainable, nutritious oat and pulse ingredients to consumers around the globe which are non-GMO and gluten-free. We have three facilities: Regina, SK, Rowatt, SK and Portage la Prairie, MB.

In a career with Avena you can look forward to:

- Being a part of team committed to building an innovative and diverse culture
- Supporting your growth through professional development, training, and recognition programs.

If you'd like to join a team that is collaborative, hardworking and provides opportunities for growth. Please apply.

Avena Foods is actively seeking a **Maintenance Technician** to join our team for a **6-month term.** The job location will be Rowatt, SK.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager/Plant Manager, this position is responsible for installing, troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining all equipment in accordance with safety, preventive, predictive and productive maintenance systems.

Key Responsibilities
- Maintain production line equipment & tools to ensure safety & minimize downtime
- Perform preventative maintenance, servicing, troubleshooting and repair on all processing equipment, including bucket elevators, conveyors, blowers, milling machines and packing equipment to ensure reliability and safety
- Focus on safe working practices and quality workmanship
- Complete assigned work orders on a timely fashion. Update Hippo on status and completion of work orders.
- Ensure good housekeeping within entire building
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a similar role;
- Experience in preventative maintenance; electrical, mechanical and pneumatic trouble shooting;
- Food Grade Manufacturing experience or Industrial Agricultural maintenance;
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work independently in a busy environment
- Ability to react to urgent production maintenance issues.
- Highly flexible, with solid interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse working environment
- Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Practices
- Able to operate forklift and aerial lifts
- Must follow all work instructions, Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Safety Procedures, Illness and Disease Policy and all other company policies and procedures.

Education
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent
- _This is a _shift position_ which may include evenings and weekends. You may be required to work in ambient temperatures. This position will require manual effort such as climbing ladders/stairs lifting materials, etc.._

Start Date: To be discussed

Location: Rowatt, SK