Millwright Jobs in Portage la Prairie, MB

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference?

Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.

Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

This position reports to the Maintenance Mechanical Supervisor and is located at the Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (MB),

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out all work in a safe and professional manner complying with Roquette procedures, policies, and regulations.
• Ensure proper performance and operation of production equipment and machinery.
• Minimize production downtime by completing preventive maintenance inspections, planned work orders and responding to breakdowns / emergency repairs in an efficient manner.
• Must be able to weld, solder, and use cutting torches.
• Ensure high standards of workmanship quality are delivered to prevent manufacturing equipment breakdowns.
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, and specifications to determine equipment repair requirements.
• Able to estimate jobs material and labor requirements.
• Project repair estimations and provide feedback to the planners.
• Order necessary parts and materials and work with suppliers as needed.
• Apply mechanical principles and analytical techniques to continuously improve manufacturing processes with the focus on safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Effectively troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair equipment failures in a timely manner.
• Identify through-put constraints and drive root cause improvement initiatives.
• Complete maintenance shift report at the completion of each shift using computerized software.
• Ability to balance the schedule between planned maintenance jobs and new jobs (priority scheduling, PM compliance).
• Review written documents such as work orders and equipment-specific manufacturer’s publications to perform repairs.
• Plan and prioritize workflow according to business needs and management instructions.
• Perform mechanical tasks as assigned by the Maintenance Mechanical Supervisor.

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If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let's start the journey together !

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.

Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.

As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.

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