General Maintenance Technician

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the overall structural integrity, safety, and operational efficiency of our manufacturing facility. This role is a dynamic blend of facility caretaking and technical support. The successful candidate will divide their time between comprehensive building and grounds upkeep 75% and supporting the maintenance of specialized production equipment and facility systems 25%

Location: Brantford
Role: General Maintenance
Contract
$25-30
Full Time + Straight Days

Advantages
Grow your career with a team where your safety, your day-to-day contributions, and your personal success actually matter!

Responsibilities
Phase 1: Facility & Grounds Maintenance (75% of Role)
-General Building Repairs: Perform routine interior and exterior facility maintenance, including drywall patching, painting, changing light bulbs, and minor plumbing or carpentry repairs.
-Groundskeeping: Maintain the external property by cutting lawns, trimming hedges, clearing debris, and managing seasonal grounds requirements.
-Waste & Waste Management: Coordinate the safe handling, sorting, and disposal of standard facility garbage, recycling, and manufacturing waste materials. Ensure all waste is securely stored in designated areas prior to site removal.
-Health, Safety, & Compliance: Regularly inspect the property and building to identify potential environmental, health, and safety hazards. Recommend corrective measures to ensure strict compliance with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and company policies.
-Sanitation & Housekeeping: Execute facility cleaning and sanitation protocols as required to maintain a safe, clean, and organized industrial workspace.

Phase 2: Technical & Production Support (25% of Role)
-Equipment Assistance: Assist the maintenance team with day-to-day repairs, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance on production machinery (including drives, motors, belts, pumps, conveyors, and fillers).
-Preventative Maintenance (PM): Utilize OEM manuals and diagnostic data to help determine PM frequencies. Create work orders for performed tasks and accurately maintain clerical maintenance records within the company tracking system.
-System Operations & On-Call Duties: Assist with water system maintenance, including participating in scheduled and unscheduled off-hours system sanitization procedures. Remain available for rotational off-hours on-call coverage for building security and water system alarms.
-Continuous Improvement: Participate in incident investigations to help identify root causes of equipment or safety issues. Provide feedback to management on productivity improvements and continuous improvement activities.
-Quality Standards: Adhere strictly to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and ISO 9001 specifications to ensure all quality and regulatory standards are consistently met.

Qualifications
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
High School Diploma required.
Post-secondary education, technical certifications, or trades training is preferred.

Experience
3+ years of practical, hands-on maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Proven experience with general building upkeep (drywall, basic electrical/plumbing, landscaping).
Familiarity with basic manufacturing equipment components (pumps, conveyors, basic electrical, or exposure to PLCs) is an asset.
Experience working in a regulated environment (e.g., consumer chemical, packaging, food, cosmetics, or pharmaceuticals) is highly valued but not required.

Summary
If this is something you would be interested in please submit your application or email your resume to Paulina Galinski at paulina.galinski@randstad.ca

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.