Posted 4 months ago
Assistant Maintenance Technician
@ Atlantic Poultry
Blaketown, Newfoundland and Labrador
Overview
Atlantic Poultry is hiring an Assistant Maintenance Technician for full-time day work, Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 3:30pm, with varying hours, weekend, on-call and holiday work required. The role supports the Maintenance Technician with preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines and hatchery equipment, plus grounds and hatchery work. Candidates need a driver's licence, a 50 lb lifting ability, and Office 365 skills.
Responsibilities:
- Diagnose, repair and maintain production and hatchery equipment
- Follow preventative maintenance schedules and update maintenance records
- Provide emergency and scheduled repairs during production
- Support grounds maintenance, snow clearing and tractor operation
- Fill in as a hatchery worker, including handling day-old chicks and eggs
Requirements summary:
- Trade certification or post-secondary training in millwright, mechanic or machinist (asset)
- Strong troubleshooting and controls diagnosis skills
- Previous agricultural processing maintenance experience preferred
- Valid driver's licence and driver abstract
- Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in warm, humid, dusty conditions
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · adp
- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-07
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, holidays, overtime, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · lift 50 lb · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Trade certificate (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Millwright, Mechanic, Machinist |
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Atlantic Poultry
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Feeding our communities through stewardship of the land and our animals, to inspire the next generation of farmers.
Full company description
Atlantic Poultry, Inc. is 100% Atlantic Canadian owned and operated, with operations in NS, NB and NL. API is committed to feeding our communities through stewardship of the land and animals in our care, to inspire the next generation of Atlantic Canadian farmers. We supply broiler chicks, turkey poults and layer chicks throughout Atlantic Canada, and supply and grade table eggs for Nova Scotia. Atlantic Poultry is focusing on doing things the "Farm" way: - doing the right thing (even when no one is looking) -taking pride in a job well done - caring strongly for the welfare of our animals; as well as the "Atlantic Canadian" way: - we are relentless in the pursuit of a better way - we believe that people matter - we've been taught that this Land will provide if we treat this Land with respect.
- LinkedIn followers
- 1,103
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 60
- Reported office locations
- 791 Belcher St, Port Williams, NS B0P 1T0, CA
- Business categories
- Agriculture
- Food and Beverage
- Service Industry
- Other recorded names
- Atlantic Poultry
- Atlantic Poultry, Inc.
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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Atlantic Poultry, Inc. is 100% Atlantic Canadian owned and operated, with operations in NS, NB and NL. API is committed to feeding our communities through stewardship of the land and animals in our care, to inspire the next generation of Atlantic Canadian farmers. We supply broiler chicks, turkey poults and layer chicks throughout Atlantic Canada, and supply and grade table eggs for Nova Scotia. Atlantic Poultry is…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and Beverage Manufacturing |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Port Williams, NS |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
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Title: | Assistant Maintenance Technician |
Summary
The Assistant Maintenance Technician is a skilled maintenance person to support the Maintenance Technician with daily preventative maintenance, troubleshoot problems, and complete equipment and building repairs as required.
Schedule |
This is a full-time position working on average 40 hours a week; Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm. Varying hours, weekend, on-call, and holiday work will be required.
Position Accountabilities |
- Support the Maintenance Technician to perform mechanical duties including, but not limited to, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
- Assist with the diagnoses of problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments to hatchery equipment.
- Follow the preventative maintenance schedule on machines, equipment, and facilities.
- Recommend process improvements.
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
- Update and maintain Atlantic Poultry Incorporated records systems and maintenance databases as required.
- Alongside the Hatchery Manager and Maintenance Technician set priorities for preventative maintenance and work orders.
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service as required.
- Support the Maintenance Technician to maintain adequate supplies and equipment for the maintenance department.
- Clearly communicate the required work to the Maintenance Technician and Hatchery Manager.
- Participate in required training.
- Report safety concerns and identify hazards related to maintenance work.
- Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
- Prioritize and manage your time to complete all assigned tasks and stay up to date with preventative maintenance.
- Support grounds keeping maintenance work, including snow clearing, ice control, equipment maintenance, tractor operating, etc.
- Fill in as a Hatchery Worker as required, this including sorting and handling day old chicks, loading and handling eggs for hatching, assist with embrex, transport eggs throughout the hatchery, clean and disinfect equipment, box eggs, etc.
- Assist with Hatchery cleaning and disinfecting.
- Be willing to work a flexible work week with extended hours as necessary.
- Provide an environment free of animal cruelty, abuse and/or neglect for our poultry
- Protect the organization’s value by keeping all protected and proprietary information confidential
- Practice bio security protocol.
- Follow all safety processes and procedures
- All other duties as assigned
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Working Conditions |
The position operates indoors in a production environment. The work environment is warm and humid and dusty at times with strong odours. This position also operates outside to clear snow and perform other maintenance activities. Standing for long periods of time, repetitive tasks, climbing stairs and ladders, and heavy lifting are common activities.
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