Posted 2 months ago
Maintenance Millwright - Continental Rotating
@ OpTalent
Kitchener, Ontario
Overview
OpTalent is hiring a Maintenance Millwright in Waterloo for a beer manufacturer running 24x7 operations. The role covers preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, machine repairs and changeovers across continental rotating shifts. Pay is $40/hour plus $4 for night and $4 for weekend shifts, with a matching RRSP and employee stock purchase plan.
Responsibilities:
- Perform preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance on plant equipment
- Troubleshoot production and quality issues with operators
- Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, hydraulic and motor control systems
- Perform welding and machining tasks as assigned
- Complete work orders, parts requisitions and quality sign-offs
Requirements summary:
- Licensed millwright or electrician
- Ability to work continental shifts across days, nights and weekends
- Experience with continuous production lines or high-speed packaging (asset)
- Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems (asset)
- Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems and controls (asset)
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-04
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Job details
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, overtime, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Employee discount, Free or discounted meals, Uniform provided, Home office allowance |
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Our client, a leader in beer manufacturing is looking for a talented millwright to join their operations in Waterloo.
Job Summary:
The Maintenance Millwright is responsible for maintaining and improving plant equipment by performing preventative maintenance work, troubleshooting, machine repairs/modifications and equipment changeovers. Cover 24x7 operation of an expanding successful and exciting business.
Accountabilities:
· Responsible for working in a safe and effective manner in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial, local, company and facility health and safety, fire, environmental, quality and general ordinances/policies.
· Responsible for informing the appropriate supervisory or quality staff of any product that they believe will not meet customer/company specification.
· Supports company objectives of improving facility safety, product quality & manufacturing productivity while reducing costs.
· Identifies opportunities to improve the operation and maintenance of various equipment and production systems and informs management.
· Troubleshoot production and quality issues in conjunction with operating personnel.
· Maintains various types of plant equipment by performing predictive maintenance work, preventative maintenance work, troubleshooting and machine repairs in a timely manner.
· Completes all required documentation including work orders, parts sign-outs, requisitions and quality sign-off sheets.
· Perform repairs, taking responsibility and ownership of the repair to see the job to completion within time demands
· Perform welding and machining tasks as required or assigned.
· Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic and hydraulic systems
· Troubleshoot motor control systems and perform minor electrical repairs
· Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices.
· All other tasks and duties as assigned by the supervisor or management that may be required to ensure the continued success of the company.
Qualifications:
· Licensed Millwright or electrician
· Experience with processing or high-speed packaging on a continuous production line would be an asset.
· Ability to work continental shifts across days, nights and weekends
· Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems is an asset
· Ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical systems and controls is an asset.
Continental Rotating – 7am to 7pm
Salary is $40 + $4 for night + $4 weekend.
Paid lunch. Overtime 1.5 after 44 hours. As soon as you are out of your regular shift, your pay is $1.5
- Employer Paid Benefits
- Matching RRSP Program
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Uniform & boot allowance
- Beer benefit!!
- Discounted company merchandise
- Generous shift premiums ($4/hr night & $4/hr weekend shift)
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