Posted 3 months ago
Maintenance Technician (Farm Operations)
@ Highline Mushrooms
Leamington, Ontario
Overview
Highline Mushrooms is hiring a full-time maintenance technician for its farm operations in Leamington and Kingsville, Ontario. The role covers repairs and preventative maintenance on farm equipment, buildings and utility systems, including welding, hydraulics, pneumatics and low voltage electrical work. Pay is $32.64 per hour, with 40 to 50 hours a week over 5 to 6 days, including weekends and holidays as scheduled.
Pay:
$32.64 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Performs minor and major repairs on buildings and equipment, including welding, hydraulics and pneumatics
- Completes preventative maintenance and checklists as assigned
- Trains new maintenance associates on repairs, troubleshooting and safe equipment operation
- Responds to emergency maintenance requests, including after hours call-ins
- Installs, repairs and inspects air bags and air handling systems
Requirements summary:
- Ten to fifteen years of building and mechanical equipment maintenance experience preferred
- Experience in pneumatic controls, welding, hydraulics or farm equipment is an asset
- Must be eligible to work in Canada without restrictions
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Hours per week | 45 |
| Schedule | day, evening, holidays, overtime, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors, Warehouse |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Home office allowance |
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Full company description
Highline Mushrooms is Canada’s premier grower, shipper and marketer of fresh mushrooms and the world's largest organic mushroom grower.
- LinkedIn followers
- 7,419
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 324
- Reported office locations
- 506 Mersea Road 5, Leamington, Ontario N8H 3V5, CA
- 2646 Division Rd N., Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2E5, CA
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- Other recorded names
- Highline Mushrooms
- Specialties
- Mushrooms and Organic mushrooms
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Highline Mushrooms is Canada’s premier grower, shipper and marketer of fresh mushrooms and the world's largest organic mushroom grower.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food Production |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Leamington, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1961 |
| Specialties | Mushrooms and Organic mushrooms |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 26 |
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Highline's Vision and Values:
Passionately nourish people, the environment and the community, through embracing our core values, which include:
We do the right thing, always. We lead the way. We are fanatical about quality. We are transparent in our relationships. We always consider the human element. We embrace diversity and inclusion.
What You Need:
Ten to fifteen years of experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance/repair preferred
Experience and/or education/training in pneumatic controls, welding, hydraulics, farm equipment is an asset.
Must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer, without restrictions.
What You'll Do:
Has knowledge of all farm operations, equipment, and maintenance responsibilities
Has low voltage electrical experience and knowledge; completes minor electrical jobs
Performs minor and major repairs on buildings and equipment unsupervised including, but not limited to, welding, replacing, and repairing parts, hydraulics, pneumatics, low voltage electrical, and equipment, buildings and facilities
Trains new maintenance associates on PM’s, repairs, troubleshooting farm equipment and safe operation of equipment.
Completes preventative maintenance duties and completes checklists as assigned
Performs operational checks on boilers as scheduled (L, K only) and cropping room checks after case days (verifies safety of catwalks, front of room, trays, straightens legs, etc.)
Assists in evaluating jobs and determines requirements
May operate a computer which controls and monitors mechanical equipment and utility systems
Responds to emergency maintenance requests as required
Assists and supports contractors
Assists in verifying that smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are operable, as requested
Assists maintenance personnel with major and minor repairs
Performs building upkeep, including shop cleaning, painting, removing garbage, etc.
Performs occasional grounds keeping as required
Installs, repairs and inspects air bags and air handling systems in each room for damage
Constructs catwalks and front of rooms as needed
Observes and reports any issues on farm
Able to come in after hour call-ins
Performs any other duties as assigned.
Hours of Work:
5 to 6 days / week
Approximately 40 to 50 hours / week
Public Holidays / Weekends as scheduled
Daily shift end times vary based on production needs
Earnings:
$32.64 per hour
Benefits:
Extended health, vision and dental for associates and their eligible family members
Life insurance and dependent life insurance
Short term disability
Annual safety shoe allowance
Pension matching
Overtime eligible
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Vacancies: 1
Locations of Work:
506 Mersea Rd. 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5
2646 Division Rd., Kingsville, ON N9Y 2E5
How to Apply:
Through careers.highlinemushrooms.com,
On Indeed,
In Person at 506 Mersea Rd. 5, Leamington, ON N8H 3V5
Highline encourages applications from all qualified candidates. When requested, Highline will accommodate people with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment, assessment and hiring process.
By submitting your application, you consent to being contacted by a representative of Highline via email, phone or text message regarding your application and potential career opportunities.
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