Posted 3 days ago
Shift Maintenance Technician (Millwright) - Bolton Pet Plant
@ Mars
Bolton, Ontario
Overview
Mars is hiring a Shift Technician Millwright for its Bolton, Ontario pet food plant. The role covers preventive and predictive maintenance and troubleshooting and repair of breakdowns across production and utilities, on 12-hour rotating day and night shifts. Pay is at least $45.50 per hour plus a bonus target and overtime.
Pay:
From $45.50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Complete preventive and predictive maintenance and log it in SAP PM
- Repair, adjust and maintain processing, filling, conveying and packaging machinery
- Prioritize breakdown calls with shift managers and operators
- Take part in continuous improvement teams and training
Requirements summary:
- Certified Journeyman 433A with 5+ years on automated machinery
- Strong root-cause troubleshooting on high-speed equipment
- Basic fabrication and welding (ARC, TIG, MIG)
- Basic electrical repair such as replacing sensors and cables
- Knowledge of HACCP and GMP food safety
- Computer literacy with Microsoft Office and CMMS, SAP PM preferred
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · phenom
- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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 | Manufacturing & production |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Certified Journeyman 433A |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Tuition support, Performance bonus, Paid training |
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Mars
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Headquarters | McLean |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 35 |
Job Description:
Company: Mars Pet Care- Bolton, ON
Title: Shift Technician – Millwright ($45.50 + per hr)
What do we manufacture?: Pet Products
Required shift: 12 hour rotating shifts
Shift rotates between days (7am - 7:30pm) and nights (7pm - 7:30am)
Pay: Minimum $45.50 per hour, depending on experience, with ample overtime opportunities.
Bonus (FIP): Target bonus of 5% of base pay, depending on company performance.
Merit Pay: Annual increase to base pay, based on your performance.
Tools: All hand & power tools provided by Mars.
Job Purpose:
We’re looking for a Shift Technician – Millwright, who will be responsible for on-shift preventive & predictive maintenance, alongside effective troubleshooting & repair of breakdowns across production & utilities.
What will be your day-to-day responsibilities?
- Adhere to company safety & quality standards and processes.
- Completion of assigned preventative & predictive maintenance PMs as directed, capturing all relevant information into CMMS system (SAP PM).
- Provide technical skills required to systematically repair, adjust and maintain processing, filling, conveying, and packaging machinery.
- Effectively prioritize simultaneous breakdown/reactive maintenance calls, utilizing shift managers & machine operators for support.
- Other duties include participating in continuous improvement teams, working on new project activities and continuous training.
What technical experience are we looking for?
- Certified Journeyman – 433A – with 5+ years’ experience working with complex, automated machinery and/or high-speed production equipment.
- Strong track record of troubleshooting, identifying & fixing root causes in highly automated production equipment.
- Install, dismantle, repair, and reassemble machinery and equipment as required to maintain optimal performance.
- Basic fabrication (lathes, milling machines) & welding (ARC, TIG, MIG) skills.
- Able to complete basic electrical troubleshooting & repairs to equipment e.g. replacing a broken sensor / cable.
- Knowledge of food safety requirements e.g. HACCP, GMP.
- Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office & CMMS experience – SAP PM preferred).
What soft-skills are we looking for?
- Safety – able to adopt safe work practices with production equipment, materials, tools etc.
- Problem Solving – strong technical problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Action Oriented – strong time management skills to complete assigned work on time and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Peer Relationships – can work effectively with other shift technicians, shift managers and machine operators to complete assigned work & fix breakdowns efficiently.
- Developing Others – can provide effective coaching and feedback to machine operators to build their capabilities in basic machine set-up & troubleshooting.
What can you expect from Mars?
- This position comes with the following benefits, effective from DAY 1:
- Bonus (AVP) - target bonus of 5% of base pay, depending on company performance
- Merit Pay - Annual increase to base pay, based on your performance.
- Medical, Vision & Dental - Dependents included
- Prescription Drugs
- Paid Time Off - 160 hours
- Life Insurance
- Disability Coverage
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Mars University
- Parental Leave
- Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
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