Maintenance Technician

Vi llage Farms International (Nasdaq: VFF) is a vertically integrated global leader in cannabis and plant-based consumer packaged goods, and sustainable innovation. As one of North America’s longest-standing produce operators built on decades of expertise, we’re a company where growers, innovators, and creators come together to shape the future of high performing plant-based brands, globally.

Joining Village Farms means joining a global team built on purpose, integrity, and ambition. Here, we grow people, ideas and possibilities.

The Opportunity

Vi llage Farms International (Nasdaq: VFF) is a vertically integrated global leader in cannabis and plant-based consumer packaged goods, and sustainable innovation. As one of North America’s longest-standing produce operators built on decades of expertise, we’re a company where growers, innovators, and creators come together to shape the future of high performing plant-based brands, globally.

Joining Village Farms means joining a global team built on purpose, integrity, and ambition. Here, we grow people, ideas and possibilities.

The Opportunity

Here is where you come in as a Maintenance Technician. You have a  think outside the box  mentality and enjoy solving problems with creative solutions. You love to work with your hands and thrive in an environment that provides you with unique challenges and variety in your day. You are interested in learning more about the cannabis facilities and being an important piece of operations and manufacturing practices to produce top-quality Cannabis consumable goods

What You'll Do

Facility Maintenance

Perform repairs and maintenance of the boiler and supporting equipment, such as pumps, mixing valves, condensers, CO monitoring systems and electrical control systems

Ensure variety of motorized equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, scooters, electric carts, picking carts, lawnmowers, and other are safe and functional

Complete various integral maintenance checklists for equipment, tools, and machine parts

Perform basic maintenance tasks as needed across the facility

Systems & Equipment Optimization

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair greenhouse and manufacturing cannabis equipment to ensure the existing operation and manufacturing practices are functioning adequately. This includes, but is not limited to pneumatics, hydraulics, high-precision measuring equipment, printing and labelling machines and electrical systems

Preserve the functioning of irrigation systems as pumps, valves, filters, electronic controls, fertilizer injection systems, and other related systems.

Work closely with the Engineering team to ensure Research & Development equipment is sound and operational, allowing for innovation and R&D related testing to take place

Stakeholder Collaboration

Utilize Maintenance Software to keep track of requests and prioritizing tickets from most critical to least.

Handle and organize maintenance supplies, spare parts, and tools to ensure inventory is consistently in stock

Health & Safety

Perform regular inspections on equipment to ensure safety and functionality, while effectively communicating all maintenance issues to the Manager and team as required

Follow all Health & Safety procedures and Pure Sunfarms best practices

Lead by example to foster a safe working environment

OTHER DUTIES

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned. Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by Village Farms International, Inc. from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position.

This role is on-site, which requires you to work in Village Farms facility at all times in a Maintenance Technician role or directly supporting operations.

What You Bring

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