Maintenance Technician

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This is an exciting opportunity that brings together the retail grocery sector and an enhanced culinary experience. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing preventative maintenance and repairs on Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and operating a refrigeration plant. The successful candidate will assist with repairs on all equipment throughout the site, actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment, ensure proper record keeping of site equipment, conduct rack inspections, and perform all battery maintenance and repairs.

Your recipe for a great career starts here.

• Follow and maintain preventative maintenance schedule on all equipment and building.
• Operation of Ammonia and Glycol Refrigeration Plant as per provincial regulations.
• Understand Preventive Maintenance Programs such as Verisae, Capital Asset Tracking with Sobeys MSC.
• Perform necessary repairs and PM's on all equipment and building.
• Maintain parts inventory and re-ordering replacement parts as needed.
• Complete all daily inspections in a thorough and timely manner.
• Maintain site battery fleet and chargers.
• Maintain dock doors, dock plates, and door seals.
• Daily inspection and record keeping of refrigeration system.
• Daily inspection and record keeping of sprinkler systems.
• Adhere to and implement all applicable Food Safety program requirements.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment as per company requirements.
• Perform necessary maintenance and repairs on all Sobeys property including MHE, batteries, equipment and building.
• Adhere and implement all applicable company safety standards. Refrigeration duties as per local legislation if applicable.
• All other duties required to maintain the central kitchen.

• Technical training and/or 3‑years’ experience in maintenance and repair for various types of machinery, facility material handling, and refrigeration systems.
• 4th‑class (refrigeration) power engineer or higher, or a Refrigeration Operator Certificate, as required by provincial regulations.
• Journeyman ticket in one of the building trades (electrician, plumbing, or millwright – preferred).
• Experience in general technical troubleshooting of building equipment and hands‑on operating, diagnostics, and repair.
• Understand Preventive Maintenance Programs.
• Knowledge and experience of an Industrial Refrigeration System.
• Knowledge and experience of Sprinkler or Fire control system.
• Experience in a food manufacturing, warehouse, or production operations maintenance environment (preferred).
• Experience in any of industrial forklift and pallet jack repair and maintenance, industrial battery maintenance repair and maintenance, welding, or electrical repair (preferred).
• Excellent organizational skills with a high degree of initiative and flexibility.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel for tracking and scheduling of maintenance repairs.
• Ability to safely use required tools to perform duties assigned.
• Experience in use of Hot Work Permits.
• Experience in use of Red Tag Permits.
• Available to work overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and is designed to help our teammates live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

The salary range for this position in British Columbia is $61,000.00 – $83,000.00
. We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure you are paid fairly and competitively.

Our Total Rewards programs for full‑time teammates include:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short‑ and long‑term disability insurance.
• Access to the Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that helps you build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in‑store discount at participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top‑up.
• Paid Vacation and Days‑off.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.