5th Class Power Engineer​/Extrusion Operator SK

June 05, 2025
-July 31, 2025

AGT Foods Canada , one of the world’s largest suppliers of value-added pulses, staple foods, and food ingredients, has expanded over the last few years by opening an Extrusion facility. The facility develops and producessemifinished food products to be used in pastas, plant-based burgers and other in finished food products. We have an immediate need for a 5 th Class Power Engineer/Extrusion Operator.

Responsibilities:

• Run and maintain a 200hp 150psi steam boiler.
• Maintain ownership of all extrusion systems to achieve a successful production shift.
• Set up and operate all extrusion production line equipment.
• Perform all pre-operational checks for all extrusion production line.
• Ensure that all recordkeeping is accurate, complete, and submitted at end of shift.
• Follow up with Extrusion Lead and go over daily responsibilities.
• Ensure hourly sampling, testing, and recordkeeping of products to be within customer specifications.
• Follow proper cleaning and sanitization procedures for equipment and department.
• Ensure that daily/weekly cleaning and sanitization of the extruder department are completed.
• Monitor utilities, controls, and production rates to assure that all systems are operating within specification to produce the target specification.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure that issues during the shift are being resolved and product is meeting customer specifications, escalating, as necessary.
• Collaborate with Maintenance to ensure that equipment is repaired in a timely fashion, escalating as necessary.
• Review the requirements for production to identify any raw material or packaging inventory concerns and bring them to the Shift Supervisor immediately.
• Facilitate the reduction of all excess waste for product and packaging material and
• Ensure all waste product and packaging recordkeeping is accurate, complete, and submitted at end of shift.
• Proper disposal of all chemicals.

Competency Requirements:

• College Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Time management.
• Take Initiatives.
• Ability to follow routine verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to understand and follow safety and food safety procedures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organizational and Interpersonal Skills.
• Ability to read, write and interpret documents.
• Must be able to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Must be familiar with MS Office including Word and Excel.
• Management and coordination skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those local candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada will be contacted.

Please forward resume and cover letter stating the position you are applying for and salary expectations to  .

AGT Foods values and supports employment equity in the workplace, including accessibility.