Certified Millwright - Brantford Plant

Sika Canada, a subsidiary of the Sika Group, is a leader in the development and manufacture of specialty chemicals. In the field of construction, the company operates in markets such as concrete repair, maintenance, and protection, building finishing, shotcrete, tunnelling & mining, roofing, concrete admixtures, and flooring. It also serves the manufacturing industry (automotive, transportation equipment, etc.) with bonding and sealing, assembly and damping solutions specifically developed for these markets.

Sika Canada has operations in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia and employs more than 650 people in Canada.  The company is ISO 9001 - 14001 certified and a member of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).

About the opportunity

Reporting to Maintenance Supervisor, the Millwright will focus on maintaining equipment and limiting downtime. With a focus on safety, the Millwright will maintain the facility's systems and equipment by providing maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair/rebuilding/replacing of equipment.

Snapshot Of a Day-In-The-Life

• As part of the maintenance team, focus on minimizing downtime and the execution of a preventative maintenance program, equipment troubleshooting and hands-on corrective actions. 
• Carry out preventative maintenance on processing equipment, maximizing equipment, maximizing equipment uptime, and general maintenance repairs. 
• Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
• Repair or replace defective machinery parts through a PM or unscheduled maintenance 
• Fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance and/or set-up
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints
• Opening/closing of the facility, and start up/shutdown of equipment as required.
• Effective communication with management with respect to maintenance 
• Promote and comply with Health and Safety regulations
• Working with management to identify areas of improvement, as well as prioritizing maintenance activities 
• General housekeeping of maintenance department and all areas within the facility
• Additional duties as assigned. 

What is there for you: 

• Pay rate: $47.45/hour

(Probation period: 800 hours paid at $46.70/hour)
• Shift: Rotational shifts with applicable shift premiums, overtime, and double time
• Unionized benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage, plus a pension plan
• Work environment: A cohesive team culture with growth and development opportunities within Sika
• Additional perks: Employee appreciation events and more

Join our team today!

What You'll Bring:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting is preferred
• Must have Certificate of Qualification License 433A
• Must have completed three-year Millwright/mechanic apprenticeship program
• Must bring your own tool box, large tools are supplied
• Hands-on mechanical experience
• Experience with screw, belt, roller conveyors, hydraulics, pneumatics, pumps, gear reducers, mixers, machinery rebuilding/replacing and troubleshooting is an asset

Career Development: 

Sika Canada Inc. is committed to and encourages the growth and development of its employees and strives to provide opportunity for growth and mobility within the organization. 

A successful employee in this position could transition to:

• Maintenance Supervisor

Sika Canada is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.

• Join the family of Sika AG, with over 35,000 employees and companies set up in over 100 countries, which provide ample of opportunities to grow. 
• Many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika as friendly, personable and sincere. We call this the "Sika Spirit".
• For such a large company, we have a surprisingly flat hierarchy with direct decision-making processes and decentralized organizational units.
• We firmly believe that the diversity of our workforce is a key contributing factor to our success story.

Sika is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics. We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Sika Canada discloses that we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. However, we want to emphasize that AI does not make final decisions or eliminate candidates from consideration. Our dedicated hiring managers and recruiters carefully review all applications to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation process. This approach combines the efficiency of AI with the expertise and judgment of our experienced hiring team, allowing us to identify the best candidates while maintaining a human-centered hiring process.