Made Better isn’t just a claim; it’s our Dare promise.

Dare has been a proudly Canadian, family-owned company since 1889. Throughout our long history, we’ve created some of the most loved brands in the country including Bear Paws cookies, REALFRUIT gummies, Breton crackers, Melba Toast and many more. For over 130 years we had been located in the Kitchener area since the family’s original store opened in 1892. We are head quartered in Cambridge Ontario and we’ve expanded our roots far beyond. With manufacturing plants in North America and over 1400 employees, Dare is part of the fabric of Canada.

At Dare our dedicated team works passionately to uphold our tradition of excellence, innovation and quality in every aspect of our operations. Our state-of-the-art facilities utilize advanced technology to ensure consistency and quality while meeting the evolving needs of our consumers and customers.

We are offering a fast paced, career elevating opportunity at our candy plant in Milton, Ontario. The expectation for every employee of this unique and flexible facility is to work cooperatively as part of the team to produce safe, high quality food products, efficiently and effectively. As an integral team member you will be required to help out as needed to accomplish this goal, regardless of the position, consistent with Dare values. This is a replacement position.

Shift: Weekends Friday and Saturday 10:30pm - 10:30am. Work 24 hours and paid for 36 hours. Full Time benefits

Pay Rate: $44.05/hour

Key Responsibilities:

• Must participate and work within safety regulations and guidelines while maintaining a safe work environment for all plant employees
• Must possess excellent Communication skills
• Performs preventive maintenance
• Completes records and reports
• Updates drawing and documentation as required
• Participates in continuous improvement
• Maintain repair and install mechanical and mechanically related equipment within the plant
• Assembles, disassemble, modify mechanical equipment working from engineering drawings, field sketches, other related documents and verbal instruction needed to perform assigned duties

Qualifications:

• Excellent knowledge of equipment and processes within scope of job. Certified in use of all required equipment
• Skilled in root cause analysis and troubleshooting of hydraulics, pneumatic and mechanical equipment problems
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work at heights up to 40 feet using Scissor-lifts and ladders
• Working knowledge of lathe, milling machine, grinder and hand tools
• Working knowledge of MIG/TIG welding
• Demonstrated experience in working in a fast paced team environment
• Must have good communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others
• Must be physically fit
• Problem solving, job task planning and organizing, continuous learning and improvement
• experience working in a food related environment in a maintenance capacity
• 433A Industrial Millwright license
• 5 years' experience in a maintenance role is an asset

Total Rewards Package: Our Total Rewards package reflects the investment we make in our employees to help them and their families achieve their well-being goals. Total Rewards at Dare Foods includes a competitive base salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits and retirement programs. In addition, we offer paid time off, career development opportunities as well as reward and recognition programs.

At Dare Foods Limited, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive, accessible, equal-opportunity environment that welcomes all individuals from all backgrounds because we know it will make our company a better place to work. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment.

We want to thank all candidates in advance for their interest; only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we cannot confirm the receipt of individual applications or resumes.