Job Title: Welder / Maintenance Mechanic
Build your career where others come to escape the city!
Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve Ltd. is looking for a skilled and dependable Welder / Maintenance Mechanic to join our Murray Brothers Lumber Company divison near Madawaska, Ontario.
If you enjoy the outdoors and have ever imagined living and working where lakes, rivers and forests are part of everyday life, this could be the opportunity for you. Here, affordable home ownership, small-town living and an incredible outdoor lifestyle are all within reach. You might even find yourself commuting by boat, ATV or snowmobile.
Our location offers the best of both worlds: the space and freedom of rural Ontario, with a hospital, schools and shopping all within 20 minutes. Team members also enjoy access to more than 100,000 acres of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve lands, with endless opportunities to explore and enjoy the outdoors.
Murray Brothers Lumber Company, a division of Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve, is a modern sawmill producing high-quality dimensional lumber, specialty wood products and residuals. You’ll work with a skilled team in a dynamic environment where your mechanical abilities and problem-solving skills are valued.
And people tend to stay: more than 30% of our team members have been with us for over 25 years.
Great work. Great people. An incredible place to call home.
At its core, Haliburton Forest is a sustainable multi-use private land stewardship company with operations that include guided tours, forestry, sawmilling, recreational trails, value-added manufacturing, ecological research, and much more. Through our work, we try to minimize our environmental impact as we manage private lands and operating assets on our own terms. We try to generate meaningful profits, but we do so in a manner that earns our social license and fulfills our land ethic. We try to balance sustainable forest management, manufacturing, tourism, research, and conservation all at the same time. We try to continuously improve, take risks, and grow our business, while setting a positive example for all our stakeholders.
Your Contribution
We are seeking a skilled and dependable Welder / Maintenance Mechanic to support our sawmill operations. In this hands-on role, you will perform welding, fabrication, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on sawmill machinery and equipment, including mechanical and hydraulic systems. Your work will play an important part in keeping our equipment safe, reliable and operating efficiently.
Compensation – Your compensation will be negotiated during the interview process and is dependent upon candidate experience and qualifications. This position also offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Work Life Ballance – Monday-Thursday: 6am to 3:30pm / Friday 6am-2:30pm
Responsibilities
- Perform all tasks in accordance with established Safe Work Practices, Standard Operating Procedures, hot work permits and lock out tag out procedures.
- Perform welding, fabrication, and repair work
- Keep detailed maintenance records and update logs.
- Complete scheduled and unscheduled maintenance work on all equipment
- Perform clean up of work areas
- Assist in capital projects and continuous improvement work at both mills
- Perform preventative maintenance and inspections on sawmill equipment including conveyors, saws, debarkers, kilns, and hydraulic systems.
- Diagnose and repair mechanical failures or issues in equipment.
- Work closely with mill operators to identify problems and optimize machine performance.
- Assist in equipment installations, upgrades, and plant shutdowns.
- Ensure preventative maintenance tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner on an ongoing basis and inventories of spare parts are organized and maintained
- Ensures that activities are performed in accordance to established processes as well as internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, fire protection
- Collect and monitor operating data in order to identify opportunities to reduce downtime, increase efficiency, increase production, and improve product quality
- Available to work overtime outside of shift hours and occasional weekends
- Be available for annual maintenance work on scheduled shutdown weeks (i.e., August Shutdown, November Shutdown).
- Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
- Other duties as assigned
Skills & Qualifications
The following criteria are the minimum qualifications required for this position. Training in some or all of the following fields:
- Experience in both welding and mechanical maintenance
- Millwrighting and Machining
- Knowledge of welding processes, fabrication and equipment repair
- Experience with electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic systems is an asset
Experience in some or all of the following fields:
- 2 years, or more, in a similar position within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Other important characteristics include the following:
- Demonstrates a high degree of safety consciousness: awareness of hazards and potential hazards and is diligent about adherence to health and safety procedures and practices
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic including the ability to recognize and react to urgent situations
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills
- Strong communication both written and verbal
- Flexibility to work overtime as required
- Valid driver’s license
- Takes pride in their attendance record
- Good troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrates strong mechanical aptitude
- Self-starter with the ability to identify priorities
- Lift up to 50lbs
If you have the above skills and are interested in filling this role, please submit your resume via Indeed or come visit Madawaska and drop it off at our office. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Additional Information
Murray Brothers is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Employment decisions at Murray Brothers are based on business needs, job requirements, and applicant qualifications. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, language, or membership in any other category protected by laws or regulations. Murray Brothers is fully dedicated to achieving and maintain a diverse and talented workforce.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $20.00-$37.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Madawaska, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you able to lift 50 lbs.?
Experience:
- Welding and Fabrication: 2 years (required)
- Maintenance: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
