At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we’ve seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world’s leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: GreenChef, EveryPlate, Chef’s Plate, Factor, and Youfoodz.
About the Role
HelloFresh is looking for an Automation Technician to join our rapidly-growing fulfillment centre in Abbotsford, BC. In this role you will work with our Manufacturing, Production and Maintenance Team to perform the automation and preventative maintenance programs at our facilities, and work to ensure operation downtime is kept to a minimum along with routine production activities.
What you will be doing:
- Work with our Food Safety and Sanitation teams to ensure all automated equipment is meeting regulatory standards;
- Perform preventive/predictive maintenance of Packaging equipment using the appropriate job plans, procedures, and manuals;
- Ensure proper, safe operation of the equipment, accurate set up and responsible for documentation and administration reports.
- Conduct machine calibration and assist in preventive maintenance activities;
- Troubleshoot and repair equipment failures to ensure Production downtime is kept to a minimum;
- Continuously monitor and adjust the process based on upstream and downstream production needs.
- Maintain and store department inventory, including consumables and keep records documented.
- Responsible for Mixer responsibilities and following the Mixer processes when providing coverage.
- Responsible for practicing and adhering to Food Safety, GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Health and Safety.
- Responsible for practicing and adhering to Hello Fresh policies and best practices.
- Forklift license is an asset.
At a minimum, you have:
- Post-secondary Education in Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering Diploma or equivalent work experience;
- Minimum one-year experience in a food processing or service environment/manufacturing industry;
- Maintain a high level of attention to detail and accuracy looking consistently for potential food safety or quality deviations
- This is a physically demanding job which requires lifting of up to 50lbs, standing for extended periods in a refrigerated cold work environment
- Will be required to move heavy equipment and materials for line set up, changes and operation.
What you’ll get in return:
- Competitive salary and health benefits
- 75% discount on HelloFresh or ChefsPlate weekly box subscription
- High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
- Opportunity to learn and grow
- Work with a hard-working and supportive team
If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn’t quite match what you’re looking for, but you’d like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We’d love to hear from you!
COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
The health and safety of all staff members at HelloFresh is our top priority. As such, we are committed to taking every reasonable precaution to protect the health and well-being of our employees against the risks of COVID-19.
Full vaccination against COVID-19 is proven to be a safe and effective tool in protecting our health and our communities. In support of this, we have adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requiring all staff members to be fully vaccinated in order to access the office or to attend a HelloFresh sanctioned event located outside of the office.
About HelloFresh
We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!
At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.
We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.
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