Grow your future with Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC!
- A culture that places top priority on integrity and compliance
- Opportunity for career growth at one of the largest, financially stable companies in the world
- Encouragement to challenge the status quo and share knowledge
- Responsibilities and rewards based on contributions
- Continued company growth as a result of reinvesting 90% of our earnings
Based in Brandon, Manitoba, we synthesize and blend nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfur products with ammonia, which we market primarily in the prairie provinces of Canada and the northern United States. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, we employ approximately 270 dedicated team members. Our fundamental commitment to safety, health, and environmental stewardship drives all our processes.
In accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the successful applicant will be hired into this position at ‘M2’ rate (currently$42.89/hour) if you have your Red Seal or ‘B’ (Currently $37.65/hour) if you are a 4th year apprentice and receive a Pay for Knowledge premium of$0.50/hour once you have your Red Seal. All overtime is paid at double time.
What You Will Do
- Read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to determine work procedures
- Incorporate knowledge of load bearing capabilities for operating rigging equipment to place heavy machinery and parts
- Fabricate, modify and overhaul equipment
- Troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic and programmable logic controls
- Perform preventive and operational maintenance using procedures such as vibration analysis
- Repair or replace defective parts when necessary
- Construct foundations for and to assemble, dismantle and overhaul machinery and equipment, using hand and power tools and to direct workers engaged in such activities
- Move, assemble and install an extensive variety of machinery and equipment
- Perform routine tasks such as lubrication of machinery, bearing replacement, seal replacement, cleaning of parts during an overhaul and preventative maintenance
- Work with a wide array of precision tools, such as vernier calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, levels, gauge blocks, and optical and laser alignment tooling
- Proven organizational skills, high work standards, strong technical abilities, strong business skills and personal accountability
- Exceptional planning and organizational skills as well as mechanical and operations aptitude
- Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather
- Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer
- Ability to sit, stand, kneel as necessary
- Ability to lift and carry up to fifty (50) pounds
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders, work at heights
- Ability to pass pulmonary breathing test and wear gas mask-type respirator and PPE
- Tolerance to fumes and airborne particles (occasional exposure)
- Unassisted physical mobility in and around plant
- Availability for shift work and emergency call out
- Ability to travel to and enter site and access equipment
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Valid Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright Certification OR 4th level apprentice
- Valid Class Five (5) driver’s license
- High School Diploma or equivalent (ie. GED)
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience at a chemical process plant, petro-chemical plant/refinery or in manufacturing
- At least three (3) years of maintenance and reliability experience
We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.
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Who We Are
Who We Are As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.
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