Power Engineer/Maintenance Technician, Delta

**About Us** STRIVE is a specialist recruitment firm offering professional recruitment services across Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, Operations, and Technology. We pride ourselves on delivering a highly personalized, transparent, and relationship-driven recruitment experience for both clients and candidates. At STRIVE, we don’t just fill roles — we partner with organizations and individuals to build long-term success. **THE ROLE** Our client is a growing and reputable food establishment based in **Delta, BC** , and on their behalf, we are looking for a **Power Engineer/Maintenance Technician** to join their maintenance team! This is a full-time, permanent position that offers great benefits and the opportunity to expand your experience!! This opportunity welcomes Maintenance Technicians with a **Mechanical Engineering** background or **Millwrighting** experience. Having a **Class 5 Shift Engineer background** , and aiming to work towards your **Class 4 Power Engineer** . The position directly reports to the Maintenance Manager and is responsible for providing a safe, comfortable operating environment by directing installation, maintenance, and repair of machinery, tools, equipment, and utility systems. The shift times of the position run from **7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, AND Tuesday to Saturday.** Flexibility is required to work either schedule, depending on business needs. From **November to March (potentially longer), during the wintertime, the Power Engineering team has a shift rotation schedule of days and nights to operate the wood boiler** . **Responsibilities** - Maintain, service, and repair equipment used throughout the facility . This includes locating sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems, and using precision measuring and testing instruments. - M odifications to increase efficiencies, reduce labor, prolong equipment life, reduce operational cost, or address safety issues. - Assist the Chief Power Engineer in ensuring the uptime and safe operation of the wood boilers . - Troubleshoot and resolve production breakdowns. - Clean and inspect equipment to minimize downtime and ensure the lowest operational cost. - Respond to emergency maintenance requests as required. - Provide support and expertise for equipment installations. - Perform field-level risk assessments before each task. - Performing or assisting other trades or facility personnel on tasks that is not related to your individual trade as required. - Maintaining equipment, parts, and supplies inventories with the team. Checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies to ensure limited downtime. - Use of computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). Developing maintenance schedules for major and minor equipment as well as facility needs (PM’s). - Plan, schedule, and execute work requests generated from the CMMS on a priority basis. **Requirements** - 3+ years of experience as a Maintenance Technician or Millwright within a manufacturing environment. - 5th or 4th Power Engineer certification. - Strong mechanical and electrical background and experience carrying out maintenance on mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment. - Experience working with wood burners and pumps is an asset. - Flexible working schedule (on-call, rotating shifts at certain periods of the year). - Follow company safety protocols and keep team members and oneself safe. **Compensation** - $40 to $47+ an hour, depending on experience - Benefits - Health spending account - Educational reimbursement - After 1 year, RSP matching accrues over the years of service - 2-3 weeks of paid vacation, which accrue over the years of service - High growth and expansion for the company and opportunities for growth! **#INDSTRIVE3**