Facilities Technician (Day Shift)

Job location: Bradford, ON
Employment type: Full Time Permanent Employment
Hours: 40 Hours per week
Hourly Wage : $26 to start

A little about us

Hi, we’re Aurora Cannabis, and we’re so excited to meet you!

Aurora Cannabis is a leader in the rapidly evolving global cannabis industry, serving both medical and consumer markets worldwide. Dedicated to helping people improve their lives, Aurora is driven by science and innovation, with a focus on providing premium medical cannabis products produced with the highest standards. We proudly serve both patients and consumers across Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Our global brand portfolio includes Aurora, Being, CanniMed, CraftPlant, Daily Special, Drift, Greybeard, IndiMed, MedReleaf, Pedanios, San Raf, Tasty’s, Whistler Cannabis Co, and WMMC. Aurora's brands continue to break through as industry leaders in the medical, wellness and adult recreational markets wherever they are launched.

At Aurora, employees are at the heart of everything we do as we execute with excellence and agility. Whether in our manufacturing facilities, in our state-of-the-art research labs or supporting our global business development, or, within our corporate functions such as HR, operations, government affairs, and more – our diverse A-Team leads with expertise, passion and dedication every day. Together, we are opening the world to cannabis and making a meaningful impact for patients, consumers, our communities and our A-team. 

Job summary

The Facilities Technician is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the physical facilities within an organization. This role involves performing a variety of tasks to ensure the safety, functionality, and aesthetics of the facilities, contributing to a safe and efficient working environment.

Major Responsibilities / Duties:

• Routine Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance tasks, including but not limited  to HVAC filter change, pvc & plumbing, and general building repairs like epoxy flooring, paint touch-ups, silicon caulking, dry wall patch-up and fix, blocked drain lines, flush valve replacement and fix. 
• Facility Inspection: Conduct regular inspections and preventative maintenance of washroom, for water leakage in lung area, compactor, dryer washer, also changing the AHU and FFU units filter on timely manner, make sure filter inventory is up to date. 
• Repair and Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair malfunctioning equipment, system such as water flush valves in washroom, compactor, automatic sanitizer not working, also epoxy floor repair and touch up for the paint on the wall’s doors, etc. 
• Custodial Duties: Assist with basic custodial duties such as cleaning common areas, restrooms, and maintaining a tidy appearance of the facilities, keep up the spill kit stocks, of carboard and garbage from few areas around the perimeter of building and maintenance shop across the facility. 
• Security Support: Collaborate with security personnel to implement and maintain security measures for the facilities. 
• Emergency Response: Respond promptly to emergency situations, participating in drills and ensuring preparedness for unforeseen incidents. 
• Documentation: Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment  inspections, and repairs using Dimo CMMS software and isolocity. 
• Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with external vendors and contractors for specialized repairs or maintenance projects. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Technical Skills: Proficient in the use of tools and equipment related to facilities maintenance, including knowledge of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general repair work. 
• Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to identify issues and implement effective solutions.  
• Safety Awareness: Thorough understanding of safety protocols and the ability to promote a culture of safety within the organization. 
• Communication: Effective communication skills to interact with staff, vendors, and management.  
• Forklift: Forklift experience is must as many of the task for this job required moving stuff like filters and glycol totes across the facilities. 

Education & Experience:

•  3+ years’ experience in Facilities type maintenance (Trades license not necessary but work  experience must compensate for that) 
• Comfortable with interpreting building, electrical and mechanical drawings 
• Understanding of the general workflow of large scale HVACR systems 
• Consider themselves a “general handyperson” as it relates to work and tools 
• Able to operate both forklifts and scissor lifts 
• Ability to prioritize tasks and use time effectively 
• Ability to establish business relationships with key contractors/suppliers, and stakeholders 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills within a multi-disciplinary team and diverse internal and external customers/suppliers 
• Able to follow and uphold standard operating procedures precisely and consistently; accountable for results, strives to meet and exceed expectations. 
• Able to respond to complex situations/competing interests and resolving issues quickly and positively 
• Operational excellence and continuous improvement oriented; safety minded and able to always follow strict safety protocols. 
  
  
  

Working Conditions : 

• Physical effort is required, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 50 lbs.  
• Temperatures range from 20 degrees Celsius to 32 degrees Celsius.  
• Able to perform cleaning and crop maintenance duties while working on a step ladder.  
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and after hours as required.  
• Repetitive use of hands, wrists, and forearms  
• This position involves significant exposure to cannabis/plant materials, and it is therefore not likely suitable for an employee that may suffer from allergies to cannabis/plant pollen material, or experience other medical issues, such as asthma and hay fever, as a result of cannabis/plant material exposure  
• Full PPE in production area includes booties, coveralls, gloves, hairnet, glasses and surgical mask.  

Why you’ll love working at Aurora
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it…   

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.
• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine). 
• Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis. 
   

Next steps

Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and not an AI software/system.  The we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity.  Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our Talent Community to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).  

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic.

We value the unique skills and experience each person brings to Aurora and are committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Human Resources team know by contacting us at hr.services@auroramj.com