Maintenance Technician

Division: Science and Innovation
Job location: Comox, BC – Coast Facility
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Employment type: Permanent full-time position onsite
 

A little about us

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

We’re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We’re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers.  We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Our Breeding and Genetics program was established to provide the science, technical innovations and services that underpin the Aurora’s global cannabis production. We use modern plant breeding approaches to develop next generation cannabis varieties and genetics research to understand how this plant functions at a molecular level. Our research efforts allow Aurora to achieve more economical production, through higher yields, reduce pressure from disease and reduce inputs, and to produce higher value cannabis products that meet patient and consumer needs. Our plant science and breeding activities are focused at our Coast facility in Comox, British Columbia. This dedicated research facility includes over 10,000 square feet of laboratory/research space and a 22,500 square foot purpose designed greenhouse. 

Job Summary
We’re searching for a dynamic technician to plant their roots with us as a Maintenance Technician. In this role, you will be supporting our R&D facility by ensuring our infrastructure is operating and maintained to meet the needs of a high-tech, automated, environmentally controlled growing facility.

As the Maintenance Technician you will focus on…

Reporting to the Director, Operations; the Maintenance Technician will be located at Comox, BC, at our Coast facility. The Maintenance Technician will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team including mechanical, electrical, and building infrastructure specialists. The candidate must have a solid understanding of building and greenhouse services.  As a small site, this is a hands-on position with some of the day-to-day routines surrounding fire systems, pest control, grounds and preventative maintenance may require your support. It is essential for the candidate to be well organized, result oriented and have strong problem-solving skills. The candidate should have a strong work ethic and be available for on call duties and after-hours call-ins as required in a response to building emergencies.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITES:

• Perform routine daily inspections of select Facilities operations and be able to find issues before they become larger issues.
• Able to handle Facilities contractors of all types to ensure desired results from planned jobs and unplanned work.
• Handle some of the day-to-day facility tasks ranging from small office repair to snow removal, et al.  Candidate will only be asked to do things that fall within their scope/ability.
• Work with our Engineering Dept. to assist in their larger projects at site maintaining compliance as required by Health Canada.
• Responding to automated fault detection alarm systems on your phone during or after-hours, e.g., Fire Systems
• Respond to production issues in a timely manner.
•  Be responsible for repairing, maintaining and performing preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Keep all equipment in good working condition.
• Inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Safely operate all required equipment and tools including standard shop safety processes
• Utilize precision measuring tools to verify parts, components and details are dimensionally correct.
• Work independently to service various internal customers.
• Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years working as a licensed Journeyman in one of the Trades (equivalents will be considered on a one-by-one basis).
• Comfortable with interpreting building, electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Previously overseeing/tending to equipment in a greenhouse environment an asset.
• Facility experiences a must. 
• Understanding of large scale HVACR will be considered an asset.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and use time effectively.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• 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.

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! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, vacation time, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more.
  
   
• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, 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 $1,500 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.
   
• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, Perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time and modern technology.

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 cannabis.

 

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and 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 and inclusion
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. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!
 

Health and safety

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.

 

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