Maintenance Technician, Delta

Village Farms International (Nasdaq: VFF) is a vertically integrated global leader in cannabis and plant-based consumer packaged goods, and sustainable innovation. As one of North America’s longest-standing produce operators built on decades of expertise, we’re a company where growers, innovators, and creators come together to shape the future of high performing plant-based brands, globally.

Pure Sunfarms is proudly part of Village Farms International. Joining Village Farms means joining a global team built on purpose, integrity, and ambition. Here, we grow people, ideas and possibilities.

The Opportunity Here is where you come in as a Maintenance Technician. You have a "think outside the box" mentality and enjoy solving problems with creative solutions. You love to work with your hands and thrive in an environment that provides you with unique challenges and variety in your day. You are interested in learning more about the cannabis facilitiesand being an important piece of Pure Sunfarms operation and manufacturing practices to produce top-quality Cannabis consumable goods

What You’ll Do Facility Maintenance

Perform repairs and maintenance of the boiler and supporting equipment, such as pumps, mixing valves, condensers, CO monitoring systems and electrical control systems

Ensure variety of motorized equipment including forklifts, pallet jacks, scooters, electric carts, picking carts, lawnmowers, and other are safe and functional

Complete various integral maintenance checklists for equipment, tools, and machine parts

Perform basic maintenance tasks as needed across the facility

Systems&Equipment Optimization

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair greenhouse and manufacturing cannabis equipment to ensure the existing operation and manufacturing practices are functioning adequately. This includes, but is not limited to pneumatics, hydraulics, high-precision measuring equipment, printing and labelling machines and electrical systems

Preserve the functioning of irrigation systems such as pumps, valves, filters, electronic controls, fertilizer injection systems, and other related systems.

Work closely with the Engineering team to ensure Research&Development equipment is sound and operational, allowing for innovation and R&D related testing to take place

Stakeholder Collaboration

Utilize Maintenance Software to keep track of requests and prioritizing tickets from most critical to least.

Handle and organize maintenance supplies, spare parts, and tools to ensure inventory is consistently in stock

Health&Safety

Perform regular inspections on equipment to ensure safety and functionality, while effectively communicating all maintenance issues to the Manager and team as required

Follow all Health&Safety procedures and Pure Sunfarms best practices

Lead by example to foster a safe working environment

Other Duties At Pure Sunfarms, we are all growers at heart. Our plants and processes require in-person care and attention to ensure we’re bringing the best our plants and people have to offer to our consumers. This means other duties may arise since we work together to ensure we support all business activities – seed to sale.

This role is on-site, which requires you to work in Pure Sunfarms facility at all times in an operating role or directly supporting operations.

This position requires to be on call after regular hours on a rotation schedule.

What You Bring Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years’ experience working in a mechanical/electrical environment

Relevant trade qualification or diploma preferred

Proven ability to prioritize various tasks to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Able to apply both instruction and direction to complete tasks unsupervised when required

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with an eye for the details

Able to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment

You are a quick learner with a knack for new challenges and taking initiative

Knowledge of the cannabis industry and or operational lifecycle is considered an asset

Ability to stand for 8-hour shifts and able to lift minimum 50 lbs.

Flexibility and willingness to work various shifts including morning, afternoon, weekends, rotated emergency on-call week, and occasional overtime as per business needs.

Must have the ability to maintain and pass an RCMP criminal record check and obtain a security clearance

Life at Village Farms We believe

It Takes A Village®

and we mean it.

It shows up in how we support each other, how we innovate, and how we win as a team.

Our Values Guide Every Decision We Make Versatility | Innovation | Leadership | Loyalty | Accountability | Grit | Entrepreneurship

What you do here matters - to our people, our products, and the customers we serve.

We’ve got you covered with company-paid comprehensive benefits and education assistance to support your growth.

Ready to Grow With Us? If you want to be part of something that has real impact - we’d love to meet you.

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