MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
FULL TIME, CALGARY AB

We’re searching for a Maintenance Technician to keep our HQ running smoothly. If you’re the kind of person who loves rolling up your sleeves, solving problems, and making things work better, we can't wait to meet you!

YOUR MISSION

You’ll be the backbone of our production team’s success. Your mission is simple but critical: to ensure that every piece of equipment in our HQ is running at its best, so our team can do what they do best—crafting delicious, high-quality gelato. You’ll be responsible for performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting issues in real time, and keeping downtime to a minimum.

You’ll collaborate closely with our production, sanitation, and quality teams, ensuring all equipment is safe, efficient, and performing to specification. Your attention to detail and commitment to getting things done right will keep everything running smoothly!

WHO ARE YOU?

• You have 3+ years of experience working in a manufacturing environment, focused on equipment efficiency and minimizing downtime.
• You understand GMP, HACCP, and other food-safe quality standards.
• You’re skilled in time management, able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines while prioritizing effectively.
• You have a solid understanding of the mechanical aspects of equipment and how they impact product quality and QA risks.
• You can manage projects and people, including contractors and offsite fabrications.
• You’re quick to respond to urgent situations and keep things moving smoothly.
• You have a strong understanding of Righteous processes and can make recommendations for improvements.
• You’re comfortable using MS Office/Google Suite, with strong skills in Excel/Sheets, Word/Docs, and PowerPoint/Slides.

Please complete the full application as detailed below - we can’t want to meet you!

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

When you send us your resume, to be considered you must include a cover letter that answers the following 5 questions:

1. What value would you bring to our team? (other than the 10 things listed below, because they require zero talent)
2. What is your favorite brand, and why?
3. Why do you want to work for Righteous?
4. What can Righteous do for you?
5. What makes you weird?

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver on the Ten Things that Require Zero Talent: being on time, work ethic, effort, body language, energy, attitude, passion, being coachable, doing extra, being prepared
• Live the brand and our 8 core values & evangelize our delicious creations with passion in everything you do.
• Demonstrate commitment and involvement in our pursuit of making the world more awesome through participation in our Social and Environmental programs, events, initiatives and goals.
• Ensure all equipment is performing at its expected level allowing users to carry out their roles efficiently.
• Perform and/or schedule routine maintenance and upkeep of all equipment to maintain performance and outputs while limiting unplanned downtime.
• Maintain a working list of all building, equipment and vehicles assets of the company.
• Log all equipment changes, maintenance, parts replacements, warranties, etc.
• Manage spare parts inventory that includes all parts that can force a shutdown or delays in production if not on hand.
• Train required team members on proper use (including safety) and daily maintenance of all equipment.
• Troubleshoot any equipment problems in real time and bring in approved contractors when necessary to keep equipment down time to a minimum.
• Measure equipment, team, and output efficiency and make adjustments to processes and equipment in order to maximize efficiencies.
• Perform building maintenance throughout the facility as needed and indicated by work orders.
• Document all work and update new procedures as they pertain to equipment maintenance.
• Work within maintenance and repairs budgets and manage them to agreed upon amounts.
• Work with the Sanitation and Quality Assurance team to ensure equipment is maintained, cleaned and sanitized properly.
• Work within Righteous Gelato Food Safety Systems and maintain GMP.
• Support production as required.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

THE MUST HAVES - KEY SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Technical expertise
• Problem solving skills
• Friendly, passionate, positive spirit.
• Self starter, curious and driven

WHO ARE WE?

Our mission at Righteous is to enrich people’s lives, and have a tangible impact on how companies look, how they act, the way they treat their people, and what we all deserve in terms of quality and integrity as consumers. The vision has always been built on forging strong relationships, empowering our people, innovation, forward thinking, and legendary customer experience backed by the best quality products possible.

We think differently, act differently and challenge others to be the change they want to see in the world—we just happen to do it by making gelato. Enriching people's lives, one tiny spoonful at a time.

Righteous has been named to the list of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Great Places to Work Best Workplace in Manufacturing, Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace for Youth, one of Alberta's Top 75 Employers, and named one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers.

THE PERKS? LET US TELL YOU…

Team members of Righteous enjoy awesome benefits and share in our financial success, proudly offered to eligible full-time and part-time team members including:

• Come as you are! Everyone is welcome.
• Comprehensive benefits designed to support our team's Wellness & Mental Health, including medical, dental, vision, out-of-Canada emergency medical, critical illness, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Plan.
• Giving Gang & Giving Days! Investing in the community = Holiday Breaks … say what?!
• Competitive Total Rewards and the opportunity to own a piece of Righteous through our Equity Incentive Plan
• Personal & Professional Development Fund
• WEEKLY PINTS!
• In-house coffee bar and snacks for days
• Team Lunch Every.Single.Day.
• … and we're just getting started!

Righteous is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis including, but not limited to: race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information, or any other classification.