POSITION TITLE: Facilities Maintenance Helper
SHIFT: Afternoon Shift & Weekend Shift
LOCATION: Barrie, Ontario
MacLean Engineering is looking for skilled and experienced Facilities Maintenance Helper to join our maintenance team in Barrie, Ontario. If you are looking to be challenged, valued, and rewarded with a competitive compensation package in a dynamic work environment, this position is for you!
About the Position: The Facilities Maintenance Helper position involves a mixture of routine duties and project work as assigned and scheduled by the Maintenance Lead Hand. This includes taking garbage / recycling, and damaged wooden pallets to scrap bins, general plant custodial duties (cleaning railings, machines, windows, etc.), performing various daily checks, snow removal, lawn / yard maintenance. Project work may include building, fabricating, painting, repairing, running errands, and assisting peers with general handyman work as required. This position requires the following proficiencies:
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Remove garbage/recycling, and damaged wooden pallets from production and warehouse work areas using carts and/or forklift to dispose in scrap bins.
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General custodial services using various cleaning supplies and equipment, including operation of floor cleaning equipment (i.e. sweeper and scrubber), and scissor lift, as certified in production and warehouse.
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Snow removal and grounds maintenance as required, using municipal vehicle and sweeping/snow removal attachments, snow blower, shovel, de-icing, lawn mower, leaf blower, etc.
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Assist Facilities Lead Hand and/or peers with various project work, general construction, preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs as required.
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Back-fill for custodian during vacation or absence, or as required.
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Always Implement and maintain 5S housekeeping principles.
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Cross-train in other departments as available.
About You: The successful candidate(s) must be willing to learn, open-minded and flexible, organized and detail oriented, team oriented, disciplined, and must have a positive attitude, along with the following qualifications:
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Minimum High School Education or Certificate of Completion
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Diploma or Degree in a related discipline is an asset
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One (1) + Years’ experience working safely in a manufacturing environment using equipment in a maintenance, mechanical, or custodial capacity.
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Valid driver’s license and ability to pick up supplies as needed
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Fall-arrest and Working at Heights experience is an asset.
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Forklift experience is an asset.
About Us:
Founded in 1973 in Ontario, Canada, MacLean Engineering is the world’s largest Canadian-based manufacturer of underground mining equipment. While continuing to expand both our product range and global footprint, we remain privately owned and committed to the founder’s original design principles: safety, productivity, and enduring quality. Our company delivers mobile equipment solutions for both underground and surface mining, supported by unit-of-one manufacturing expertise and a global service network.
Driven by a strong commitment to safety, productivity, and customer support, MacLean serves mining operations worldwide through branches in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, and Australia. We operate five manufacturing facilities located in Collingwood, Owen Sound, Barrie, North Bay, and Mexico, and employ over 1,000 people across six countries and four continents. The next chapters of MacLean’s mining innovation story are being written within the broad themes of electrification, automation, and digitalization of the global mining industry.
Our skilled tradespeople work in a safety‑first environment to build high‑quality components and equipment for the underground mining, municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors. Join MacLean and contribute to a legacy defined by innovation, craftsmanship, and meaningful impact.
We offer competitive wages and benefits including:
3 weeks' vacation annually
Paid sick and family emergency time
Paid overtime after 40 hours worked
$1.50 per hour shift premium for Afternoon Shift and Weekend Shift employees
Weekend Shift employees are eligible to be compensated for 40 hours when full 36 hours worked
Paid lunch break for employees working 10 and 12 hour shifts
Free coffee!
Flexible Group benefits Package (Once probationary period is completed)
Employee and family assistance program
Voluntary DPSP (Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan) and GRRSP (Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan) (Once probationary period is completed)
Annual employee bonus
$250 annual safety shoe allowance
$200 bi-annual prescription safety glasses allowance
Company paid uniforms
Employee appreciation days, raffles/draws, BBQ's and much more
If you are interested in being a part of an established and growing Canadian Company, we want to hear from you!
This position is for the following shift(s):
Afternoon Shift: 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday (4 x 10 hour shifts)
Weekend Shift: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday through Sunday (3 x 12 hour shifts)
Please note that employment with MacLean Engineering is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check conducted by our third-party provider, Sterling Backcheck. This process may include verification of employment history, education, and a criminal record check, depending on the requirements of the position.
We thank all applicants in advance for their application and interest in MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited. However only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
