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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 professional to plant their roots with us as a Maintenance Manager. In this role, you will be support 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 Manager you will focus on…
Reporting to the Director, Operations; the Maintenance Manager will be located at Comox, BC, at our Coast facility. This individual will oversee the identification and prioritization of site-level engineering projects, manage the maintenance program, and lead capital investment planning. The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment. The Facility Manager 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, contractor, and project management. 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 that may require your support.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITES:
Maintenance Management:
Capital Investment Planning:
Team Leadership and Development:
Compliance and Regulatory Oversight:
Asset Management and Lifecycle Planning:
Data Analysis and Performance Metrics:
QUALIFICATIONS:
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…
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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