About this role

The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

Overview

The Mechanical Planning Trainee supports the planning, preparation, coordination, and close-out of mechanical maintenance work across the factory. Under supervision, the trainee develops practical skills in job scoping, work-order preparation, scheduling, equipment-history review, shutdown planning, and maintenance reporting, working closely with Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation, Operations, Engineering, Stores, Procurement, and EHS teams to improve equipment reliability, safety, and work readiness.

All applications submitted must include the following:

- Cover letter

- Résumé

- Updated police record

- Two (2) reference letters

- Copies of recent transcripts

Detailed Roles and Responsibilities

- Assist with field inspections and job scoping for preventive, corrective, shutdown, and improvement work.

- Gather equipment information, drawings, manuals, photographs, measurements, job history, and operating input needed to define work scope.

- Prepare draft job plans, task lists, estimates, and planning packages for review and approval.

- Support weekly scheduling, stop-day planning, shutdown preparation, backlog review, and coordination meetings.

- Identify spare parts, consumables, specialist services, and rental equipment required for planned work.

- Coordinate with Stores and Procurement to verify stock status, specifications, reservations, lead times, and delivery dates.

- Incorporate applicable hazards, permits, isolations, personal protective equipment, lifting controls, confined-space requirements, and environmental precautions into job plans.

- Enter and maintain accurate work-order, asset, backlog, schedule, materials, and completion data in the approved maintenance system.

- Support basic failure analysis, root-cause reviews, equipment-history analysis, and identification of recurring maintenance issues.

- Complete assigned technical, safety, maintenance-system, and professional-development training within agreed timelines.

Education and/or Experience

- Associate degree, diploma, or bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, or a closely related discipline.

- Recent graduates or candidates with up to two years of relevant industry, internship, apprenticeship, or maintenance experience are encouraged to apply.

- Basic knowledge of industrial mechanical equipment, maintenance practices, engineering drawings, lubrication, bearings, pumps, gearboxes, conveyors, piping, and rotating equipment.

- Basic understanding of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance and the maintenance work-management cycle.

- Equivalent combinations of technical education and directly relevant industrial experience may be considered.

- Bilingual capability in English and Spanish is an asset.

Essential Capabilities / Competencies

- Ability to read technical manuals, drawings, equipment lists, and bills of materials and to convert field observations into clear work requirements.

- Strong interest in mechanical maintenance planning, equipment reliability, and continuous learning.

- Clear written and verbal communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.

- Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented approach to work-order preparation and recordkeeping.

- Ability to prioritize assignments, meet deadlines, follow up on actions, and seek guidance when needed.

- Ability to conduct field inspections in an industrial environment and work safely around operating and isolated equipment.

- Commitment to safety, food quality, environmental compliance, housekeeping, 5S, and company procedures.

- Ability to collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Stores, Procurement, and EHS teams.

Location of Role

Tower Hill, Orange Walk District