Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• At heights
• Noisy
• Odours
• Confined spaces
• Dusty

Work setting

• Machinery installation
• Maintenance
• Service
• Repair
• Overhaul
• Machine set-up
• Industrial equipment and automation manufacturing

Tasks

• Coach and instruct apprentices
• Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
• Repair or replace defective machinery parts
• Supervise other workers
• Estimate costs and materials
• Perform routine maintenance work on machinery
• Program programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Installing machinery and equipment
• Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment

Welding techniques

• Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
• Flux core arc welding (FCAW)
• Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) (TIG)
• Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated and robotic system
• Conveyor
• Electrical and electronic controls
• Fans and blowers
• Gas and air dryers
• Heat exchangers
• High speed packaging equipment
• Hydraulic system
• Industrial and stationary engine
• Monorails
• Pneumatic system
• Power tools
• Power transmission system
• Pumps and compressors
• Tool grinders
• Welding equipment
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Rigging and handling
• Troubleshooting
• Centering and setting to elevation
• Bearing, seals and packing
• Laser levelling / aligning
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Wiring
• Welding

Security and safety

• Basic security clearance

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Overtime required
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure

Weight handling

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 7 months to less than 1 year

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Variable or compressed work week