Electrician

Job Description

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Industrial Electrician is responsible for the installation, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical, instrumentation, control, communication, and automation systems throughout the facility. The role supports recycling operations by diagnosing and resolving equipment and process issues, optimizing system reliability, and developing, updating, and maintaining technical documentation, drawings, procedures, and maintenance standards. All work must be performed in compliance with AIM's maintenance practices, safety policies, environmental requirements, and applicable regulatory and electrical code standards.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of electrical equipment from controls to high voltage systems and process control equipment
• Recommend and install new equipment in accordance with the Canadian (CEC) and Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC)
• Operations and facility maintenance including inspection and initiation of repairs as required
• Develop and adjust predictive and preventative maintenance programs, with a focus on improving reliability, safety, and quality of process equipment
• On-call support for daily operations to troubleshoot and resolve process issues.
• Demonstrates visible safety leadership in inspection, identification, and response to daily operations safety issues

Qualifications

• Electrician – Holding a current, Industrial Electrician (309A OR 442A) Red Seal Ticket
• 2-5 years related work experience in heavy industrial and process environments; preference will be given to those with experience in steelmaking, mining, or recycling environments
• Competent and comfortable working with high voltage switchgear and equipment, preference will be given to those who have experience and are trained in high voltage maintenance and safe work practices (4160V, 13.8kV, 27.6kV)
• Strong knowledge and experience working with and troubleshooting motor starter/control systems
• Experience working with large motors, valves, actuators, linear transducers and instrumentation.
• Strong knowledge on the use of electrical testing equipment including digital multimeter, megohm meter, Process meter, thermography, etc.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs systems (Siemens, Allen Bradley)
• Knowledge and experience working with Profibus is considered an asset
• Basic knowledge of SCADA applications and industrial communication protocols
• Basic ethernet, networking /TCP / IP protocols knowledge
• Valid Ontario driver’s license in good standing