Lead/Senior Lead Gate Automation Technician

About the Job

Experienced Lead/Senior Lead Gate Automation Technician

Location: London, Ontario • Full-time • Compensation: CA$25.00–CA$40.00 / hour

We Don’t Just Hire People — We Build Teammates. Hudson Entry & Automation is a construction and service company. We design, install, service, and maintain the systems that let people and vehicles in — and keep the wrong ones out. Your expertise will ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations across various construction sites and commercial properties.

That means:

• Automated gates: cantilever slide, swing, bi-fold, barrier gates, vertical pivot lift, pedestrian gates, loops, photo eyes, safety edges.
• Overhead doors: rolling steel, docks, and dock levellers.
• Commercial pedestrian doors: hollow metal frames, hardware, closers, and life-safety openings.
• Automatic door operators.
• Access control: readers, keypads, electrified hardware, intercoms, and gate/door integration.
• Locksmithing: restricted keying, and master key systems.
• Service: Planned maintenance and emergency repair.

The work lives on job-sites, in drawings, on a dispatch board, and in a quote. Concrete, steel, conduit, motors, controls, and hardware—we are a real trade operation, not a call centre with a construction logo on it.

We protect people, property, and livelihoods. We never forget the responsibility that comes with that. We take the work seriously and treat people properly. The days are demanding. The humour is real. The standard doesn’t move.

If you can lead a site when the day gets loud—and you already understand the commercial industrial service business well enough that we are not teaching you how things work—keep reading.

Job Requirements

• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of direct experience as a gate automation technician. (Please note: this is a strict requirement for this role).
• Qualifications: A strong technical background, including active certifications in gate service and installation.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep expertise in gate automation standards, specifically UL325 safety protocols and compliance. Formal Gate Automation Technician training is required, alongside a solid grasp of field service expectations on active construction sites.

What It Takes to Be Considered

Culture & Leadership Fit

• Mission-Driven: You want to be part of a small, tight-knit team with a strong culture inside an owner-led company that is on a mission.
• A Natural Mentor: You want to lead and are eager to coach junior and new team members to success.
• A Hero Mentality: You are a problem-solver who genuinely enjoys "saving the day" for a wide variety of customers.
• Adaptable Team Player: Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a high-performance team in fast-paced environments.

Technical & Job Skills

• Blueprint & Site Mastery: Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings to accurately execute complex installation and repair procedures.
• Low Voltage & Systems Wiring: High-level understanding of electrical systems, specifically utilizing low voltage for wiring sensors, openers, and control systems associated with automated gates.
• Welding & Fabrication: Capable and experienced at conducting metal fabrication and welding tasks to customize or repair gate components as needed.
• Heavy Equipment Operation: Competent in using construction equipment, including mini backhoes, skid steers, and truck-mounted cranes.

Logistics & Compliance

• Safety First: Strict adherence to safety protocols at all times while working on active construction or remodeling projects.
• Road Ready: A valid "G" License with a clean MTO driver’s abstract (no major infractions), plus full comfort pulling trailers.
• Capable & Cleared: Able to provide a clear police record check with no criminal convictions.
• Travel & Flexibility: The ability to travel and stay overnight for up to a week at a time, plus a willingness to work overtime and be on-call as required.

Earning the Top End ($35–$40/hr): The Senior Lead Standard

To command the top of our pay scale, you must be more than just a great technician—you must be a strategic leader. Candidates expecting this tier must prove their ability to deliver on the following:

• Strategic Planning (The 10-14 Day Horizon): You don't just react to today; you collaborate with the management team to look 10 to 14 business days ahead, anticipating and proactively mitigating project risks and delays before they happen.
• Business Acumen & Resource Management: You have a high-level understanding of how our industry makes money. You use resources judiciously, optimize project timelines, and manage sites to maximize efficiency and profitability.
• Heavyweight Project Ownership: You have proven examples of taking the lead role on massive, complex installation projects and being fully accountable for the outcome.
• Elite Mentorship: You don't just do the work; you build the team. You have a proven track record (with references) of mentoring, coaching, and developing the potential of junior technicians.
• The Hudson Standard: You actively promote and maintain our core values, acting as the standard-bearer for quality and culture in the field.

The Operating System

Keep records clean. Track job progress. Hold the line on digital documentation. If the field system is messy, everything downstream gets expensive. If it needs doing, you do it. “That’s not my job” is not a thing in this position.

Who This Is For

This is a high-performance team, not an unconditional family. Belonging is earned. Skills we can teach. Character we cannot.

You will thrive here if you:

• Can read a drawing, a site photo, or a contractor email and see the real scope of work.
• Stay calm when a project throws a curve-ball, a parts delay happens, or a junior tech needs your help all at once.
• Are comfortable making a judgment call in the field before every single detail is perfect.
• Take the work seriously and treat people properly.
• Own the outcome: if something slips, you say so, fix it, and change the system so it does not slip twice.
• Hate the excuse “we’ve always done it that way,” but still respect how job-sites actually work.
• Enjoy learning and have a continuous "growth mindset."

You will not thrive here if you:

• Do not have at least 5 years of direct experience as a gate automation technician.
• Prefer working entirely solo and dislike being part of a collaborative team.
• Talk down to junior team members instead of coaching them.
• Pass problems onto others instead of owning them.
• Are arrogant, disrespectful, or unteachable.
• Are a jerk.

No jerks. No exceptions.

Tools & Physical Demands

You will run a cloud-based field management system for projects, quoting, and digital work orders on a smartphone/tablet. We will teach you our digital systems, but you must be physically prepared for the real work:

• Safely handle the heavy lifting of gate sections, frames, and mechanical parts using appropriate equipment.
• Move, install, and manage heavy materials (up to 50 lbs independently; manipulating heavier items with assistance).
• Use hand tools and power tools effectively for gate hanging and metal fabrication.
• Work on ladders, ascend to heights (minimum 12 feet), and perform overhead work.
• Extensive stationary work, driving, walking, and exposure to year-round outdoor elements.

What Hudson Offers

• A Career that Keeps You Engaged: This position offers the opportunity to continually develop your skills in fabrication, leadership, and technology while working on diverse, challenging projects every day.
• Take-Home Vehicle: A company vehicle provided for you to take home for being on the on-call rotation.
• Time Off: Paid vacation.
• Tool Allowance: $750 per year to help you build and maintain a top-tier kit.
• Apparel & Gear: A fully laundered company uniform program through Cintas, plus dedicated winter outerwear to keep you safe and comfortable in the elements.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Career Growth: Quarterly reviews and a real path into future leadership positions, project management, estimating, or service management.
• Culture: Regular company events and a team that takes the work seriously, treats people properly, and has fun!

About Hudson Entry and Automation:

Hudson Entry & Automation provides sales, installation and service of reliable and durable access control and security systems. Our focus at Hudson is on providing quality parking equipment, revenue control, sliding and swing gates, access control, and physical and electronic security. We supply solutions to our customers and bring innovative new ideas and superior products to your business. Our company features a wide range of manufacturers, suppliers and strategic partners to provide you with the best customized solution tailored to fit your needs and budget. Hudson’s head office is strategically located in London, Ontario allowing us to service clients all over South Western Ontario. Who We Are We help you secure your premises. Our quality parking equipment, revenue control, sliding and swing gates, access control, and physical and electronic security solutions will give you peace of mind. We service industrial, agricultural, commercial and residential clients across Southwestern ON with customized solutions tailored to fit your needs and budget.