Materials Technician

Canadian Armed Forces; Nackawic, Gagetown; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Materials Technician, where you'll maintain and repair land vehicles and equipment. This role offers unique adventures, from working in workshops to deploying in various environments, ensuring optimal performance of military equipment. You will develop essential skills in welding, machining, and mobile repairs, contributing to the operational readiness of the Canadian Army. This position promises a dynamic career with opportunities for both full-time and part-time work, allowing you to embrace challenges and adventures in diverse settings. If you're ready to make a difference, this career path is for you.

Qualifications

• Skills in welding, machining, and mobile repairs in various environments.
• Completion of Grade 10 or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair land vehicles and related equipment.
• Conduct mobile repairs on the frontlines in diverse environments.

Skills

Welding

Machining

Painting

Textiles work

Fibreglass work

Composite work

Education

Completion of Grade 10

Job description

As a member of the military, Materials Technicians maintain and repair land vehicles and related equipment. Materials Technicians belong to the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Their primary responsibilities are:

• Welding
• Machining
• Painting
• Work with textiles, fibreglass and composite

Work environment

Materials Technicians experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with working in different environments. Materials Technicians are employed at bases and stations across Canada and on deployed operations around the world. While on a base, they may be working in small spaces, like a workshop. In the field or on deployment, they may work outdoors most of the time or in temporary accommodations. Their work usually supports Army units, but they may also work with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force.

If you choose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base. While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit. Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part-time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base. As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment.

Materials Technicians – or Mat Techs for short – are the fabricators of the Canadian Army. They have the skills to repair or fabricate items so that land-based equipment can perform to its optimal level, both in training and on deployed operations.

Mat Techs are agile and able to conduct mobile repairs to vehicles and shelters in any environment, from the Northern Arctic to a desert location. Their jobs can have them making repairs on the frontlines.

Mat Techs develop skills in welding, machining, plasma arc cutting, sheet metal work, auto body repair and refinishing, as well as spray painting. They work with metals and composites such as the armour and internal protection on armoured vehicles, on lifesaving equipment like gas masks, as well as with fabrics such as canvas and PVC for military shelter systems.

The minimum required education to apply for this occupation is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec, including Grade 10 Applied Math or Math 416 / CST 4 in Quebec, and Grade 10 Science or equivalent.