Electrician

POLYVANTIS GmbH; Long Sault; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP/Pension

Life & AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Health, dental & vision

Wellness days

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

POLYVANTIS GmbH in Ontario is seeking a licensed electrician to perform preventive maintenance, repair plant equipment, and assist with new installations in a PC extrusion facility.

You will troubleshoot drives, motors, pumps, and instrumentation, follow safety standards, and participate in root-cause analysis to reduce downtime. Starting pay is $38.08/hour, top out $40.32 after 12 months, with benefits.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed electrician with Red Seal.
• 5+ years of hands-on industrial electrician experience.
• Ability to diagnose and repair equipment via process controls and instrumentation.
• Familiar with mechanical drawings, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Certified to operate scissor lifts and forklifts.
• Strong communication and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on plant equipment and installations.
• Troubleshoot and repair pumps, motors, extrusion dies and instrumentation.
• Investigate downtime, perform root cause analysis, and drive improvements.
• Maintain spares and support start-ups and equipment installations.
• Ensure safety rules and lockout/tagout procedures are followed.

Skills

Licensed Electrician (Red Seal)

Industrial electrician experience

Electrical troubleshooting

Safety procedures & codes

Scissor lift & forklift certification

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, Electrician's primary responsibilities to focus on preventative maintenance repair of all plant equipment and new installation. This position troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs a wide variety of equipment including Pumps, motors, extrusion dies, in process measuring devices, data transmission devices, storage devices and drives. Focus upon compliance with safety standards for electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems in PC extrusion facility. Starting pay is $38.08 per hour with top out pay in 12 months, $40.32 with general wage increases in following years.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform all actions related to the preventive maintenance program of the company
• Ensure maintenance of equipment and repairs when required
• Help solve problems related to maintenance
• Participate in equipment installation and help during start-ups
• Testing equipment to assure productivity and performance
• Respect safety standards of the company and maintain a clean work environment
• Ensuring all safety rules and safe work procedures such as Lockout/Tag out, Hot work, Confined Space, PPE are followed by themselves and by others working in and around the machinery
• Provide support to operations in running machines at standard speeds to maximize efficiency and productivity
• Respond quickly to address downtime issues promptly and effectively
• Lead and/or participate with root cause analysis for operating problems including the identification of contributing causes for unplanned downtime and work to eliminate the root cause to drive continuous improvement
• Maintain spares as needed to ensure that equipment is available when required
• Effectively utilize and maintain the SAP Plant Maintenance Module, including following

Skills

• Licensed Electrician (Red Seal)
• 5 years+ of hands-on electrician work in an industrial application
• Ability to diagnose and repair a wide variety of equipment based on industrial process controls – In Process measuring devices, data transmission, storage devices and drives
• Being familiar with mechanical drawings, fluid power schematics and operation sequences
• Strong knowledge of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation and control
• Ability to understand and follow various guidelines and working procedures (e.g. health and safety, electrical code)
• Must have the ability to be certified on scissor lifts and forklifts
• Positive attitude and ability to communicate effectively
• Sense of resourcefulness and of initiative
• Ability to work shifts, manage and organize priorities
• Experience in plastic manufacturing

Electrical Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and controls installation and repair equipment
• Install, test, calibrate, maintain and repair a variety of equipment
• Diagnose electrical, mechanical and instrumentation problems

Eligibility Requirements

• You must be 18 years or older
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer .We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.

WHAT WE OFFER

We listen: Your ideas along our corporate values of creativity, openness, responsibility and entrepreneurial spirit are important to us.

Financial security:

Group RRSP and/or pension plan with employer contributions, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage

Work–life balance:

Consistent schedule, competitive pay, personal and wellness days

Health and well-being:

Extended health, dental and vision benefits, mental health and employee assistance programs

You don't meet all the requirements? No problem - for us, it's not just about certificates, professional qualifications and previous experience, but also about personal development potential.

POLYVANTIS seeks the best candidates, and as a result is an equal opportunity employer that is proud to provide equal access to jobs regardless of protected status.