Millwright

Vancouver Airport Authority; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Vancouver Airport Authority is seeking a skilled Millwright for maintenance services across the facility. The role involves ensuring the operational integrity of mechanical infrastructure, particularly passenger loading bridges, providing an opportunity for professional development in a dynamic environment. Candidates should possess a Red Seal Certification and relevant experience in mechanical systems, coupled with strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Benefits

Generous vacation days

Extensive health benefits

Retirement savings matching

Wellness programs

Continuous learning opportunities

Community engagement support

Commuting support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of practical experience using different types of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Ability to prioritize safety in all work activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on passenger loading bridges and other HVAC infrastructure.
• Respond to trouble calls, diagnose issues, and minimize downtime.
• File assessment reports with analytical data in maintenance tracking software.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Red Seal Certification as a Millwright

Job description

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. Maintenance Services is an essential part of YVR.

Position overview

Reporting to the Manager, Maintenance Services, the successful candidate will be responsible or repairing, maintaining, and providing condition assessments of all mechanical infrastructure across the terminal and throughout Sea Island. Your focus will be on passenger loading bridges and ensuring adherence to safe work practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Perform weekly, monthly, semi-annual, quarterly and annual maintenance on all passenger loading bridges, service lifts, pumps, fans, MUA and other HVAC infrastructure.
• Carry out technical work as prescribed in job plans and where appropriate or necessary, advise, update and improve job plans in partnership with the planning team.
• Respond to all trouble calls, diagnose, repair and return to service with minimum downtime.
• Complete and submit documentation for outages, provide assessment of workflow, best practices and root cause analysis to reduce future occurrences.

• File assessment reports along with supporting data including results of analysis and photographs in Maximo or other maintenance tracking software for use by the plant and planning team.

Key qualifications include:

• Red Seal Certification as a Millwright with a minimum of 3 years of practical experience using different types of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize safety in all work activities and environments.
• Proven ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• A valid BC driver’s license.

The shift schedule is 4 on 4 off primarily dayshift, with a requirement through winter operations for 24/7 operations. As an employee on a shifted work schedule, you may be eligible for shift and weekend premiums.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.

Salary Range : $78,654 to $102,802 per annum, based on 40-hour work week. This is individually tailored to reflect your unique experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

At YVR, your work experience goes beyond the paycheck. We support your personal and professional development, well-being, and a thriving work culture with generous vacation days, extensive health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

Who We Are

YVR is more than just an airport. We connect our beautiful province and all it has to offer to the world. We are all leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter the department or team you’re a part of, the work you do matters.

At YVR, we are flexible in everything we do. We will work together to find ways to deliver customer excellence that helps us all thrive.

Whatever your background and wherever you’re from, you belong at YVR. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any assistance applying, please reach out at [e-mail].