Position: Service Technician

Company name: Industrial Drive Services Inc.

Business Address: 151 Richmond St. S., Hensall, ON, N0M 1X0

Location of work: Hensall, ON, N0M 1X0 - Various location. This position requires that the Technician visit different customer locations.

1 Vacancy

Salary: To be discussed

The position is Permanent and full time: 40h/week

Flexibility is required: Day, Evening, Morning, On Call, Overtime, Weekend

Start date: as soon as possible

Language required: English speaker, reader, writer

Education: College/CEGEP

Experience

3 Years or more in service

Work setting

Various Locations

Responsibilities

Tasks-job duties

- Respond in a timely and professinal manner to service calls at the customer locations including electrical control systems, electric motors, drives, PLCs and other protective and switching equipment located in the control panel.
- Be able to troubleshoot equipment feedback devices, such as encoders and sensors.
- Assist in design, development and testing
- Be able to repair drives in-house
- Exhibit valuable knowledge of electrical and mechanical design
- Assist in preparing estimates, schedules, specifications and reports
- Know how to produce basic electrical and mechanical design
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Install, maintain and service equipment
- Assist in inspecting, testing and adjusting electronic components
- Calibrate electronic equipment and instruments
- Assist in building and testing prototypes to specifications
- Collect and compile operational or experimental data




- Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics
- Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems
- Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
- Conduct life tests (burn-ins) on components, subassemblies and assemblies

Experience and specialization.

Computer and technology knowledge

- Proficiency in control circuit design is critical
- Proficiency in electrical motor control is critical
- Programming software (Ladder, Structured Text, C/C++)
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Eplan
- AutoCAD
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- Programmable logic controller (PLC)
- MS Office
- MS Windows

Equipment, systems and controls experience

- Electric motors, generators, drives and motor controls
- Electronic testing equipment and systems
- Industrial processes

Area of work experience

- Electrical control equipment
- Rockwell (Allen Bradley) PLC and motion systems
- Siemens PLC and motion systems
- Parker SSD drive systems
- Schneider drive systems

Type of industry experience

- Manufacturing





Area of specialization

- Repair
- Testing
- Installation
- Troubleshooting
- Design

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

- Valid driver's license
- Valid passport (with ability to travel to USA)

Own tools/equipment

- CSA approved safety shoes/boots
- Provide own electrical hand tools per employer supplied list

Personal suitability

- Customer focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Initiative
- Organized
- Team player
- Strong Values and Ethics

Benefits

Health advantages

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan

Financial benefits

- Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

- 5 paid days per year for personal use.
- 10 days of paid Vacation (4% vacation pay)

Only apply to this job if:

- You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent or temporary resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $30.00-$49.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hensall, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

Language:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving License and Passport (which includes entry to USA) (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 50% (required)

Work Location: In person

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🏢 Industrial Drive Service
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