Opportunity: Generator Technician

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Schedule: 14 & 14 (12 hours per day)

Housing: Camp accommodations are provided

Travel: FIFO - Northern Alberta

Job Location: Oilsands

Prospect Description:

- Perform emergency service, preventative maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting, and instruction for customer generators as efficiently as possible.
- Test, measure, and verify electrical component operations, including energized components and electrical fields.
- Program, test, and connect transfer switches.
- Program, test, and trouble shoot both generator set and synchronizing controls system.
- Conduct startups and load bank tests as required.
- Operate / diagnose engine driven gensets powered by diesel or natural gas.
- Report all incidents, near misses and unsafe working conditions
- Actively participate in safety program
- Adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S;) guidelines
- Other duties as required

Qualifications:

Education

- Must have OSSA BSO or CSO training certificates.
- Valid OSSA accredited Elevated Work Platform, Confined Space and Fall Protection
- A minimum of 3 years related work experience.
- Experience in maintenance work in the Fort McMurray oil sands is considered an asset
- Journeyman Electrician required
- Mechanical experience required
- The successful candidate will be safety conscious, self-motivated, reliable, flexible and proactive with the ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated a history of safe work practices

Skills & Experience

- Maintain, repair,



and service critical power generation systems
- Perform regular system testing, diagnostics, and preventative maintenance to maximize reliability
- Collaborate with various teams to ensure reliability, including instrumentation, electricians, plumbers, and HVAC teams
- Perform inspections on generators to CSA 282 standards
- Perform full load bank tests on generators with sizes ranging from 50KW to 1000KW.
- ATS and power-transfer systems: Inspect, test and troubleshoot automatic transfer switches, generator-to-building connections and related electrical systems.
- Inspect, service, troubleshoot, and replace components including engines, alternators, fuel systems, cooling systems, exhaust systems, batteries, etc.
- Recommend parts replacement and upgrades to improve generator reliability and performance
- Perform electrical maintenance on other equipment as required (i.e. Help any other trades when the schedule is slow)
- Perform mechanical maintenance on other equipment as required (i.e. Work on firewater pumps and other diesel engines)

Fort McKay Alcor - Your Local & Aboriginal Site Services Solution

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Experience:

- mechanical: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Class 5 Drivers License (preferred)
- Common Safety Orientation (preferred)
- Journeyman Mechanic (preferred)
- Journeyman Electrician (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Generator Technician (Alberta)
🏢 Fort McKay Alcor
📍 Alberta