Posting End Date: 10/17/2026

Status: Regular

Number of Openings: 1

Education Level: Grade 12 and two years College diploma in a related field of study*

Base Location: Box 966 Trent Drive, Campbellford, Ontario K0L 1L0

Shift: Days

Travel Required: 25%

Salary Range: $42.82 - $66.78

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Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Electrical & Control Tech'n/Technologist Trainee .

Job Overview

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Electrical & Control Tech'n/Technologist Trainee.

Reporting to the Trades Management Supervisor, this position is responsible for maintaining and overhauling all electrical, electronic, control, protection, and telecommunications associated with generating stations and facilities.

Key Accountabilities

- On a shift or day basis, inspect, diagnose, test, trouble-shoot, service, maintain, calibrate and overhaul a variety of electrical, electronic, and control equipment, apparatus and instrumentation, covering all areas of electrical, instrumentation, control,



and protective relaying.
- Perform electrical drafting. Install and fabricate electrical/control equipment. Carry out contract coordination and prepare quality control procedures. Maintain current operational and theoretical expertise in applicable systems, software and techniques. Maintain documents applicable to the work.
- Install, commission, inspect, troubleshoot, service, maintain and overhaul and assist with the design for all electrical/ electronic/control/protection/telecommunication or testing equipment, associated with generating stations and facilities. Take appropriate preventative or corrective action.
- Prepare electrical, control, instrumentation, protection and telecommunication sketches, drawings, and bills of material. Carry out document maintenance activities.
- Assist in the design of computer programs as required for the efficient operation of the station.
- Carry out a variety of measurements including testing of electrical, control and protection equipment to recognize standards and procedures.
- Determine generating system reliability and power system production. Develop and maintain supplementary computer programs to facilitate analysis.
- Participate in studies associated with energy production, load and capacity, demand management, etc.,



and provide regular and on-demand reports. Establish and maintain documentation / program files

Qualifications

- Completion of Grade 12 or international equivalent, plus a minimum two-year community college diploma in a relevant Technician, Technology, or related field of study*.
- Relevant trades-related work experience.
- Valid Class G driver’s licence in good standing.
- Flexibility to work rotating shifts and weekends, with availability to travel for training and field assignments, including occasional overnight stays.
- Strong ability to prioritize, plan, organize, and execute tasks efficiently.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication abilities.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Proficiency with computers, combined with a positive and skilled attitude.
- Relevant Field of Education includes Instrumentation Tech/Technologist; Electrical Tech/Technologist; Electronics Tech/Technologist; Electromechanical Engineering Technology.
- Preference will be given to candidates with education and/or experience in electrical protection and control, PLC automation and SCADA, process instrumentation and water gauging, and industrial networking and cybersecurity.

Candidates will be required to successfully complete aptitude testing in order to proceed in the selection process.

All Trainees are required to register with Skill Trades Ontario. The completion of the C of A and C of Q is the sole responsibility of the Trainee. Failure to comple

📌 Electrical & Control Tech'n/Technologist Trainee (Campbellford)
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