Are you looking for a current opportunity that also allows for work/life balance?

Are you a licensed 442A or 309A Electrician with strong industrial troubleshooting skills who wants to maximize their personal time?

CGT is seeking an Industrial Electrician for our manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario.

We run a unique 4-week rotating schedule module where you work just 11 shifts per month. Your paychecks are always kept completely whole at 40 hours every single week, giving you significant "gifted" straight-time hours when you aren’t on the floor:

- The Rotation: 36 hours (3 shifts) for three weeks, and a short 24 hours (2 shifts) for one week (12-Hour Shifts, Days & Nights). You work weekends only if overtime opportunities requires it. Overtime is not mandatory.
- The Earning Power: Because you receive 40 hours of pay for fewer hours worked, your effective cash-for-time ratio is $54.12 per hour on the floor.
- The Calculation: 160 hours paid / 132 hours worked X $44.65 (Base) = $54.12 per hour worked
- The Lifestyle Advantage: Your core monthly schedule guarantees an extensive amount of full days off.
- You work only 11 shifts per 4-week cycle (Average of ~33 hours in office per week).
- That is 17 scheduled days off every 4-week cycle (Averaging 18+ days off per month).
- Immediate Overtime: Any hours or shifts worked beyond your regular weekly schedule are paid at overtime premium rates.

This schedule model means a 45% reduction in your monthly commute - saving you substantial time and fuel costs over the year.

Why Join CGT?

- Exceptional Work-Life Balance: Our 3-3-3-2 shift structure provides extended blocks of consecutive time off while maintaining full 40-hour weekly paychecks.
- Strong Base Earning Power: Standard 40-hour straight-time pay model yielding ~$92,870/year base prior to overtime.
- Overtime Advantage: You do not need to work 40 physical hours to trigger overtime; extra shifts or hours worked beyond your regular schedule for the week are paid at overtime premiums.
- Retirement & Healthcare: Company-matching Pension Plan plus comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
- Allowances & Programs: Annual tool replacement allowance, safety boot reimbursement, prescription safety eyewear program, and work coveralls provided.

Position Overview:
Working out of our Cambridge manufacturing plant, you will provide critical electrical troubleshooting, breakdown response, and preventative maintenance across continuous polymer coating, laminating, mixing, and automated converting lines.

At CGT, we have been a driving force behind Cambridge’s industrial sector for over 150 years. We are looking for a key team member to join our Maintenance team to service and optimize our automated processes. While we provide an excellent base wage and pension contributions, the true benefit of joining CGT is the cutting-edge,



high-flex shift structure that fundamentally respects your time outside of work.

Core responsibilities:

- Methodically troubleshoot, repair, inspect, and adjust plant electrical systems, 600V Motor Control Centers (MCCs), AC/DC drive systems, and continuous web handling machinery.
- Connect to and navigate PLC systems using maintenance laptops to locate faults, trace logic permissives, and resolve equipment interlocks.
- Troubleshoot Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and field instrumentation, including photo-eyes, proximity sensors, temperature controllers, and 4–20 mA / 0–10V process control loops.
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks, such as infrared thermal imaging, control panel cooling system checks, and routine safety circuit audits.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, single-line diagrams, ladder logic, and OEM equipment manuals to complete modifications and repairs.
- Safely install, pipe, and wire branch circuits, disconnects, transformers, and control panels in compliance with the Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC).
- Log corrective actions, component replacements, and shift handovers using our computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).

Skills Knowledge and Expertise:

- Valid Certificate of Qualification as an Industrial Electrician (442A) or Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A) with industrial manufacturing experience.
- Demonstrated hands-on troubleshooting experience with 480V/600V 3-phase power distribution, motor control circuits, and VFDs.
- Practical ability to go online with PLCs to diagnose line stoppages and interpret ladder logic.
- Commitment to plant safety protocols, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), arc flash boundaries (CSA Z462), and OESC standards.
- Transparent verbal and written English communication skills for shift pass-downs and cross-functional team coordination.
- Willingness and ability to work a 12-hour 3-3-3-2 rotating shift schedule (days and nights).

Valued Assets (Not required):

- Experience with continuous web-handling processes (printing, laminating, tension controls, dancers, winders/unwinds).
- Experience with DC drive systems, analog tach/encoder feedback, or hazardous location (explosion-proof Class/Division) wiring.
- Experience operating mobile equipment (scissor lifts, boom lifts, forklifts).

Benefits of working at CGT

- Long-standing employer in Cambridge with 150+ years of history
- Learning environment with many long service employees
- Opportunities for advancement
- Community partner




- Employee events
- Health, Dental benefits
- Life, AD&D; Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Pension Plan
- Coverall program
- Safety Boot reimbursement program
- Safety Prescription Eyewear program

About CGT
Since 1869, CGT has been one of the world’s leading producers of polymeric coated fabrics and films for automotive and industrial applications in the global marketplace.
CGT has its roots in the Victoria Wheel Works which provided wagon wheels for the thriving transportation trade of the time. CGT was a major supplier of coated fabrics during the war years (rain wear) and consumer products (shower curtains, wall coverings and tablecloths). We are proud of our roots and excited about the future as we continue to deliver first-class quality automotive and industrial coated fabrics and films.

Who we are?
CGT is an indispensable partner to the polymer product and coated fabrics industry. Approximately 1200 employees engage and service diverse and unique markets throughout the world: from our global headquarters in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada to our production facilities in China, Texas and France. CGT addresses the global demand for our products which enable greater flexibility in response to the needs of our marketplace worldwide. Through our dynamic proprietary process and creative culture, we deliver timely and innovative solutions that transform the performance, quality, and sensory experience of coverstock surfaces.

What we do?
We formulate custom thermoplastic sheeting using our customized capabilities to finish and combine with world class engineering, design, production, sales, and support. With a flexible operational footprint that enables us to target the highest level of quality and meet the most aggressive timeline.

CGT is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to age, ancestry, colour, citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, sex, or sexual orientation. As part of our recruitment process, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist with screening and evaluating applicants.

Job applicants requiring disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to communicate any accommodation requirements ([email protected]). Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Human Rights Code applicable to the jurisdictions we operate in.

This position represents a current vacancy within our organization

Only those candidates or referrals having the required skills listed in the posting (Education and Experience) will be considered for an interview.

No Agencies Please.

Pay: $44.65 per hour

📌 Industrial Electrician (Cambridge)
🏢 CGT
📍 Cambridge