Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Pure Metal Galvanizing, Mississauga, ON

About the company
Pure Metal galvanizing is a group company of Valmont Industries which produces infrastructure products to support and enrich growing economies around the world. Valmont is comprised of two primary business segments: Agriculture and Infrastructure. Since our founding in 1946, we have been driven by passion, integrity, continuous improvement and delivering results. Valmont
Industries, Inc. (VMI) is publicly traded on the NYSE.

A Brief Summary of This Position:
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Electrician is responsible for assisting with special projects in Production such as troubleshooting Production issues, R & D and as well performing and supporting building and equipment maintenance repairs. The Maintenance Electrician is required to work weekends and be on-call on a rotating basis to support 24- hour production, as needed. The incumbent assists with new installations of equipment, troubleshoots, and carries out common repairs and replacements for plant production equipment. The employee performs highly skilled technical work in areas of installation, maintenance, repair of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment with a wide knowledge and high degree of proficiency. The employee carries out installation of distribution equipment including disconnects, conduits and cables in accordance with the ESA standards (Electrical Safety Authority). The types of equipment serviced and maintained include cranes, forklifts, safety devices, furnaces, ventilation, and water treatment equipment. Apart from general house cleaning tasks, The Maintenance Electrician also performs general responsibilities such as the reporting of abnormal conditions and safety hazards. The incumbent will also occasionally be in charge of different industrial lifting equipment and is expected to operate all the hoists and forklifts in a safe and efficient manner.

Essential Functions:

- Ensure that safety codes and ESA standards are followed and perform maintenance on buildings, machinery, and tools.
- Ensure compliance for all company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Troubleshoots problems with electronic, electrical, & mechanical systems or products and presents solutions to management.
- Assists in developing and testing new products, processes, and procedures and adjusts equipment to ensure quality production is met.
- Develops and maintains a high degree of technical knowledge concerning industry, equipment, and products.
- Electrical and electronic as well as hydraulic & pneumatic troubleshooting.




- Other common functions to learn are dropping power to a machine and replacing proximity switches.
- Install low voltage electrical equipment per ESA, CCOHS and Valmont Safety Standards and make decisions to ensure ESA compliance.
- Decide whether equipment can run or needs immediate attention for repairs.
- Shares knowledge and experience with other employees to improve process and support 5S Implementation.
- Work well with others team members to support production on time project completion.
- Willingness to learn new tasks or be trained in new work scope.
- Able to develop equipment Preventive Maintenance procedures and responsible for daily, weekly, monthly completion.
- Support or take a lead on equipment installation.

Other Important Details about the Role:

- Responsible for hand tools, electrical tools, volt/ohm and amp meters and other testing equipment, welders, lifting equipment.
- Required to take considerable care and attention on the part of the employee to minimize damage to gauges, tools, and equipment.
- Demonstrates commitment to safety and a willingness to take personal responsibility for safety is required.
- Responsible for maintaining the work area in a safe condition.
- Pre-use checklists will be filled out by the employee for forklifts and other material handling equipment.
- Lockout/tagout procedures are mandatory.
- Work alongside a lesser-skilled technician; In this case, the employee needs to take care that the lesser-skilled technician is working safely and correctly.
- Employee operates as a member of the team, but not as a lead.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

- High School Diploma or equivalency, and 442a or 309a Electrical license
- The ability to climb and work at elevated heights of up to 30 feet.
- The ability to work over ten hours a week in overtime when required for business needs.
- 2-4 years of previous experience maintaining industrial equipment.
- The ability to accurately interpret electrical schematics, blueprints, and Canadian Electrical Code / ESA codes for both AC & DC electrical systems.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

- One year of previous experience using industrial lifting equipment, cranes, or hoists.
- Ability to operate a forklift.
- Experience welding and fabricating.
- Self-starter requiring a minimum of supervision and direction.




- Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical troubleshooting.
- Experience with low-voltage electrical / electronic troubleshooting.
- Passion and integrity with the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.

Working Environment and Physical Efforts:
Most of this job is performed in an indoor shop environment. Most operations may expose the employee to some type of disagreeable working conditions (wind, cold, heat, dust, dirt, fumes, noise, vibration, water, or oil). Working conditions may vary with specific work assignments. Some areas of the plant can be a noisy at times with sound levels reaching above 85 decibels; Hearing protection is available for those areas. Safety glasses and safety shoes are always required in the plant. Gloves are required during certain operations. Face shield is required in addition to safety glasses when grinding. The employee operates machines that use liquid coolant and may also be exposed to iron dust. The employees must be able to spend the entire work shift on their feet within the plant environment. Some outdoor work is required which includes work in conditions with abnormal temperatures. Conditions range from clean work to exposure to odors, fumes, drafts, wet conditions, dirt, grease, smoke, dust, noise, high temperatures and low frigid temperatures. These conditions range from severe to mild and can happen daily and in any combination.

Operator must stand and walk, as well as handle parts, tools and equipment, gripping and grasping, on a frequent to constant basis. On an occasional to frequent basis, operator is required to lift/carry parts. Most weight moved is less than 30 lb. Although a few items do weigh more, a maximum lift of 50 lb. is all that is required. Standing, bending, pivoting, walking and reaching overhead are required during most of the shift. Climbing ladders, pulling wire through conduit, hanging fixtures and electrical components also requires a physical exertion. Lifting, carrying, bending, kneeling, stretching, crawling, and working in awkward and/or confined positions is frequent with the Maintenance Electrician. Some of the physical tasks include hanging gearboxes on top of machines, changing brakes or the motors on cranes.

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $29.58-$31.88 per hour

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Mississauga, ON L4T 1H4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- Journeyman Electrician: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Maintenance Technician (Mississauga)
🏢 PURE METAL GALVANIZING
📍 Mississauga