Maintenance Technician - Electrician

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost reduction activities.
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations.
• Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components.
• Evaluate and improve our processes for uptime and repeatability.
• Evaluate downtime situations for root cause and identify potential risks to similar process.
• Complete preventative maintenance on equipment and keep maintenance records to identify weakness in design.
• Assist in developing and/or updating preventive maintenance procedures.
• Monitor and participate in ensuring all Key Performance Indicators (Safety, Quality and Productivity) are being achieved.
• Communicate information throughout shift and at shift exchange.
• Co-ordinate activities of apprentices, helpers and assigned contractors.
• Support cross-functional repairs to equipment that includes Electrical, Mechanical, and Tooling provided it could be done safely.
• Troubleshoot safety devices.
• Troubleshoot equipment using software with encoder feedback.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices.
• Program and troubleshoot Fanuc Robots and Lincoln Power Sources, and understand the grounding circuit of a Robotic weld cell.
• Understand various communication networks.
• Develop and/or update preventive maintenance procedures.
• Participate in new electrical and mechanical designs and ensure equipment build standards meet Formet’s Build Specifications.
• Install, align, dismantle and move stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.
• Operate lifting devices (overhead bridge cranes, fork/combi-lifts, and man-lifts such as scissor lifts and genie-booms) as required.
• Perform other duties as designated.

Who We Are Looking For

• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.
• Electrical Certificate of Qualification (309A or 442A).
• Minimum two years’ experience as an Industrial Electrician preferred.

Onsite Benefits

• Shifts rotate every 2 weeks between Days, Afternoons and Midnights.
• Vacation entitlement: 2 weeks of paid vacation (3 weeks after 3 years) + 4 company paid holidays + 2x ½ days = 15 days annually.
• Option to bank your overtime to earn up to an extra 5 days of paid time off (approved in the same manner as vacation time).
• Medical and dental benefits after 1 month of employment.
• Free on-site counselling.
• Company BBQ, holiday parties and company events.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives - 6k for water walk, support local charities (Hospice of Elgin, Adopt a Family (12 in total), STEGH), Children’s Health Foundation and many more).
• Magna Service Award Program.
• Roger’s and Bell cellphone data plan available – as low as $50/month!
• Subsidized cafeteria with daily specials including hot vegetarian options – we are known for our amazing cafeteria!
• Free coffee, juice, and tea.
• Employee discounts: new vehicles, amusement parks, etc.
• Plant-wide continuous improvement program: 2025 bonus = $1930.