Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Inspecting equipment for proper performance and determine faults and malfunctions.
- Adjusting equipment & repairing/replacing defective parts, components, or systems according to the scope of work.
- Testing repaired equipment to ensure proper operational performance.
- Commissioning new equipment.
- Actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives.
- Completing accurate time records, technical reports, failure reports, and parts lists.
- Staying current with the industry, customers, product developments and technical best practices.
- Other duties as assigned by the Manager.
- Complies with safety policies and applicable government, customer or industry regulations or requirements.
- Responsibility to identify and report any unsafe work habits, workplace incidents and/or near misses.
- Perform risk assessments (“Take Five”) prior to each task.
- Maintains hand tools and equipment to ensure safe operation.
- Maintains orderly work area and ensures housekeeping requirements are met.
- Attend Environmental, Health and Safety related trainings.
- Wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) assigned for each task.
Requirements
- Red Seal certification
- At least 3 years related experience with mining equipment is considered an asset
- Previous experience with equipment would be an asset
- Excellent proficiency in reading hydraulic and electrical schematics
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose, troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical issues with mining equipment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to local mine sites and across Canada as required
- Ability and willingness to work varied shifts (as required)
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Benefits
- Ample opportunity for overtime that is paid as per provincial standards
- Tool reimbursement program
- A comprehensive compensation package including a pension plan with matching, competitive health, dental, life and disability benefits
- Paid training and development opportunities
- Support from an experienced network of technicians across the globe