Workshop Maintenance Technician

4 weeks ago


Burnaby, Canada British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Full time

BCIT’s
- **Motive Power (**
**AIC**
**)** is seeking a
- **regular, full-time Workshop Maintenance Technician**. Responds to requests and trouble calls, completes work orders and provides quality service to the Heavy Equipment, Commercial Transport, Railway and Industrial Material Handling Logistics staff and students. Operates and maintains a variety of wheeled, railway and tracked equipment, carries out scheduled inspections, maintenance and repairs to machinery, equipment, and the railway lab. Coordinates the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) program, makes emergency repairs to a variety of equipment, and identifies requirements to outsource to external vendors. Takes functional direction from the Department Heads and Workshop Tool room Supervisor.**Duties & Responsibilities**

**DUTIES**
**&**
**RESPONSIBILITIES***:

- Responds to work requests and trouble calls, identifies problems and takes corrective action to fix machinery and equipment including preliminary troubleshooting on a variety of machines and equipment, including alternator testers, starter testers, battery load testers, refrigeration units, electrical training aids, hydraulic training aids and components, and driveline training aids and components.
- Operates, moves, or removes old machinery and equipment, adapts older machinery and equipment to new components and parts, relocates machinery and equipment, and installs and commissions new machinery and equipment.
- Operates a variety of tracked, wheeled and railway equipment to a high degree of safety within compounds and on campus property. Equipment includes; Trucks, Railcar Mover, and Heavy Duty machines.
- Repairs and maintains forklifts.
- Recommends priorities and requirements for the Preventative Maintenance Plan, including items that require inspection and maintenance for regulatory reasons. The Preventative Maintenance Plan duties include but are not limited to: inspecting, cleaning, greasing, lubricating, identifying deficiencies, and taking corrective action and reporting findings to supervisor.
- Performs regular inspections on locomotive, rail car mover, tracks and freight cars.
- Performs regular railyard maintenance, duties include but not limited to switch maintenance, track maintenance, vegetation control, ensuring proper signage is in place.
- Maintains work logs and inspection records as required to meet regulatory compliance.
- Maintains technical information and makes recommendations to Department Head and Associate Dean with respect to equipment upgrades.
- Monitors/maintains oil stores room and determines parts/equipment requirements to effect repairs, sources suppliers, orders parts/supplies.
- Monitors/maintains steam clean area, and battery room as required.
- Maintains acceptable levels of: diesel fuel, propane, welding gases, waste oil, antifreeze, scrap metal bin loading, wood bins etc.
- Maintains the work and shop areas in an organized condition; consults with instructors for student involvement in clean up procedures, and safe work practices.
- Maintains an inventory of shop supplies, and ordering / restocking as required.
- Maintains battery carts and charging stations throughout shop areas.
- Maintains engine and chassis dynamometer labs to be fully operational.
- Ensures all emergency spill kits are maintained and ready for use.
- Assists others by lifting and carrying materials, and repositions items for repair or reassembly. Assists in creating operating guidelines and procedures and operations manuals related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Estimates labour and materials costs for major repairs or modifications to equipment and machinery.
- Maintains and repairs lab equipment and training aids, assists in lab set-up and organization in support of instructional delivery.
- As MSDS coordinator, oversees the maintenance of MSDS product support and documentation to the Administrative Manager. Informs location of volatile compounds for inclusion into the fire safety plan. Maintains compliance with WHMIS standards.
- Adheres to and promotes safety standards required by regulatory bodies including but not limited to: Technical Safety BC (Railway), WorkSafeBC Regulations, WHMIS, equipment lock-out, fall protection, confined space, rigging and hoisting,
- Attends operational meetings for input into logistics, constructive input for continuous improvement of shop operations.
- Follows up on items from Occupational Health and Safety inspections as related to lab areas, from a program perspective.
- Performs monthly hoisting equipment and railway track inspections per WorkSafeBC and Technical Safety BC regulations.
- Performs regular inspections for storage racking throughout shops.
- Performs minor millwright and/or welding and fabrication duties.
- Identifies building deficiencies to building maintenance contractors / admin manager or representative.
- Communicates with individuals from a variety of departments within the School and institute, and with



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