Electromechanical Technician

**Work Site Environment**:

- At heights
- Cold/refrigerated
- Hot
- Outdoors
- Confined spaces
- Dangerous
- Noisy
- Odours
- Dusty

**Work Setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Sawmill
- Pulp and paper mill

**Tasks**:

- Install, maintain and service equipment
- Assist in inspecting, testing and adjusting electronic components
- Calibrate electronic equipment and instruments
- Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems
- Repair or replace defective machinery parts
- Monitor and inspect plant equipment and systems to detect equipment malfunctioning and to ensure plant systems are operating normally
- Ensure that systems and equipment are operating efficiently and that proper maintenance and repairs are performed
- Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
- Assist during routine systems testing
- Analyze and record instrument readings and equipment malfunction
- Perform routine maintenance work on machinery
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity

**Supervision**:

- Sawmill machine operators
- Pulp mill machine operators
- Other wood processing machine operators
- Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing

**Equipment and Machinery Experience**:

- Electrical and electronic controls

**Area of Specialization**:

- Operations or production
- Repair
- Troubleshooting
- Start-up and testing
- Machinery and transportation equipment
- Electrical engineering

**Security and Safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Sitting
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large caseload
- Overtime required

**Weight Handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
- Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

**Personal Suitability**:

- Client focus
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Organized
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits

**Long term benefits**:

- Other benefits
- Pension plan
- Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)

**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Parking available