Instrumentation and Electrical Technician

About the role

Veolia North America, a subsidiary of Veolia Group and the largest private water operator in the United States, is hiring an Instrumentation and Electrical Technician in Burnaby. The technician installs, maintains, tests, troubleshoots and repairs plant instrumentation, control systems, electrical machinery and related auxiliary equipment while following strict safety standards. The schedule is 4-day weeks with 9-hour rotating shifts across 3 teams.

Key responsibilities

• Install, calibrate and troubleshoot industrial instrumentation, electrical and control systems, including CEMS, transmitters, analyzers, control valves, controllers, PLCs and protective relays.
• Maintain power generation and plant auxiliary equipment such as boilers, steam turbines and generators, minimizing downtime.
• Interpret P&IDs, schematics, drawings and manuals to carry out corrective maintenance, overhauls and improvements.
• Monitor instrumentation drift, alarms and signals, and use diagnostic equipment for testing and calibration.
• Log tasks, work orders, parts and time in the CMMS.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, engineering teams and contractors during installations, start-ups and shutdowns.
• Follow safety rules including LOTO, confined space entry, hot work permits, field risk assessments and OHS regulations.

Required profile

• Interprovincial/Red Seal qualification as an Industrial Electrician and/or Instrumentation and Control Technician.
• At least five years of experience in industrial settings such as power generation, chemical processing or pulp and paper.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors in all weather, lift up to 50 lbs, climb and work at heights up to 75 feet, and tolerate confined spaces such as manholes and boilers.
• Must be immediately eligible to work in Canada; work permits are not sponsored.

Required skills

• Knowledge of electrical (LV/MV/HV) and instrumentation and control systems.
• Programming, maintaining and troubleshooting PLCs, DCS and HMI systems.
• Calibration of process instrumentation with multimeters and loop calibrators.
• Estimating time and materials, and using CMMS.

What we offer

• Pay of $61.16 per hour.
• Permanent, full-time position with internal and external training and coaching.
• A competitive compensation, pension and benefits package.