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Timberland Equipment Limited
Timberland Equipment Limited
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Business Location:
Woodstock, Ontario
Position type:
Full Time (Permanent)
Category:
Installation / Maintenance / Repair
Work Place Location:
In Person
Vacancy Type:
Existing Position Vacancy

Job Description

Timberland Equipment Limited is a Canadian-owned, entrepreneurial, globally recognized company located in Woodstock, Ontario, where we have been a fully operational 80,000 square foot facility with engineering, sales and manufacturing departments all under one roof since 1947. 

We design it. We build it.

Employing over 110 employees, our skilled trades, engineering expertise, professionalism, project management experience and in-house capabilities make us the preferred choice for global engineered material handling solutions for the underground and surface mining, heavy construction, electrical power transmission and distributionmarine and offshore energy sectors.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Electrician

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COOL PROJECTS DESIGNED AND BUILT

  • Hoists for the world’s second heaviest on-shore lifter at 13,000 tons
  • High speed winches and control system for a 2,000-foot artificial surfing pool
  • Gate hoists on the largest infrastructure project in Canada
  • Mechanical stage device for Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas
  • Shaft sinking winches with 110,000 lbs line pull for mining projects in Australia
  • Mooring and riser pull-in systems for multiple offshore energy projects world-wide
  • Hoists for aqueduct construction which supplies 50% of drinking water to New York City

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Perform a wide variety of tasks in the assembly of heavy equipment in a manufacturing environment which may include advanced electrical work on the equipment, panel wiring and troubleshooting
  • Perform building and shop maintenance
  • Lay out, plan and perform a wide variety of wiring and equipment assembly installations consisting of but not limited to mechanical fastening of electronic/electrical components to electrical panels and electrical enclosures
  • Read and interpret wiring diagrams, color codes, schematics and wire lists
  • Assist contractors with electrical installation as required
  • Monitor and check electrical wiring performed by Mechanical Assemblers
  • Size and install conduit, seal-tight, cab-tire, tech cable on equipment
  • Following the CEC, NEC and any other wiring standards that may be required for project
  • Determine or follow methods and sequence of operations in performing various complex electronic assembly operations
  • Ensure quality checks are completed throughout the manufacturing process
  • Power wiring 110-750VAC single phase and three phase
  • Support commissioning and start up
  • DC wiring (0 – 24 V)
  • Perform mechanical and hydraulic assembly as required

Education

Post Secondary Degree

Experience Required

WHO YOU ARE

  • Licensed Electrician: Industrial (442A) or Construction & Maintenance (309A) required
  • Previous electrical assembly – machine building experience in an industrial setting
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings/electrical schematics
  • Proven work experience using measurement devices such as a tape measure, micrometer, multi-meters, loop calibrators, scope-meter, etc.
  • Ability to identify proper conduit and conductor sizing
  • Intellectually curious, passionate about learning and being the best
  • Sense of urgency, highly responsive and oriented towards action
  • Can-do attitude, and respond in all situations with a positive and energized attitude
  • Willing and able to work rotating shifts and overtime

Compensation and Benefits

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

  • Professional development opportunities – be part of a team that values your contributions and recognizes the impact you make on the business
  • In addition to statutory holidays and vacation, receive 5 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • Comprehensive benefits – health, medical, dental, vision, paramedical
  • Uniform and safety shoe program
  • Shift premium for afternoon shift
  • Company-match pension
  • Witness the design, building and testing of our equipment which is involved in some of the biggest projects in the world

Wage Details

$41.59 - $41.79 per hour

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