Industrial Electrician
Whitby, ON, CA, L1N 7C1
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Job Description:
Performs tasks and provides services to support the plant's production goals, overall business plans and objectives as directed.
What will you be responsible for?
- Complies with established job safety practices, policies and procedures as specified in plant and corporate directives for the safe performance of the work assignment.
- Supports and follows the guidelines of the food safety system.
- Installs and maintains high-speed, industrial process equipment, power, lighting, control, and PLC logic controls for all production process and control equipment.
- Troubleshoots, adjusts, and repairs all electrical equipment, components, transducers, and complex timing and inspection devices.
- Performs preventative maintenance on assigned electrical systems.
- Identifies inefficiencies and potential electrical problems and coordinates through supervisor to resolve.
- Diagnoses causes of malfunctions and implement corrective actions.
- Ensures efficient equipment operation through proper line control programming and proactively suggests methods to improve line performance.
- Installs and troubleshoots facility power distribution and lighting services.
- Must display competent ability to wire, assemble, and layout electrical/electronic systems in an extremely neat and professional manner and conform to wiring specifications.
- Updates and maintains electrical documentation.
- Supplies and maintains required hand tools.
- Maintains daily log books and records.
- Accesses, inputs, and retrieves information from the computer.
- Determines all supplies needed for each assignment.
- Performs clean-up, painting, and housekeeping duties.
- Communicates pertinent information to next shift.
- Initiates, reviews, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs) for area of responsibility.
- Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the division, the group, and the company. Includes ability to handle stress and to interact with others so as to establish and maintain a positive and productive work environment and minimize personal conflicts.
- Required to work assigned schedule on 12-hour shifts, continuous rotating shifts days and nights - 4 days on/4 days off. Working hours may vary as specified by management. Incumbent must be available to work overtime and/or be on call
What are we looking for:
- Certificate of Qualification Electrician – Ontario (442A - 309A)
- Industrial manufacturing job related experience for 3 years minimum.
- Demonstrated experience with AC motors and drives
- PLC programming experience is required (Allen Bradley)
- Previous experience with temperature controllers, oven safety devices, HVAC, lighting and power distribution systems.
- Working knowledge of the following areas: nomenclature of all assigned equipment; solid state circuitry,
- electronics, electrical-mechanical devices, transmission systems, interface units, AC/DC motors, wiring
- diagrams and schematics, computers and inspection and digital devices.
- Ability to operate and functionally use a computer.
- Ability to meet deadlines and to concentrate and pay attention to detail.
- Must have sufficient endurance to perform tasks over long periods of time.
- Performs such individual assignments as management may direct.
- Must follow company policies, procedures, practices, and standards of conduct.
- Must wear appropriate personal protective equipment a prescribed and follow safety practices.
Compensation & Benefits:
- Expected Hiring Salary Range: $45,07/h
- Onsite Work Environment: This position is based in Whitby, ON and requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site. Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required.
When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role.
*Artificial intelligence may be used when sourcing candidates. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
* This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 5 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.
No agencies please.