Position: Maintenance Electrician

Wage: $41.26

Schedule: 14/7 Fly in Fly Out

Location: Kitimat, BC

Looking for a change, an opportunity to show your exceptional skills, a chance to help lead and build a team? Grow your career with a company that shares your passion!

Sodexo is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for our team members, customers, clients, contractors, business partners, guests and members of the public with whom we regularly interact. As a provider of services in many client locations, including hospitals, long term care facilities, and senior homes, we require that all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Contributing to The Well-Being and Quality of Our Consumers

The well-being of our consumers is at the heart of Sodexo's approach, customer engagement is integral in the services provided by Sodexo employees in various locations across Canada. We work closely with our consumers and clients to create an interactive and personalized environment for the well-being of everyone we serve.

Sodexo is proud to announce these nominations: 2021 Canada’s Best Diversity Employer; 2021 Canada’s Greenest Employers; 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index featured company; 2020 Parity Certification - Platinum level and Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program company – Gold Level.

What We Can Offer You

Sodexo offers you a flexible and dynamic work environment, competitive compensation, access to ongoing training and development programs, and countless opportunities to grow within the company.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Serves as an electrician repairing, installing, replacing and testing electrical circuits, equipment, and appliances.
• Uses hand tools and testing instruments.
• Inspects and tests electrical equipment, lighting, signal, communication, and power circuits.
• Replaces faulty switches, sockets, and other elements of electrical systems.
• Inspects completed work for conformance with requirements of local building and safety codes.
• Estimates time and material costs on electrical projects.
• Requisitions new electrical supplies and equipment.
• Document all work in the CMMS system.
• Identifies and corrects unsafe working conditions with management oversight.
• Isolates defects in wiring, switches, motors and other electrical equipment using testing instruments such as ammeter, ohmmeter, voltmeter, testing lamp, or growler.
• Dismantles electrical machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes, and armatures.
• Mounts motors, transformers and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications.
• Develops, under management supervision, capital project scope and budget for equipment replacements and energy conservation opportunities.
• Verify and implement preventive maintenance standards on all electrical distribution equipment.
• Interprets blueprints and works from sketches or verbal instructions. Inspects completed work to ensure compliance with engineering specifications and local building codes.
• May perform Fire Technician services or repairs in one or more skill areas, including fire alarm fault finding, panel bypass and monitoring, or other related activities.
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated.
• Applies all applicable provincial and related local safety requirements to all assigned work.
• Complies with all company safety and risk management policies and procedures.
• Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures
• Participates in regular safety meetings, safety training and hazard assessments.
• Reports all accidents and injuries in a timely manner.
• May supervise other tradespersons, including contractors or other Sodexo personnel.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Will work in both indoor and outdoor environments, in varying weather conditions.
• Varying schedule to include evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and extended hours as business dictates.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Wears protective clothing and/or Personal Protective Equipment required by the work environment or governmental regulations.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Journeyman Red Seal Electrician.
• Registered CFAA Fire Alarm Technician.
• 5 – 10 or more years related work experience.
• Valid drivers license required.
• High School diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of building trades is required.
• Maintains professionalism and understands that honesty and ethics are essential.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professionalism and respect.
• Ability to provide clear directions and respond accordingly.
• Must have basic phone and computer skills (email, texting, etc.).
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well alone and in a team environment.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in all provincial and local requirements related to all assigned work.

What's Next?

If you're looking for a role where you can truly impact the lives of others, click "I'm interested" for a quick 5-minute online application.

I understand that as a condition of my employment, I must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. By applying, I hereby certify that I have received two doses of government approved vaccines and that at least 14 days have past since the date of my last vaccination. I further understand that I will need to provide proof before starting work.

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other federal, provincial, or local protected class.

We welcome and encourage applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates who participate in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest in Sodexo.

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted.

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