Maintenance Electrician (Water Operations and Maintenance)

theregio03•Kitchener, ON

26d•CA$44 - CA$47•Onsite

About The Position

The Region of Waterloo is seeking a Maintenance Electrician for its Water Operations and Maintenance department. This full-time role involves acting as a Certified Operator to perform operational, maintenance, and emergency work on water treatment and distribution systems. The position requires operating, repairing, modifying, retrofitting, and installing electrical equipment, including standby power, UV equipment, and chlorine and ozone systems.

Requirements

Comprehensive working knowledge of the repair, maintenance, and operation of current technology for water treatment plants; process control and electrical distribution systems; electrical control; UV disinfection systems; variable speed, soft start, low voltage, and across-the-line motor starters and control circuits and electrical motor controls.
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, bulletins, instrumentation and control drawings, and operation, maintenance, and repair manuals.
Ability to use precision measuring tools, dismantle, measure, and repair electrical equipment, and use related tools.
2-year community college diploma as an Electrical Technician-Industrial or equivalent program plus 3 years of Journeyperson status as a Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A) or Industrial Electrician (442A) -OR- Grade 12 plus Journeyperson status as a Construction & Maintenance Electrician (309A) or Industrial Electrician (442A) plus 5 years of experience with Journeyperson status.
Experience must include working on high voltage systems and switchgear, high horsepower electric motors, diesel generators and related components, motor control systems, and electrical control systems.
Must possess current MOE Class II Water Distribution Certificate and Class II Water Treatment Certificate (or attain within 4 years of hire).
Must attend 50 hours of annual training, as stipulated by MOE.
Must maintain current training and licenses.
Valid Class G driver's license (or G2 with 3 years of driving experience) and satisfactory driving record.
Knowledge of troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing high voltage substations, transformers, and switch gear equipment (4.16kV-27.6kV).
Knowledge of diesel generators, auto/manual transfer switches, control systems, and related equipment.
Knowledge of emergency first aid, chemical systems (including anhydrous ammonia, gas chlorination, ozone), confined spaces, WHMIS and related safety procedures, Occupational Health & Safety Act, CSA Z2462 arc flash standards, corporate safety policies and procedures, Canadian Standards Association 282, Ontario Electrical Safety Code, ESA and Electrical & Utilities Safety Authority requirements, Safe Drinking Water Act, Ontario Drinking Water Protection Regulation, and O Regs 165/04 and 128/04.
Analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
Organizational skills to properly sequence procedures for system shutdowns and startups, notifying staff, ordering materials, performing safety measures, and monitoring completed work for regulatory compliance.
Ability to create and implement computerized maintenance programs for remote sites; use electrical test equipment; and diagnose and replace faulty electrical equipment.
Computer skills with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), a computerized work order system (e.g., CMMS), the Internet (sufficient for sourcing information and pricing).
Working knowledge of AutoCad to create, provide, and edit electrical drawings.

Nice To Haves

Ability to participate as an effective team member, and support and project the Region’s values.
Reads and creates electrical, single-line, and building drawings and reads technical articles and manuals to keep knowledge current.
Prepares test results and activity reports; computerized work orders; timesheets; summaries and inspection documents for new plant acceptance; activity lists for CMMS; and emails and memos.
Discusses requirements with suppliers; obtains information from a variety of sources to perform diagnostic work.
Communicates technical information with co-workers and senior staff and participates in technical review and design and construction meetings.

Responsibilities

Operates, performs predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance, and installs new and modified equipment in low and high voltage applications up to 27.6 KV.
Designs electrical systems, ensuring compliance with Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) standards.
Maintains logs and work orders on operations, maintenance failures, and servicing, and completes work order forms and inventory control cards.
Produces test results and activity reports, and maintains up-to-date documentation for the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Provides recommendations for the preventive maintenance program.
Inspects, monitors, adjusts, and starts/stops water treatment/distribution equipment, disinfection systems, chemical systems, electrical equipment, and control indicator equipment.
Installs well pump motors, chemical pumps, and UV equipment, and documents required maintenance upgrades.
Inspects, maintains, and operates diesel generators, diesel fire pumps, and portable generators.
Performs on-call response to emergency situations and performs emergency repairs on electrical systems, including high voltages up to 27,600 volts.
Installs conduit and wiring for control circuits and assists to install instrumentation and control equipment.
Provides electrical isolation for operational and maintenance staff and participates in the electrical trade lock program.
Determines cause of failures and takes action to correct them.
Troubleshoots and maintains UV systems.
Installs, sets up, maintains, repairs, tests, and/or troubleshoots variable frequency drives, soft starts, and automatic and manual transfer systems/switches.
Locates electrical lines and uncovers underground equipment requiring repair or testing.
Maintains online documentation for electrical installations and changes as per ESA.
Maintains electrical library, including manuals, drawings, and schematics.
Performs other related duties as assigned.