Mechanical Technician - Cryogenics

TRIUMF • Vancouver, BC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Discover TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre. We are a publicly funded, not-for-profit research lab that is a hub for discovery and innovation. Our mission is to serve as Canada’s particle accelerator centre. We advance isotope science and technology, both fundamental and applied. We collaborate across communities and disciplines, from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences. We discover and innovate, inspire and educate, creating knowledge and opportunity for all. TRIUMF's diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, staff, and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence, as well as a portal to premier global collaborations. Fueling innovation and improving lives, we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world. We are looking for a Mechanical Technician to join our Cryogenics group in an experienced level role to support technical activities and provide technical guidance for early career personnel.

Requirements

• Requires advanced knowledge in area of expertise, including approaches and technical concepts
• Fully qualified, expert technical level with demonstrated experience in technical leadership and proficiency.
• Regarded as a site expert in a particular domain.
• The position requires: the ability to work on problems of diverse scope requiring advanced technical and analytical skills
• the ability to develop methods and techniques to obtain solutions for complex problems
• the ability to makes routine decisions related to project and team member roles
• Some work will require access to exclusion areas where there are activated components. The position requires the incumbent to be trained by TRIUMF as a NEW. This is required to access and work in areas that are limited to NEWs, as well as for planning and conducting work in radiation environments.
• Technical certification and 4+ years of related experience, or equivalent
• Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada on a permanent basis (Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident).

Nice To Haves

• Expected to provide guidance, training, and mentorship to other employees within the job area
• Provides work direction to junior technicians and/or operators

Responsibilities

• Provides expert technical support within Department and across TRIUMF as required
• Applies knowledge/skills to a range of complex projects within scope of group/department including coordination of maintenance, break fix, upgrades or projects within a TRIUMF cross-boundary project under the broad guidance of scope leader
• Responsible for objectives with potentially year to multi-year time frame which may impact multiple teams
• Responsible for making routine and none-routine decisions related to project and team member roles
• Solving problems of diverse scope requiring advanced technical and analytical skills
• Coordination of complex technical projects under the general oversight of a project leader.
• Authors and Reviews documentation central to group or project objectives
• Leads development of methods and techniques as required by group aims or projects and mentors junior colleagues in the procedures
• Coordinates complex troubleshooting/support for the on-line Cryogenic systems primarily in ISAC-II and e-Linac but can also support activities in other TRIUMF cryogenic systems.
• Coordinates complex support including hardware/system design for lab focussed R&D within the TRIUMF Cryogenics group
• Provides coordination of procurement, parts preparation and final assembly of complex Work for others projects

Benefits

• TRIUMF paid dental, extended health, vision care, emergency travel assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Life Insurance, and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
• Excellent Employee Pension Plan
• Disability benefits, and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Generous time away
• Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed