Job Description

This position is open to domestic candidates only.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

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Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, this position\'s main focus will be to install, construct, adjust, modify and service all types of electronic equipment, including PLC\'s and electrical or pneumatic controls and instruments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Receives wiring diagrams, drawings, specifications and instructions covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation and inspection work to be done.

- Analyzes all types of circuits, wiring diagrams, and drawings as required to install, repair, adjust, calibrate, construct, modify or service all types of electronic devices and systems, including; communication systems, power and distribution control equipment, various mill and production equipment, electronic computing and control systems, electrical and pneumatic controls and instruments, measuring, recording, processing and control devices, indicating devices gauges, etc.

- Plans details of working procedure to determine material or replacement needs and selects a logical approach to \xe2\x80\x9ctroubleshooting\xe2\x80\x9d and repair problems. Answers trouble calls. Makes sketches of parts and layouts; designs and constructs adaptions or conversions of component parts.

- Assembles, inspects, adjusts, repairs, or replaces faulty parts and wiring on all types of electronic devices. Makes mechanical and electrical repairs as required in connection with the servicing of electronic equipment.

- Inspects, dismantles, services, reassembles, tests, and adjusts equipment for safe and proper operation.

- Maintains, installs, or repairs all communication wiring. Climbs on buildings, towers and mill equipment to make inspections, repairs and installations.

- Considers all safety precautions and proper isolations of circuits to cause a minimum of interference to operations. Plan and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical and electronic principles, wiring specification codes, properties of various materials and principles of operation and application of equipment, etc.

- Fabricates parts as required using machine and hand tools common to the trade.

- Performs related work as required.

Qualifications:

- The ideal candidate will possess a college Technology diploma in Electrical/Electronics with an Instrumentation and/or Automation speciality

- A Manitoba Instrument Mechanics Trade Certificate or a college Technician or Technology Disploma in instrumentation will also be considered

- Exposure to PM, Hydraulics, VF drives, PLC\'s, welding, crane work
- Experience preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude

- Basic computer experience

- Possesses strong communication skills and a good work ethic

Additional Incentives:

Gerdau offers excellent benefits including:

- Health, dental, vision, short & long term disability, and life/accidental insurance

- RRSP with company matching

- Employee Assistance Program

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or .

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