West Fraser

Head Electrician

West Fraser • $75K — $90K *
Edson, AB T7E 0A1In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Journey trade certificate
  • Strong electrical background and familiarity with manufacturing equipment
  • 5-8 years of maintenance experience preferred
  • Proven decision-making and troubleshooting skills
  • Experience in an industrial environment with PLCs, VFDs, MCCs, and HMIs

Responsibilities

  • Ensure safety by enforcing work practices and training
  • Collaborate with Production, Technical and Purchasing for equipment maintenance
  • Manage and schedule crew and work orders
  • Oversee major maintenance projects
  • Coordinate preventative and predictive maintenance with reliability engineers
  • Initiate and manage maintenance budgets

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Pension and savings plans
  • Life, disability, and accident insurance
  • Vacation time and paid holidays
  • Additional benefits to support well-being
Full Job Description
Our Edson division is currently recruiting for a Head Electrician.

As a member of our management team, you will be reporting directly to the Maintenance Superintendent. Your responsibilities include supervising a high performing electrical crew to provide safe and efficient services to the division.

You'll Do:

  • Ensure a safe work environment for the Maintenance department by enforcing safe work practices, supporting company policies, investigating incidents, and ensuring proper training and adherence to electrical best practices
  • Work collaboratively with Production, Technical and Purchasing departments to effectively maintain mill equipment
  • Manage, schedule and supervise a crew, including work orders, priorities, shutdowns, breakdowns
  • Manage major maintenance projects
  • Work with reliability engineer(s) to coordinate preventative and predictive maintenance programs
  • Initiate mechanical expense and capital budgets and oversee all maintenance costs


You have:

  • A journey trade certificate
  • A strong electrical background knowledge and familiarity with manufacturing equipment
  • Experience in decision making with proven trouble shooting skills
  • 5-8 years of experience is preferred


The ideal candidate will possess:

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Innovative supervisory & mentorship skills
  • Experience promoting a team culture with well-established organizational skills
  • Experience in maintenance and a demonstrated passion for electrical systems
  • Experience in an industrial environmental with PLC's, VFD's, MCC's, and HMI's
  • Ability to think outside the box with strong problem-solving skills
  • Proficient with MS Office, CMMS systems
  • Preference may be given to candidates with experience and qualifications in the forest industry


What We Offer:

  • Competitive base salary with an annual bonus opportunity. The typical salary range for this position may vary depending on education and relevant experience.
  • Comprehensive benefits: including medical, dental, and vision coverage, pension and saving plans, life, disability, and accident insurance, vacation time, paid holidays and additional benefits to support your well-being.


Your Workplace Location:

Experience the allure of Edson, Alberta, with this exciting opportunity in the heart of Yellowhead County. Located just an hour east of Jasper National Park and approximately 2.5 hours from Edmonton, Edson offers a vibrant community of 8,000 residents surrounded by stunning natural landscapes. Explore the endless outdoor recreational activities and charming local attractions that Edson has to offer. Embrace small-town living at its finest and discover the warmth of community spirit. Join us in Edson and make mountain living your reality. Discover more atwww.edson.ca.

About West Fraser

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is a Canadian forestry company that produces lumber, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, and wood chips based in Quesnel BC, Canada. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is a member of the Forest Products Association of Canada. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was twice recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures and five times as Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2017. Also, the company was recently named for the fourth time as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and Canada's Best Employer for Recent Graduates for 2018. West Fraser was founded by three brothers from Seattle: Pete, Bill and Sam Ketcham in 1955. The three brothers decided to do business together and purchased a small planing mill in Quesnel, British Columbia. Over the years the company grew, "West Fraser has become the largest lumber manufacturer in North America with 8,600 employees globally – about 5,000 in Western Canada – at about 50 locations." In April 2020, it was revealed that Jim Pattison had upped his stake in West Fraser to 13.8% ownership, prompting speculation that the Canadian billionaire had plans to merge the company with Canfor, of which he owns 51%. In response, West Fraser adopted a shareholder rights plan or "poison pill" in order to defend against any attempts at a takeover.
Learn more about West Fraser
Size
8,200 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 Year Trend
+18.8%
NASDAQ
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* Ladders Estimates

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