About You and This RoleDow is seeking an
Instrument / Electrical (I&E) Technician to join our Maintenance organization in
Scarborough (West Hill), Ontario.In this role, you will execute planned preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance tasks in a safe, efficient, and effective manner. You will support reliable plant operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing instrumentation and electrical systems across the site.
You will work closely with planners, Work Area Coordinators (WAC), and operations teams to deliver high-quality maintenance execution and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities- Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and install instrumentation and electrical equipment, with instrumentation as a primary focus.
- Diagnose and resolve equipment issues to minimize downtime and ensure safe, reliable operation.
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance (PPM) tasks to sustain equipment health and reduce unplanned failures.
- Calibrate, test, and repair instrumentation, electronic controls, and process variables to ensure accurate and safe performance.
- Support root cause investigations and assist with documentation of failure analysis and corrective actions.
- Collect equipment performance data and support reliability improvement initiatives.
- Provide detailed job feedback including findings, work performed, and hours to planners and coordinators.
- Coordinate with planners and WACs to prioritize and schedule E&I activities effectively.
- Assist in defining spare parts, maintaining equipment files in SAP, and supporting maintenance work processes.
- Provide troubleshooting support to operations for priority or critical plant issues.
- Follow all established maintenance work processes and safety standards.
- Support off-hours calls as required.
- Actively participate on plant reliability and improvement teams.
Required Qualifications- High school diploma or equivalent plus one of the following:
- Journeyperson Certificate / Red Seal in Instrumentation or Electrical
- Two-year technical diploma (or higher) in Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering Technology
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant industrial maintenance experience in instrumentation and/or electrical systems.
- A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in Canada. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including any type of permanent residency support.
Preferred Qualifications- Dual Ticket in Instrumentation and Electrical
- Working knowledge of common instrumentation including flow elements, level and pressure transmitters, temperature probes, and control valves.
- Experience with electrical controls, motor systems, distribution systems, and DC voltage systems.
- Familiarity with variable frequency drives (VFDs), high-voltage breakers, and UPS systems.
- Basic proficiency with SAP or computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and Microsoft applications.
Physical RequirementsMust be willing and able to perform the following, with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including ear protection, goggles, steel-toed footwear, and respirators.
- Perform frequent bending, lifting, climbing stairs/ladders, and working at elevated heights.
- Work in tight or enclosed spaces.
- Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
- Use safety equipment that may have specific weight limitations (up to 300 lbs total including body weight and equipment, where applicable).
Skills- Troubleshooting: Strong troubleshooting capability and ability to independently diagnose equipment failures.
- Maintenance Execution: Experience performing preventive and corrective maintenance on instrumentation and electrical systems.
- Detail-Oriented: Ensures complete and accurate work from job initiation through close-out.
- Teamwork: Works collaboratively with operations, planners, and reliability teams.
- Proactive Problem Solving: Identifies potential issues and supports long-term reliability improvements.
- Effective Communication: Clearly communicates work status, findings, and technical information to stakeholders.
- Safety Focused: Demonstrated commitment to maintaining a strong safety culture.
Additional Notes- This position does not offer relocation assistance.
- For positions based in Ontario, Dow is required by law to include the pay scale that is reasonably expected to represent the pay range for the position. This pay range is specific to the territory of Ontario and accounts for both new and experienced employees with consideration to factors including but not limited to skillset, experience, and sustained job performance (or similar jobs). A reasonable pay range for this position is: $79,560 - $132,600.
Benefits - What Dow offers youWe invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees' Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group's (ERG) participation.
- Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
- On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
- Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
- Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
- Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
