Location: Burnaby, BC (and surrounding project sites)

Company: Beaver Electrical Machinery Ltd.

Union Affiliation: IBEW Local 213

About the Role

Beaver Electrical Machinery Ltd. is looking for a motivated Field Service Technician to provide expert on-site support, maintenance, and repair for critical industrial infrastructure including transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, relays, motors, generators and more. This is a full-time, unionized position under the IBEW Local 213 Winders Agreement, and demands a 37.5-hour work week with expected overtime.

You will work with equipment ranging from 600V to 69kV and higher, performing everything from routine maintenance to complex troubleshooting.

Key Responsibilities

• Installation & Repair: Service transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, relays, and industrial motors & generators.
• Diagnostic Testing: Utilize advanced test equipment including Megger, TTR, Doble, PdMA and VLF Hi-Pot.
• Troubleshooting: Analyze electrical systems, interpret complex schematics, and resolve system issues effectively.
• Documentation: Generate detailed service reports and document all on-site activities using Microsoft Office and Google products.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Certification: Must be a Journeyperson Electrician with a recognized Canadian certificate. FSR-A certification is highly valued.
• Experience: Proven track record working with industrial high and low-voltage power equipment. Experience with motor or generator service & testing is highly valued.
• Technical Communication: Must possess the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts in English, both verbally and in writing, to ensure workplace safety and operational clarity.
• Driving: Valid Class 5 driver’s license is required.
• Assets: Experience with VFDs, PLCs, and soft starts; familiarity with CEC, NETA, or NEMA standards; and experience with motor winding/repair. Valid first aid training is an asset.

Compensation & Union Benefits:

• Hourly Wage: $60.81/hour with annual negotiated increases.
• Standard Hours: 7.5-hour workday (Mon–Fri), typically 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
• Overtime: 200% (Double Time) for all overtime hours.
• Vacation Pay: Scaled based on service length: 0–2 Years: 6% (3 weeks), 3–9 Years: 9.5% (5 weeks), 10+ Years: 10% (5 weeks)
• Statutory Holidays: 13 paid days off per year.
• Health & Retirement: Comprehensive extended health and dental care, plus a Canadian Union Pension and RRSP plan.
• Safety Allowance: annual safety boot allowance and biennial prescription safety glass coverage.

Applications:

Join us as a Field Service Technician where your expertise will contribute to supplying the highest quality service to all our customers. If you are a motivated and skilled technician looking for a dynamic role, we encourage you to apply. Please address your resume to Marcus.

Pay: $60.81 per hour

Benefits

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Application question(s):

• This position requires constant learning and problem solving in on-site situations. Please tell in a few sentences why a job like this is a good fit for you.
• For this position you will need to use computer programs like Excel and Word for reporting, and you will also be taught how to use specific programs testing relays and other equipment. What is your experience with using computers; would you consider yourself to be tech savvy?
• What experience do you have working with High Voltage (1 kV - 69 kV)? Please specify, and give as much detail as possible. If none, tell about why it interests you.

Language:

• the English language fluently, both oral & written (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Class 5 Driver's Licence (required)
• Electrical Journeypersons Certification in Canada (required)

Work Location: In person