Maintenance Technician - Automation

Role Summary

POSITION SUMMARY:   The Technician is responsible for a variety of tasks which ensure the efficiency and reliability of all Company tooling or production equipment and processes.

RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS:
⦁    Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.
⦁    Must possess a Technician diploma (Mechanical, Electrical, Robotics and Automation or Mechatronics).

BENEFITS
⦁    Shifts rotate every 2 weeks between Days, Afternoons and Midnights
⦁    Shift Premiums of $0.85/hour (afternoons and $1.35/hour (midnights)
⦁    Annual Tool allowance of $500
⦁    Weekly pay via direct deposit
⦁    Overtime (1.5x) after 40 hours worked (hourly) 
⦁    Vacation entitlement
⦁    2 weeks of paid vacation (3 weeks after 3 years) + 3 company paid holidays + 2x ½ days = 14 days annually
⦁    Option to bank your overtime to earn up to an extra 5 days of paid time off (approved in the same manner as vacation time) (27 hours x 1.5 = 40 hours)
⦁    Skilled Trades referral bonus of $500 following successful hire of candidate
⦁    Medical and Dental Benefits after 1 month of employment.

•    Free on-site physio 
•    Free on-site counselling for employees
⦁    Magna will contribute an amount equal to 3% of regular earnings every week to your retirement savings (MBC program)
⦁    Profit sharing paid in the second quarter of every year (EEPPP Program)
⦁    Matched GRRSP
⦁    Company Paid Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D
⦁    Optional group Life Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance for self and spouse 
⦁    Safety Shoe, prescription Safety Glasses and Custom Molded Earplug allowance
⦁    Company paid uniforms (if you choose to use)
⦁    Company BBQ, Holiday Parties and Company Events
⦁    Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives  - 6k for Water Walk, Support Local Charities (Hospice of Elgin, Adopt a Family (12 in total), STEGH), Children’s Health Foundation and many more)
⦁    Magna Service Award Program
⦁    Roger’s and Bell cellphone data plan available – as low as $50/month! 
⦁    Subsidized cafeteria with daily specials including hot vegetarian options – we are known for our amazing cafeteria! Free coffee, juice and tea
⦁    Educational Assistance Program
⦁    Employee Discounts: new vehicles, amusement parks, etc. 
⦁    Plant-Wide Continuous Improvement Program: 2022 bonus = $1810
⦁    You get to work with a FANTASTIC Team! One Team, One Formet!

Job Duties

⦁    Perform all duties and promote themselves in a manner that reflects Formet Expectations, Formet’s Visions/Values through Magna’s Employee Charter.
⦁    PLC, robot and HMI programming, implementation and troubleshooting. 
⦁    Preventative maintenance of production and support equipment.
⦁    Repair of equipment.
⦁    Design, verification and maintenance of electrical schematics.
⦁    Assist in setting up, maintaining programming, electrical components and schematic standards.
⦁    Assist in proper maintenance of all programming software and application files and programming hardware.
⦁    Completion of all required work orders and associated paperwork.
⦁    Responsible to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
⦁    Implementation of Continuous Improvement Ideas.
⦁    Monitors quality of welds and performs touch-ups as required.
⦁    Recommend necessary adjustments to parts and machinery to ensure proper production run.
⦁    Troubleshooting on robots and weld controls.
⦁    Operate lifting devices (overhead bridge cranes, fork/combi-lifts, and man-lifts such as scissor lifts and genie-booms) as required.
⦁    Other duties as assigned.
 

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