Automation Specialist (Control System Specialist) Co-op Student - 12-Month Term
Date: Sep 26, 2024
Location: Edmonton, AB, CA, T6E 5L9
Company: Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.
Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.
Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.
Summary
We are currently recruiting for an Automation Specialist Co-op Student for a 12-month term (January to December 2025) to work with our Control Systems Lifecycle Services Team in Edmonton. Reporting to the Manager, Lifecycle Care Services, you will work within the systems team to provide support to several Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and System Integration solutions. Duties may include system testing and start-up, system design, control design, graphics design, configuration of graphics and control logic, development of test reports and Software Acceptance Testing.
Role and Responsibilities
To assist with the following (training provided):
- System staging, testing and start-up
- System design and documentation
- Control logic development
- Graphic development and testing
- Interface with third party products (PLCs)
Qualifications and Skills
- Current student in Electrical or Chemical Engineering; or Instrumentation Engineering Technology
- Proficiency in MS Office programs; Word, Power Point, Excel
- Experience with DeltaV (hardware/software) is an asset
- 3D CAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical experience an asset
- Demonstrated customer service and sales skills in an industrial environment an asset
- Working knowledge of Process Control hardware and software
- Solid technical problem-solving skills
- Strong communication, time management and computer skills
- Collaborative team player with sound work principles
- Excellent office organizational and operational skills
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Spartan is committed to providing a safe workplace for all employees. This position is classified as safety-sensitive, and as such, the successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment alcohol & drug test.
Spartan recognizes that there are many ways in which candidates develop knowledge, abilities, and competencies throughout their careers. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds and we do consider qualifications and competencies that are equivalent to those specifically mentioned above.
Close Date: Sunday October 20, 2024 (11:59 pm MST)
Requisition ID: 1283