Summer Student (Instrumentation) - Automation Field Service Specialist (4 months)
Date: Dec 31, 2025
Location: Grande Prairie, AB, CA, T8V 6M8 Fort St. John, British Columbia, CA, V1J 6P3
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 recruiting for an Instrumentation Engineering Technology Student for an Automation Field Services Specialist role for summer 2026 (May through August). You will work within a team, providing support to our customers on a range of Spartan products and solutions related to our Machinery Performance business unit.
Work Term: 4 months (May – August 2026)
Location: This position can be based out of our Grande Prairie or Fort St. John locations. Please indicate your location preference in your application.
Role and Responsibilities
The successful student will assist with the following (training provided):
- Supporting gas compression control and ignition applications with a focus on products and solutions sold through our Machinery Performance business unit, such as:
- REMVue, PLC and Altronic shutdown & control systems
- Ignition systems and their components
- Involvement in installation/repair of other products Spartan Controls supplies to the Oil & Gas industry, including:
- Fisher valves, regulators, Rosemount transmitters (flow, level, temperature)
- MicroMotion coriolis meters, IMI vibration sensors
Qualifications and Skills
- Current Instrumentation Engineering Technology student
- Demonstrated customer service and sales skills in an industrial environment an asset
- Solid technical problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and time management skills
- Team player with sound work principles
- Detail oriented
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Ability and willingness to travel; travel away from home may be required for 3 or 4 days per week, with a potential to be away on weekends
Successful Candidates will be eligible for:
- Overtime pay for all required overtime hours
- Travel per diems and paid accommodations for any travel required
- Fully supplied with all Personal Protective Equipment
- Additional safety training as required
- Hands-on training
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.
As part of our recruitment process, successful candidates may be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.
Applications will be reviewed after the closing date and those candidates selected for the next steps in the recruitment process will be contacted directly.
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: January 18, 2026 (11:59 pm MST)
Requisition ID: 1713