Valve Technician / Millwright
Date: Oct 3, 2024
Location: Whitecourt, AB, CA, T7S 0A2
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 experienced Valve Technician / Millwright for our growing service business in Whitecourt and Western Canada. The successful candidate will be based out of our Whitecourt Service Centre, and will report to the Manager, Valve Service. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to receive further training and advancement opportunities. Spartan Controls offers a competitive and unique compensation package as well as is actively involved in the communities we serve.
Role and Responsibilities
- Service, inspection, assembly, and testing of relief valves
- Service, inspection, assembly and testing isolation & control valves
- Field service work will be required
- Troubleshoot, teardown, and rebuild industrial isolation valves
- Operate and maintain Inline machining tools
- Interface with internal and external customers
- Support other branches when customer demands require
- Support our growing OEM business with onsite repairs
- Ability to work overtime when needed to meet customer requirements
- Participate in a 24/7 on call rotation
- Participate in the safety program
- Participate in Quality Program and ensure industry/ company requirements are always met or exceeded
Qualifications and Skills
- Mechanically knowledgeable
- 960 logged hours of in-house relief valve training, as per ABSA, would be an asset
- Prior experience in servicing of industrial ball, gate, globe, plug and control valves would be an asset
- Preference will be given to candidates with prior valve and testing experience
- Driver’s License - Minimum Class 5 with clean abstract
- Commercial Driver’s License considered an asset
- Prior experience operating a boiler, would be an asset
- Prior Instrumentation experience would be an asset
- Basic machining experience, would be an asset
- SAP experience considered an asset
- Solid keyboarding and computer skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent problem-solving ability,
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Team player
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Physically able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs.
- This position has been deemed as Safety Sensitive - successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment Alcohol and Drug test, and as required for customer site access.
- As part our recruitment process, successful candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment security background check.
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)
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Requisition ID: 1289