Electrician

Draeger's Engineered Solutions team designs and manufactures Live Fire Training Systems and Mining Refuge and Rescue Solutions. Live Fire Training Systems use propane fueled fires to allow trainees to prepare for real firefighting scenarios.  Some of the realistic scenarios can include kitchens, couches, beds, cars, aircraft etc. Mine Refuge chambers provide shelter during an emergency in hazardous environments during underground mining operations.

This position is responsible to build and install electrical control systems. Manufacturing and installation work can be required at Draeger’s facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, fabrication shops, or at customer sites, primarily in North America.

Main Accountabilities: 

1) Build and install electrical control systems on projects in accordance with relevant codes and standards, as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team

2) Perform testing, commissioning and quality assurance by inspecting systems according to Draeger's internal Acceptance Test Protocol (ATP).

3) Provide customer service, including remote and on-site troubleshooting.

4) Work with 3rd party authorities on field inspections and approvals.

5) Assist engineering and technologists on optimizing projects including; planning, design, production and installation processes.

Education and Related Experience:

• Certified electrician for work in Ontario with 5 or more years of experience in electrical technology, manufacturing and installation, preferably involving applications in industrial environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of running wire, making connections and labelling
• Knowledge of conduit construction and installation
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings and other design documentation.
• Knowledge of CSA 22.1 and other applicable laws and regulations
• Skills in organizing workload and time to work on simultaneous projects in a fast paced environment
• Valid driver's license and international travel documents

Preferred Qualifications:

• Skills in troubleshooting to resolve field issues
• Knowledge of variable frequency drives

Special Competencies

• Strong attention to detail is required on a daily basis
• Must possess exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications capabilities required. 
• Ability to deal professionally and courteously with internal and external contacts. 
• Proven experience working with confidential and sensitive information
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 

Work Environment / Conditions:

• Must have ability to perform physical work and lift up to 50 pounds as part of day-to-day work.
• The position is based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and will involve national and international travel (can be up to 40%) primarily within North America.

In North America, Draeger employs over 1,600 employees working in our major sites in the United States and Canada (in the US:  Andover, MA; Telford, PA; Houston / Coppell, TX, and in Canada:  Mississauga, ON), including our Sales and Service workforce employees from coast to coast.

Our field based Sales and Service workforce, located across Canada, is focused on building and strengthening long term relationships with our customers in the delivery of Draeger’s exceptional portfolio of Medical and Safety products and solutions. 

Draeger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. All candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of race, ancestry, colour, ethnic origin or place of origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other prohibited ground under applicable provincial human rights legislation.

Dräger is a leading international company in the fields of medical and safety technology. Whether in clinical applications, in industry, mining or emergency services: Dräger products protect, support and save lives. That's what our more than 16,000 employees have been striving for - every day for almost 130 years.