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Job Details

Industrial Mechanic

Employer

Orbit Hydraulics (1988) Ltd.

Date Posted

October 17, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Grande Prairie, AB
  • Earnings $43.00 hourly
  • Work Hours 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Nov 16, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Orbit Hydraulics (1988) Ltd.

Languages

English

Education

Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Odours
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Machinery installation
  • Maintenance
  • Service
  • Repair
  • Overhaul
  • Machine set-up

Tasks

  • Detect and troubleshoot irregularities and malfunctions
  • Repair or replace defective machinery parts
  • Fabricate parts required during overhaul, maintenance or set-up
  • Operate machining tools to fabricate parts
  • Installing machinery and equipment
  • Operate hoisting and lifting equipment
  • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Welding techniques

  • Oxy-acetylene welding (OAW)
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Electrical and electronic controls
  • Hydraulic system
  • Lathes and other machining tools
  • Power tools
  • Pumps and compressors
  • Tool grinders
  • Welding equipment
  • Hand tools

Area of specialization

  • Start-up and testing
  • Rigging and handling
  • Troubleshooting
  • Bearing, seals and packing
  • Hydraulic cylinders and piping

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding

Weight handling

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Health benefits

Health care plan

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Industrial Mechanic is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile)
OBJECTIVE

Interest in setting up and assembling machinery and equipment before installation using hand and power tools and welding equipment

INNOVATIVE

Interest in analyzing information to inspect and examine machinery and equipment to detect and investigate irregularities and malfunctions, to adjust machinery and to repair and replace defective parts; and in installing, trouble-shooting and maintaining power transmission, vacuum, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and programmable logic controls

METHODICAL

Interest in speaking with other workers to direct them in constructing foundations for machinery; and in cleaning, lubricating and performing other routine maintenance work on machinery

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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