Overhead Crane Technician Opportunity AB

Overhead Crane Technician Opportunity in Calgary, AB

Talon Recruiting has partnered with a leading overhead crane manufacturer. Together we are in search of a Journeyman Service Technician to join their team in Calgary, AB. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a strong potential for future growth and career advancement. This is a full-time position and would report to the Branch Service Manager.

The Senior JM Field Service Technician, under the direction of the Branch Service Manager, will primarily be responsible for timely service calls, in regards to safe, efficient and profitable completion of jobs in maintaining and repairing cranes, hoists, components, and their controls. Advises and makes recommendations to the Branch Service Manager on improving service operations. The Senior JM Field Service Technician is also responsible for maintaining and working in accordance with the Company’s Environmental, Health and Safety procedures and systems and for ensuring others also follow these same processes to provide a safe working environment for all.

• Attention to Detail
  - Attends to details and pursues quality in the accomplishment of tasks, regardless of the volume of duties encountered.
• Client/Customer Focus
  - Provides superior service to both internal and external customers.
• Communication
  - Expresses and transmits information with consistency and clarity.
• Organization
  - Able to create or maintain processes to ensure all relevant information or tools are easily accessible.
• Ownership
  - Takes pride in the work that is accomplished, and understands the function of tasks within the larger picture of the organization. Ensures deadlines are met and work is completed properly.
• Professionalism
  - Demonstrates professional standards of conduct when governing interactions between individuals in a business environment.
• Resourceful
  - Responds to difficult situations or workplace requirements by using the available tools and information to support decisions and solutions.
• Time Management
  - Balances a myriad of tasks; prioritizes duties as needed.
• Safety Procedures – Working knowledge of all company safety systems applicable to employees manufacturing cranes.

• Panel wiring of crane equipment.
• Wiring of remote systems.
• Electrical servicing of lifting equipment.
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment that forms part of overhead cranes.
• Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits and feeders that form parts of overhead cranes.
• Test electrical components that form parts of overhead cranes for continuity, current, voltage and resistance.
• Maintain, repair, install and test switchgears, transformers, switchboard meters and regulators that form parts of overhead cranes.
• Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, electrical control systems that form parts of overhead cranes.
• Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems, and other related devices that form parts of overhead cranes.
• Conduct electrical preventative maintenance programs and keep maintenance records.

• Mechanical servicing of lifting equipment which includes the inspection of gearboxes and oil levels, measuring of long travel and cross travel wheels for wear, greasing of open gears and grease points, inspection of load ropes for basic wear or tightness.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repairing of lifting equipment, which involves basic rigging of solid weights onto load hooks. The knowledge of the operation of electronic load cells is essential.
• Installation and commissioning of new cranes and supply systems.
• Overhauling of long travel, cross travel and hoist gearboxes.
• Calibration of load cells and load limiters
• Reading blueprints of cranes
• Inspecting overhead cranes for malfunctions and incorrect operations.
• Assemble and install new overhead cranes.
• Present yourself in a professional manner with clients while on the job site
• Operate according to the established operating…