10130 – 21 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6P 1W7 Telephone:
N.P.A. is one of Western Canada’s largest paving contractors, with over 700 employees helping us provide our products and services throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. Our equipment fleet and shops are among the most modern in our business. We take pride in our employees and place a high-value on establishing a workplace where people are challenged and respected every day.
Summary
N.P.A., a division of Colas Western Canada Inc., is currently hiring an Apprentice Electrician to join our team!
Reporting to the Asphalt Plants Manager, the Electrical Apprentice will assist with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and continuous improvement of electrical and automation systems used throughout our asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, aggregate crushing operations, and related production equipment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist Journeyman Electricians with the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical systems on asphalt plants, concrete plants, crushing spreads, and support equipment.
- Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical control circuits, motors, MCCs, VFDs, instrumentation, and production equipment.
- Assist in diagnosing electrical, instrumentation, and control system faults using appropriate testing and diagnostic equipment.
- Support the maintenance, troubleshooting, and operation of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, automated equipment, and industrial control systems, including programming, backups, documentation, and modifications under supervision.
- Assist with setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of industrial communication systems, including Ethernet networks, wireless communications, remote access systems, and control system integration.
- Inspect, test, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and process control devices, including temperature, pressure, level, flow, and weighing systems.
- Read and interpret electrical drawings, blueprints, wiring diagrams, control schematics, P&IDs, and applicable electrical code requirements.
- Perform preventative maintenance and support reliability initiatives for electrical, instrumentation, automation, and control systems.
- Assist with troubleshooting and maintenance of asphalt plants, crushing, screening, conveying, concrete batch plant, burner, baghouse, tank farm, RAP, and material handling systems.
- Support automation projects, system upgrades, retrofits, data collection systems, production monitoring systems, and plant improvement initiatives.
- Participate in apprenticeship training, technical development opportunities, required documentation, field travel, and other related duties as assigned.
- Promote, execute, and adhere to the company’s safety program, and encourage all employees, sub-contractors, and consultants to adopt safety as a culture.
- Work in a safe, responsible manner to not intentionally or unintentionally injure oneself, or endanger the wellbeing of others.
Qualifications | Requirements
Education and Training
- Class 5 Drivers License required.
- Registered Electrical Apprentice (1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Year) or willingness to register in an apprenticeship program.
Work Experience
- Experience in industrial, construction, maintenance, electrical, or heavy production environments, including road construction, aggregate, asphalt, concrete, or similar industrial operations.
- Hands-on experience with industrial electrical and automation systems, including PLCs, instrumentation, process controls, industrial networking, troubleshooting, and technology-based projects such as robotics, electronics, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or related systems.
Technical Knowledge
- Basic understanding of electrical theory and electrical safety…
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