Industrial Controls Electrician

CONTROLS SPECIALIST INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN

Location: Otterville, ON - on-site (may support a sister facility in Tillsonburg)

Type: Permanent, full-time · 1 opening

Pay: $45.00–$55.00/hour · hourly, overtime paid after 40 hours/week

Schedule: Day shift

About the opportunity

An established automotive metal stamping manufacturer is hiring a Controls Specialist Industrial Electrician to continuously improve automated systems and increase equipment efficiency in high-throughput operations, alongside preventative and reactive maintenance. The role opened through the retirement of a long-tenured electrician who grew into the controls side over many years - a genuinely specialized position combining a licensed trade with real controls depth.

What you'll do

• Provide maintenance support across all areas, keeping machines and facilities running safely and efficiently
• Improve electrical processes to minimize production downtime
• Safely install and maintain electrical machinery and equipment
• Perform repairs to plant support systems - hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, drives, bearings, and gears
• Read, interpret, and alter electrical schematics for troubleshooting
• Apply process automation, PLC programming, HMI improvements, and robotic operations
• Support maintenance management and provide guidance to the Electrical and Automation teams
• Contribute to new project engineering and controls programming
• Ensure functional design specifications are delivered on time and on budget
• Apply lean-manufacturing principles to improve process capability, reduce costs, and increase capacity

What you need

• 442A or 309A ticket
• Post-secondary education in engineering, instrumentation, process control, or electronics
• 3+ years' relevant experience in industrial process automation
• Certified, or able to be certified, to operate an aerial lift
• Ability to learn and retain robot programming and PLC knowledge
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
• Able to prepare technical documentation - shop drawings, operating and training manuals, equipment reports, employee assessments
• Able to lead and mentor junior associates
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills; detail-oriented
• Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Nice to have

• 10 years' relevant experience in industrial process automation
• Degree or diploma from an accredited post-secondary institution

Benefits

Benefits effective immediately · quarterly bonus program · 2 weeks vacation (3 weeks at 5 years) · 3 paid sick/personal days · annual wage reviews · career advancement