Job Title Division: Weir Minerals
Location: Onsite
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (approximately 60% travel to customer mine sites and 40% office-based)
Purpose of Role: The Laser Scanning Technician role will be focused on providing Oil Sands customers with laser scanning support. The individual will be responsible for ensuring the effective deployment and maintenance scanning equipment. The role provides field and shop-based measurement services, oversees scanning equipment governance and calibration compliance, and develops digital reporting and automation capabilities that enable condition assessments, outage planning, retrofit execution, quality investigations, and re-use versus replace recommendations for critical customer assets. Reporting to the Oil Sands Technical Solutions Manager, the Laser Scanning Technician collaborates closely with Aftermarket Account Managers, Field Engineers, Reliability and Quality teams, third-party technology partners, and key Oil Sands customers.
Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.
An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.
Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
Including but not limited to:
- Obtain and maintain required site access, safety certifications, and vehicle permits for key Oil Sands customer sites.
- Conduct in-situ laser scanning of customer assets and generate automated and custom wear reports to support maintenance planning and re-use versus replace decisions.
- Perform manual scan alignment, data processing, and report generation for components not covered by existing automated workflows.
- Perform 3D scanning of customer pumps, pump stations, and associated piping systems to support retrofit projects, fitment studies, and equipment upgrades.
- Provide metrology support for reliability investigations, including laser scanning and FAROArm measurements of components exhibiting fitment, wear, or performance issues.
- Maintain laser scanning standards, procedures, and work instructions to ensure alignment with current best practices and quality requirements.
- Proficient with scanning technologies and software platforms, including Control X.
Measurements:
- Timely completion of scans, inspections, and reports that support customer outages, reliability investigations, retrofit projects, and re-use versus replace decisions.
- Customer satisfaction and feedback regarding responsiveness, technical support, and quality of deliverables.
- Scanning equipment uptime, calibration compliance, and program readiness.
Safety First:
Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
Key Responsibilities & Requirements:
- Able to work in a manner that ensures the safety of themselves and others
- Able to demonstrate compliance to company safety procedures and legal obligations
- Recognise and report and resolve hazards identified
- Confidence and ability to intervene on practices deemed to be unsafe
- Engage and promote a zero harm culture
- Be aware of physical limitations based upon job requirements
Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or Technical Diploma in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience, or a recent graduate with strong mechanical aptitude.
- Proficiency with laser scanning technologies and software platforms, including FARO software and Geomagic Control X.
- Strong computer and technical problem-solving skills.
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout the Wood Buffalo region.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical reports and interact effectively with customers and internal stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with rotating equipment, industrial maintenance, metrology, or mining and Oil & Gas environments.
- Knowledge of slurry pump inspection, disassembly, and repair processes.
- Professional designation such as EIT, CET, or AScT.
- CSO certification through Energy Safety Canada.
Language:
Demonstrated ability to read, analyze, and prepare technical reports, inspection documentation, and business correspondence. Strong verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required to effectively engage with customers, field personnel, engineers, management, and other stakeholders. Candidates must possess excellent active listening skills and a consultative approach to problem-solving and customer support. Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
Mathematical Skills:
Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret dimensional inspection data, engineering drawings, technical specifications, and complex measurement results to support effective decision-making.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply sound technical judgment and practical problem-solving skills in a variety of field and shop environments. Capable of interpreting instructions presented in written, verbal, and graphical formats and resolving issues involving multiple variables and competing priorities.
Computer Skills:
Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications. Experience with laser scanning, metrology, CAD, or data-processing software such as Geomagic Control X, FARO software, Autodesk ReCap Pro, or similar platforms is considered a strong asset.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations, Special Skills:
EIT, CET, AScT, or equivalent professional designation is considered an asset.
CSO certification by Energy Safety Canada is considered an asset.
Physical Requirements:
This role requires approximately 60% travel to customer mine sites within the Wood Buffalo region. Occasional evening, night, and weekend work may be required to support planned and unplanned customer outages, inspections, and field activities. The incumbent must be capable of transporting and handling laser scanning equipment and may occasionally be required to lift or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
The incumbent will regularly work in a combination of office, shop, manufacturing, and customer mining environments. While performing the duties of this role, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical equipment, elevated noise levels, varying weather conditions, and active industrial worksites. Travel of up to 60% is expected to support customer activities and field-based scanning requirements. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety footwear, safety glasses, and other site-specific PPE, will be required when working in operational environments.
Core Competencies:
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves technical problems/situations in a timely manner, gathering and analyzing information, developing alternative solutions. Works well in group problem solving situations, uses reason even in difficult/emotional situations.
Customer Service – Manages ongoing interactions with customers, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to service/assistance requests and meets commitments.
Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures, determines appropriate action beyond guidelines, reports potentially unsafe conditions, uses protective/safety equipment and materials properly.
Quality – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance, monitors own work to ensure quality and correctness.
Dependability – Follows instructions and responds to management direction. Takes responsibility for own actions, keeps commitments, commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals and completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.
Compensation: $38.40 CAD Hourly
This Job Posting is for an Existing Position.
We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities upon request at any stage of the selection process.
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