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Job Description:

Industrial Electrician

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies, and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking an Industrial Electrician for its Manufacturing team located in Perth, ON.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

3M is seeking an Industrial Electrician to join its manufacturing team located in Perth, ON. The successful candidate will make an impact by providing daily support and engineering expertise and technical assistance for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and modification of highly technical automated equipment; and, additionally, the development of maintenance procedures and techniques to support safe, reliable and efficient implementation of factory automation to include Robotics, Vision Systems, Integration Software, Motion, and Control Systems. This opportunity will require shift work as well as on-call after-hours and weekend support.

As an Industrial Electrician , you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Supporting manufacturing operations in electrical controls, programming, software, and application support to automation, robotics, vision, motion control, PLC, and SCADA systems

• Identifying, recommending, and implementing ideas in manufacturing areas of responsibility to improve:

  • Product cost, service, and quality

  • Process safety and health performance with reduction of overall risk to the factory

  • Environmental performance with emphasis on waste reduction

  • Equipment reliability

• Leading and implementing improvement projects mentioned above

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent (completed and verified prior to start)

• Availability for shift work as well as on-call after-hours and weekend support

• Three (3) years combined (academic or industry) electrical, controls, vision, and/or automation experience

• Licensed Electrician or Red Seal Certification

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience in controls and automation systems design

• Effective "Hands On" techniques

• Ability to analyze, problem-solve and implement solutions

• Excellent computer skills - Excel, Minitab, PowerPoint, and Project

• Innovation skills to generate new ideas or alternative solutions

• Works well on cross-functional teams in a continuous improvement (LEAN) environment

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Work location:

• Perth, Ontario

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We work to reflect the diversity of our global customers, suppliers, and channel partners, and build on each individual employee’s abilities.

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3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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