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• The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.
City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
Classification: TO-3
Tenure: Term
Duration: 3 years
Language Requirements: English
Work Arrangements:
Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require full-time physical presence at the NRC work location identified.

EDUCATION

Degree or diploma from a recognised Technical College in Mechanical Engineering Technology; or a combination of formal relevant training and extensive experience in the technical repairs and maintenance in a machine shop environment; may also be accepted.
For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Significant and recent experience applying machine shop practices in a millwright or maintenance and repair capacity
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical problems with a wide range of types of equipment
• Experience repairing machine tools and equipment
• Experience in maintaining and repairing hydraulic systems and components
• Experience working with various materials including wood, plastic, pvc, stainless steel, aluminium, tin, brass and plexiglass
• Experience operating forklift, skid steer and cranes; including rigging

Will be considered an asset:

• Experience using CAD/Cam software will be considered an asset
• Experience in welding and joining various materials will be considered an asset
• Basic – a few months and up to 2 years
• Significant – 2 to 6 years

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

English
Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization
We are seeking a Technical Officer to support our Ocean Coastal River Engineering Research Centre. The selected candidate would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect, and Creativity.
Do you want to be part of a team working to find solutions to protect infrastructure, property and people from severe weather events and other environmental risks while also meeting the challenges of climate change?
At the Ocean Costal and River Engineering Research Centre, the researchers are using physical modelling techniques to find real world solutions to ongoing challenges present in the natural world. Under the general supervision of the Operations Manager, the incumbent is responsible to provide mechanical / millwright work including maintenance, repairs, troubleshooting and improvements of equipment and instruments throughout the Research Centre. This also includes conceiving, fabricating, and documenting novel mechanical equipment needed for internal and client driven projects and for looking after all facilities’ specialised equipment.
The Technical Officer must maintain all equipment to the required standards and be responsive to research needs and equipment failures. The Technical Officer will work as part of a team to support the research work in the facilities but will also routinely perform work independently and maintain high accuracy and safety while performing their duties.

Key activities:

• Independently conceives, fabricates, machines and assembles complex components and equipment required for commercial research projects and commercial studies. This includes working from rough sketches, verbal instructions, or drawings.
• Maintain equipment in accordance with schedules and maintenance requirements and undertakes repairs in accordance with identified solutions. Ensures that the equipment is in good working order.
• Conceives equipment parts required for maintenance, fabricates them using existing machining equipment such as a manual lathe and documents the mechanical equipment with drawings and notes.
• Part of the preventative maintenance program, prepares maintenance schedule for all equipment including the wave generators located in each facility. Provides advice and suggestions on ways to reduce equipment down-time and repair cost.
• Provide technical advice to clients and supervisor on issues related to mechanical maintenance, repair and modifications and new equipment acquisition.
• Maintains inventory control of mechanical spare parts and components to reduce facility equipment down-time to a minimum.
• Maintain, troubleshoots and repairs hydraulic systems and components and a wide range of other equipment, including pumps, motors, actuators, accumulators, hoses, reservoir, heat exchangers, gear boxes, conveyor, drive systems, fans, etc.
• Documents, records and maintains an equipment database for the facilities.
• Operates heavy lifting equipment such as forklift and overhead cranes.