Position: Automation & Controls Technician
Location: Newmarket ON
Salary: $31–$36 per hour + shift premiums
Job Type: Permanent
Posting Type: Open vacancy
If you're the person everyone turns to when equipment goes down, enjoy solving hands-on technical challenges, and want to build your career around advanced automation, this could be the opportunity for you.
Join a state-of-the-art, highly automated distribution facility where you'll work hands-on with sophisticated material handling systems, troubleshoot equipment in real time, and learn from experienced automation professionals. Whether your background is in maintenance, robotics, controls, conveyors, or industrial automation, you'll have the opportunity to put your skills to work, expand your technical knowledge, and take on increasingly complex challenges. With access to cutting-edge technology and a team committed to developing its people, this is a chance to build a long-term career in automation while making a direct impact on daily operations.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive pay: $31-$36/hr. plus shift premiums
- Days, afternoons, and night shifts available
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Boot and clothing allowance
- Tuition reimbursement and assistance with gaining trade certification
- Company events and team-focused culture
- Long-term career growth with ongoing training and advancement opportunities
- Permanent, full-time opportunity
What you'll be doing:
- Install, commission, maintain, and troubleshoot automated material handling equipment and conveyor systems
- Diagnose electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and control system issues to minimize downtime
- Support PLCs, HMIs, sensors, motors, and automated equipment
- Perform preventive maintenance and equipment inspections
- Respond to breakdowns and identify opportunities to improve system reliability and performance
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings
- Work closely with operations and maintenance teams to keep highly automated systems running efficiently
What we're looking for:
- Experience working with automated equipment in a manufacturing, automation, warehouse, or distribution environment
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience with mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical systems
- Exposure to PLCs, HMIs, robotics, conveyors, or material handling systems
- Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings
- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn and grow in automation
- Electrical or mechanical trade experience, apprenticeship, or technical education is an asset but not required
Ready to take the next step in your automation career?
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