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Instrument & Electrical Technician

Air Products
3 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Canada

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

Join our Edmonton HyCO facility as an Instrumentation & Electrical Technician (Dual Ticket) and play a critical role in maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.

In this hands‑on role, you will be responsible for the installation, inspection, troubleshooting, and maintenance of electrical, instrumentation, analytical, and control systems within a continuous petrochemical manufacturing environment.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this position is ideal for a certified dual‑ticket technician who thrives in a safety‑driven, high‑reliability operation and enjoys solving complex technical challenges across both electrical and instrumentation disciplines.

This is a 24/7 operating facility; flexibility to work overtime and participate in a rotating on‑call schedule is required.

What's In It for You: 

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

  • Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (on day 1 of employment)
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Life Insurance (Basic Life - Paid for by Air Products) & Optional Life Insurance
  • Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) at 4% of base pay
  • Company matched RRSP plan
  • Healthcare Spending Account
  • Many more supplemental benefits available

Key Responsibilities:

Electrical, Instrumentation & Control Maintenance

  • Install, inspect, maintain, and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, control, and analytical systems
  • Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
  • Troubleshoot and isolate faults using industry‑standard diagnostic techniques and equipment
  • Read and interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, loop drawings, logic diagrams, and blueprints

Control Systems & Automation

  • Support and maintain PLC and DCS systems (Siemens experience considered a strong asset)
  • Assist with loop tuning, calibration, testing, and commissioning activities
  • Use HART / TREX communicators, multimeters, meggers, pneumatic calibrators, and related tools

Safety, Compliance & Team Collaboration

  • Demonstrate a strong commitment to EH&S, regulatory compliance, and safe work practices
  • Participate in safety meetings, hazard assessments, and incident investigations as required
  • Interface effectively with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and external technical support teams
  • Provide technical support during turnarounds, outages, and plant upsets

Continuous Improvement & Documentation

  • Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders using SAP
  • Contribute to plant reliability, asset integrity, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support training or technical assistance at other Canadian or U.S. facilities as needed

Required Qualifications

  • Dual Ticket Certification:
    • Journeyperson Instrumentation Technician and
    • Journeyperson Electrician (Red Seal required)
  • Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License with clean driving record
  • Ability and willingness to work on‑call and overtime in a 24/7 operation

Preferred Experience & Skills

  • Industrial plant maintenance experience (petrochemical, chemical, oil & gas, power generation, or manufacturing environment preferred)
  • Experience with Siemens DCS/PLC systems or other distributed control systems
  • Strong understanding of PLC logic and industrial automation
  • Proven troubleshooting, fault isolation, and problem‑solving capabilities
  • Proficiency using SAP PM, Microsoft Office, and industrial maintenance systems
  • Strong organizational, communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multi‑disciplinary maintenance team
  • Demonstrated leadership, accountability, and safety‑focused mindset

Working Conditions

  • Continuous process manufacturing environment
  • Exposure to plant operating conditions requiring appropriate PPE
  • Occasional travel to other Canadian or U.S. sites for training or operational support

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We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future. 

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products. 

Air Products offers a competitive salary, extensive health benefits package, company paid pension and company matched RRSP plans.  

We strive to be inclusive of the diversity of our employees, invest in their development and foster a collaborative and respectful work environment where all employees feel like they belong and matter.   

We are committed to employment equity for women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. We are an Equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their background. In accordance with AODA, applicants with disability requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are encouraged to make their needs known in advance.   

Due to Canadian Immigration regulations, we are only able to consider applications from Canadian citizens or other individuals legally entitled to work in Canada.  
  
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.