Canatom Power Group is the joint venture between SNC-Lavalin and Aecon has been awarded a contract with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to carry out the Darlington Retube and Feeder Replacement (RFR) project. The project involves refurbishment of all four reactors at the Darlington Generating Station SNC Lavalin Nuclear Inc and consists of two phases – a Definition Phase and an Execution Phase. The Definition Phase includes the construction of a full-scale reactor mock-up to simulate key elements of the refurbishment work, and the development, procurement and testing of specialized tooling required for the project. The Execution Phase involves refurbishment of the reactor cores using the tools and methods that were developed and tested during the Definition Phase. Canatom is looking to hire a Mechanical Field Engineer / Technician and based on our customers’ needs, these opportunities are expected to be available starting January 2021.
II. JOB DESCRIPTION (include, but not limited to):
Reporting to the Tooling Management Operation (TMO) Mechanical Lead and with a dotted line to the Engineering Manager within a matrix organization, the Mechanical Field Engineer / Technician is responsible for the design, implementation, verification, maintenance and documentation of mechanical assemblies on engineered tools. He/she will provide input with respect to planning, monitoring, and resource needs and identify capital requirements for development, maintenance, hardware resources, and verification tools.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include, but not limited to):
· Shift work (days/afternoons/nights)
· Responsible for site support and tool maintenance services.
· Performing assessments (and qualification where needed) of mechanical tooling and components.
· Tool refurbishment to ensure tooling is ready prior to production use
· Procure and track the status of components required for the refurbishment of assigned tools
· Attend weekly discipline meeting and provide status updates for scheduled deliverables
· Responsible for preparing documents such as work orders, test procedures, test reports, operation manuals, engineering change requests
· Implementing and maintaining key project support systems (i.e., configuration management, document management and change control systems) for the tooling department.
· Responsible for change control - Using configuration management system provided by the department to maintain design documentation. Preparing and maintaining work plans for the design change activities.
· Responsible for OPEX Review - Assembling OPEX and assessing what changes should be incorporated in the future designs of Tooling and Equipment.
· Responsible to uphold the technical quality of the assigned scope.
· Responsible to report and suggest resolution to any potential impacts to technical quality identified by the various tool manufactures and vendors.
· Responsible for the assigned project planning and scheduling activities.
· Prepare and deliver presentations related to tooling development and maintenance to client, as required.
· Ensure all work activities are performed safely, in collaboration with the Project Safety Manager.
· Identify potential work scopes and opportunities for growth.
IV. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
· May require providing technical guidance and supervision to junior
mechanical engineers or technicians as required.
V. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (include, but not limited to):
· Post-secondary university technical degree and/or equivalent work experience
· Engineering drawings interpretation
· Nuclear Quality Assurance program knowledge
· Engineering Change Control program knowledge
· Analytical ability and effective decision making
· Organizational skills
· Situational awareness and effective problem solving skills
· Inter-personal communication skills
· Computer proficiency – Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Access, Visio, PowerPoint, Outlook
· Written/oral communication skills
· Previous experience with engineered tooling and Retube tooling is an asset
Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Successful applicants will be notified about SNC-Lavalin’s accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.
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