Instrumentation & Control Technician (Contract up to 2026)

Location

Bowmanville, ON | Canada

Job description

Status: Term (contract up to 2026)

Education Level: Minimum Grade 12 diploma and related Certificate of Qualification (447A) or two or three year Instrumentation & Control College Diploma

Location(s): Darlington

Shifts(s): Shift Work (rotating days/nights)

Travel: Some- As required within Durham Region

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow. 

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers. Join us to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people. Join OPG and make history. 

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on -- and off -- the job. 

ACCOMMODATIONS 

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made. 

If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact [email protected]  

JOB OVERVIEW

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for dynamic, strategic and results-driven professional to join our team in the role of Electricical and Control Technician.

In a TERM employee role at OPG, you will be supporting the Darlington Maintenance organizations up until 2026. As a condition of employment, you will be required to become a member of the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW). You will receive an attractive wage in accordance with the OPG – PWU collective agreement and a pension and benefit package through CUSW.

Following your TERM position, as a member of CUSW, you will have access to long-term employment opportunities, attractive wages, benefits, and pension in accordance with the CUSW collective agreement while working with OPG, or one of its vendor partners, on future projects in Nuclear and Renewable Generation, including Small Modular Reactors and Pickering Safe Storage.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

An Instrumentation and Control Technician installs, maintains, calibrates, designs and troubleshoots networking systems, process control and environmental protection equipment in a variety of industrial environments. Specifically, an Instrumentation and Control Technician:

• Installs, maintains and configures control and process systems
• Calibrates, commissions, configures, installs and troubleshoots all pneumatic, electronic, electrical, mechanical and analytical instrumentation devices
• Calibrates and repairs analytical instrumentation that monitors or controls flow, level, temperature, pressure, acidity, conductivity and humidity
• Services all process control communication networks
• Services environmental and other analytical instruments

EDUCATION

• Have a minimum Grade 12 education; and
• Have a two to three year community college diploma in Instrumentation & Control or 447A.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a two to three year community college diploma in Instrumentation & Control; or
• Hold a valid Certificate of Qualification (447A) Instrumentation & Control.

• Successfully pass all formal examinations during the initial training period including Radiation Protection;
• Be prepared to work a rotating 12-hour shift, including weekend and holidays;
• Have exceptional problem solving abilities;
• Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Have a high comfort level with computers;
• If applicable, have Canadian equivalency of foreign education; and
• Be eligible to work in Canada

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

What Makes a Career at OPG Different? 

As Ontario’s largest clean energy generator, we’re building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy. 

At OPG, our values are our strengths.  They are fundamental truths about our organization that don’t change: 

Safety – it’s our business 
Integrity – always lead with integrity 
Excellence – never satisfied with good enough
Inclusion – working together for powerful outcomes 
Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility 

Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you: 

• Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide 

• Long-term career growth and development opportunities 

• Electricity is vital to the province and OPG’s clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors. 

Our promise to you:  

• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority. 

• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day. 

• Opportunities to stretch and develop. 

• Offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate. 

• Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses. 

• We support employment equity, diversity and inclusion. 

Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now. 

APPLICATION PROCESS  

Please submit your application online at .  OPG thanks all those who apply; however, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.  

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