Posted 28 days ago
Electrical Journeyman with Instrument experience
@ Epscan Industries Ltd.
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Overview
Epscan Industries Ltd. is hiring a full-time Electrical Journeyman with instrumentation experience for oilfield plant work in Fort St. John or Dawson Creek, BC. The role covers repairs, calibration, project administration and mentoring apprentices on an 8/6 rotation with on-call support. Candidates need a Red Seal journeyman certification, a valid driver's licence and at least three years of industrial oilfield experience.
Responsibilities:
- Repair, calibrate and maintain electrical and instrumentation equipment at plant facilities
- Work alone on or around live process equipment, including isolation and depressuring
- Order materials and complete QAQC and project administrative documents
- Train and mentor apprentices
- Provide on-call support as required
Requirements summary:
- Journeyman Electrical Red Seal certification required
- Three or more years of oilfield industrial experience
- Valid driver's licence and good driving record
- CSO, Intermediate First Aid and H2S Alive training
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Outdoors, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Journeyman Electrical Red Seal, CSO, Intermediate First Aid, H2S Alive |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Perks mentioned | Wellness |
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Epscan Industries Ltd.
Attention Electrical Journeymen!
Want to work where you're home every night? We have the perfect 8/6 shift for you!
Successful candidates will have the following skills, experience, and personal attributes:
Qualifications
• Journeyman Electrical Red Seal Certification
• A valid Drivers License and good driving record
• Completed training in CSO, Intermediate First Aid, H2S Alive
• Strong problem solving and communication skills (both oral and written)
Experience
• Prior work experience in the construction, maintenance and/or electrical/instrumentation industry with a minimum of three years of experience in an oilfield industrial environment.
• Wages dependent on experience.
The Expectations:
• Adhere to all company Environmental, Heath, and Safety policies and procedures set out by Epscan and clients.
• Maintain a high level of safety awareness and adherence
• Able to perform repairs, order material and train/mentor apprentices with the maintenance, replacement, and installation of equipment.
• Strong understanding and use of Instrumentation Test Equipment & will be able to complete calibrations unattended.
• Capable of setting set points on safety shutdown device(s) & should be able to complete calibrations unattended in most situations.
• Knowledge of VFD's and electric motors a must.
• Working with advanced meter(s) checking for continuity, resistance, voltages and current readings.
• Working with advanced calibration devices such as Pressure, Level & Temperature transmitters, Hart Communicators, various RTU’s and PLC’s.
• Responsible for all administrative, material ordering, and QAQC documents directly associated with the project and collecting information for QAQC documents for Project Managers.
• Display the ability to lead on maintenance, construction and upgrade projects and assisting others with basic troubleshooting skills and make decisions on their own
• Able to work on Process equipment at Plant facilities such as Boilers, Separators, Line heaters, Compressors, VRU’s and other essential process equipment with little to no assistance.
• Will be able to work alone on or around any ‘live’ process or equipment without supervision or a qualified client representative’s guidance – includes isolation and de-pressuring of any system.
• Familiar and confident in Gas Detection, LEL Detection & Fire Detection systems
• Work with a variety of pneumatic, electronic and microcomputer instruments used to measure and control variables such as pressure, flow, temperature, level, motion, force and chemical composition.
• Consult manufacturers’ manuals to determine test and maintenance procedures.
• Use pneumatic, electrical and electronic testing devices to inspect and test instrument and system operation, diagnose faults.
• Practice loss management principles.
• Consult with and advise process operators.
• Repair, maintain and adjust system components or remove and replace defective parts.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Calibrate and maintain components and instruments according to manufacturers’ specifications.
• Work with engineers on basic design.
• Interpret and use appropriate CSA, ISA and API installation standards and practices.
• On-call support as required.
Run your Own truck (upfitted to Epscan standards), or one of Epscans fleet
Benefits:
• Company events
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Vision care
License/Certification:
• Journeyman certification (required)
Location:
• Fort St. John, BC or Dawson Creek (required)
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