Posted 6 days ago
Facility Maintenance Electrician – (CAT 24)
@ Air Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Air Canada is hiring a permanent full-time Facility Maintenance Electrician at Vancouver Airport (YVR). The role covers preventative maintenance and repairs of facility, industrial and aircraft ground support electrical systems, paid $46.16 to $50.27 per hour depending on experience.
Pay:
$46.16–$50.27 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Preventative maintenance and facility work orders
- Install, repair and test electrical and electronic equipment
- Maintain motors, generators and forklift batteries
- Preventative maintenance on ground support equipment
- Calibrate industrial instrumentation
Requirements summary:
- Interprovincial Red Seal industrial electrician
- Minimum three years in the trade
- High school diploma
- Pass pre-employment exam and medical evaluation
- Available for day, weekend and holiday shifts
- Valid passport and ability to travel
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-31
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-10
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-01
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, holidays, weekends |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Vehicle, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Industrial Electrician Interprovincial Red Seal, 5th Class Power Engineer |
| Background checks | drug and alcohol |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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Full company description
Canada's largest airline, the country’s flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network celebrating its 25thanniversary in 2022, Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service directly to 51 airports in Canada, 51 in the United States and 86 internationally. It is the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax, which in 2021 gave Air Canada awards for the Best Airline Staff in North America, Best Airline Staff in Canada, Best Business Class Lounge in North America, and an excellence award for its management of the COVID-19 pandemic. ** Air Canada est la plus importante société aérienne du Canada, le transporteur national du pays et un membre cofondateur du réseau Star Alliance — le plus vaste regroupement mondial de sociétés aériennes, qui célèbre son 25e anniversaire en 2022. Les lignes passagers régulières d’Air Canada relient sans escale 51 aéroports au Canada, 51 aux États-Unis et 86 sur le reste du globe. En Amérique du Nord, Air Canada constitue le seul transporteur aérien d’envergure internationale offrant une gamme complète de services à détenir la cote quatre étoiles de Skytrax qui, en 2021, lui a décerné les prix Meilleur personnel au sol et à bord en Amérique du Nord, Meilleur personnel au sol et à bord au Canada, Meilleur salon de classe affaires en Amérique du Nord ainsi qu’un Prix d’excellence pour sa gestion de la pandémie de la COVID-19.
- LinkedIn followers
- 737,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 23,902
- Reported office locations
- 7373 Cote Vertu, Saint Laurent in Montreal, Quebec H4S 1Z3, CA
- 6301 Silver Dart Dr, Mississauga, ON L5P 1B2, CA
- 7373 Boulevard de la Cote-Vertu, Montreal, QC H4S 1Z3, CA
- 6001 Grant McConachie Way, Richmond, BC V7B 1K3, CA
- Business categories
- Transportation
- Aerospace
- Travel
- Other recorded names
- Air Canada
- Specialties
- Airline
- transportation
- travel
- and cargo
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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- Reported total investment
- 6,696,380,761
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Canada's largest airline, the country’s flag carrier and a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation network celebrating its 25thanniversary in 2022, Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service directly to 51 airports in Canada, 51 in the United States and 86 internationally. It is the only international network carrier in North America to receive a Four-Star ranking…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Airlines and Aviation |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Saint Laurent in Montreal, Quebec |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1937 |
| Specialties | Airlinetransportationtraveland cargo |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 158 |
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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada (Onsite)
Starting Salary: $46.16/hour - Up to $50.27/hour based on experience
Branch: Corporate Real Estate
Category: Unionized (IAMAW)
Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol. Are you passionate about reaching new heights, teamwork and making a meaningful contribution? Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.
Air Canada is presently looking for a dynamic individual to fill a permanent full-time position as a Facility Maintenance Electrician at Vancouver Airport YVR.
- The Facility Maintenance Electrician is responsible for preventative maintenance and repair requests made through the facility work order system.
- Installed, maintained, troubleshot, and repaired facility equipment, industrial equipment, and associated electrical and electronic controls.
- Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and the Canadian national electrical code. Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for serviceability.
- Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, industrial forklift batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems.
- Conduct preventative maintenance programs on powered and non-powered aircraft ground support equipment.
- Install, maintain, and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
- Performing other facility-related duties as requested.
- Team-oriented individual with demonstrated ability to work unsupervised and self-directed.
- Able to work under pressure.
Your benefits
As one of the leading employers in Canada, we like to ensure our employees are well rewarded with a range of benefits including:
- Air Canada staff love to travel and we have one of the most generous employee travel programs in the industry. You will be eligible for travel privileges for yourself and other eligible persons once you’ve completed twenty-eight (28) weeks of service.
- We value your wellbeing which is why we offer a wide variety of benefit plans, including health and dental, for you and your family.
- Training and development tools to help unlock your full potential.
Qualifications
- High School diploma
- Industrial Electrician Interprovincial Redseal
- Minimum of three (3) years experience in the trade
- Able to successfully pass the pre-employment qualifying exam
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to maintain a customer-focused attitude in a demanding, high-stress environment.
- Be a team player
- Available to work various day shifts as well as weekends and holidays.
- Ability to travel and hold a valid passport
- Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.
- Employees in this role conduct safety-critical work, and as such, Air Canada medical standards must be met to qualify for the role. Candidates will be subject to a medical evaluation, including a drug and alcohol test and are expected to be free of any intoxicating substances
Specific requirements
- Must be able to obtain and maintain any applicable transportation security clearances and additional authorizations depending on the work location. Please refer to the Transport Canada site for more details.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest at the time any offer of employment is made, and seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required is the sole responsibility of the candidates applying for this positio
- 5th Class Power Engineer ticket has to be acquired within 6 months of the start date.
Linguistic requirements
Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.
Diversity and Inclusion
Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment highlighting employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success.
As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve.
Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.
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