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Industrial electrician
@ PaperWorks
Kitchener, Ontario
Overview
PaperWorks is hiring a full-time permanent industrial electrician, working 84 hours bi-weekly. The role covers maintenance, repair, installation and testing of switchgear, transformers, motors, generators and PLC-based control systems, plus instructing apprentices. Trade certification or Red Seal is listed, and experience is an asset.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers and motors
- Troubleshoot industrial electrical and PLC control systems
- Conduct preventive maintenance and keep records
- Instruct apprentices
Requirements summary:
- Industrial Electrician trade certification
- Red Seal certificate preferred
- Experience is an asset
- Valid driver's licence
- Own tools and steel-toed safety boots
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Department | Mechanical & electrical trades |
| Hours per week | 42 |
| Schedule | day, evening, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Industrial Electrician Trade Certification, Red Seal |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Industrial electrical |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Paid training |
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PaperWorks
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Full company description
PaperWorks is a leading, integrated North American full-service provider of recycled paperboard and specialized folding cartons for packaging applications. The company specializes in providing folding carton solutions for a wide variety of market sectors including food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and medical devices and is also known for its state-of-the art, extended color gamut printing capability, which creates shelf-differentiating graphics. PaperWorks has invested in state-of-the-art technology over the past three years to upgrade its paperboard mills and folding carton converting plants and be at the forefront of innovation and market differentiation.
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- Business categories
- Packaging Services
- Recycling
- Paper Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Other recorded names
- PaperWorks
- Specialties
- Recycled Paperboard
- Folding Cartons
- Innovation
- Packaging Design
- and ColdFoil
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- 0
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PaperWorks is a leading, integrated North American full-service provider of recycled paperboard and specialized folding cartons for packaging applications. The company specializes in providing folding carton solutions for a wide variety of market sectors including food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and medical devices and is also known for its state-of-the art, extended color gamut…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Fort Washington, PA |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2008 |
| Specialties | Recycled PaperboardFolding CartonsInnovationPackaging Designand ColdFoil |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 7 |
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- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 84 hours bi-weekly
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: Experience an asset
- Urban area
- Repair
- Maintenance
- Industrial
- Troubleshooting/diagnostic
- Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
- Instruct apprentices
- Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
- Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
- Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
- Interpret electrical code specifications
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
- Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs
- Industrial Electrician Trade Certification
- Industrial Electrician Red Seal Certificate
- Programmable logic controller (PLC)
- Motors and controls
- Green economy sector
- Switchgears
- Valid driver's licence
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Fast-paced environment
- Physically demanding
- Large workload
- Tight deadlines
- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Evening
- Shift
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime available
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
- Bonus
- Life insurance
- Night shift premium
- Pension plan
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
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