Workshop Service Technician - Dartmouth, Canada - Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä

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Dartmouth, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Workshop Service Technician:

Workshop Service Technician

Wärtsilä Parts and Field Service is now looking for an enthusiastic
Workshop Service Technician to join our skilled team in Dartmouth, NS Canada.

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future.

With the world's widest portfolio and service network, we - Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers.

The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. Did you know that shipping is the world's most efficient mode of transportation and that approximately 90% of world trade is carried by sea?

We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together.

Are you ready to jump onboard?

What will you be doing?

As a Workshop Technician, you will be responsible for safely and efficiently disassemble, thoroughly inspect, and precisely machine and rebuild a large variety of diesel engine components according to Wärtsilä's established guidelines and safety protocols.

This position reports to the Workshop Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Contribute to the execution of workshop service tasks, such as: overhauls, reconditioning, modification, cleaning, and machining of reciprocating engine components.
Liaise closely with Team Leader and Senior Workshop Technician to ensure work scopes are kept within budget and specified delivery schedule.
Gather technical information from TKB by accessing technical bulletins and operational / overhaul instruction from product manual.
Access parts catalogue to find out parts required that needs to be ordered to support overhauling or repair of the component / equipment.
Ensure that all activities in the workshop and onsite are carried out in accordance with the site safety rules and in compliance with the Company's Health and Safety standard ISO
Ensure that all work is carried out to ISO standard.
Be an integral part of the workshop team. Strive to achieve common goals and customer deadlines, whereby working overtime hours may be required.
Adopt a pleasant, adaptable attitude towards any "adhoc" duties that may be required.
Always carry out all tasks in such a way as to ensure maximum (internal and external) satisfaction to the extent that this is within the employee's control.
Carry out proactive preventative maintenance tasks on plant equipment.
Undergo appropriate training to gain competencies with heavy lifting equipment; Forklift, overhead gantry cranes, component turning equipment.

Main Requirements:

24 years of jobrelated experience with marine diesel and/or dual fuel engines
Experience within a Mechanical/Maritime environment organization with an international scope is seen as an advantage.
Good communication skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
A proactive individual who is not afraid to get stuck in.
Good time management and organizational skills able to effectively manage a dynamic workload.
Able work effectively and efficiently independently and as part of a team.
Excellent attention to detail.
Fuel injection equipment experience is a must.
Experience in handling tools like valve grinding machine, seat cutting machines, honing machine etc is a must.

Physical & Mental/Reasoning Demands:

These are physical and mental requirements of the position as it is typically performed.

Vision: Close; Distance; Depth
Color Perception (Red, Green, Amber)
Hearing/Listening
Clear Speech
Touching: Dexterity; Hand; Finger
Ability to Mount and Dismount Forklift/Truck
Pushing/Pulling/Stoop/Kneel/Crouch or Crawl
Lifting: 45 Pounds; 5 Times per shift
Carrying: 25 Pounds; 5 Times per shift
Driving (local/over the road)
Bend/Squat/Sit and Stand for a prolonged period of time
Climbing / Balance

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Works Alone / Works with Others
Verbal Contact w/Others; FacetoFace Contact
Inside / Outside
Extreme Heat / Extreme Cold
Noise
Mechanical Equipment
Electrical Equipment
Pressurized Equipment
Moving Objects
High Places
Fumes/Odors
Hazardous Materials
Dirt Dust

Why you & us?
We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership and taking responsibility of our work. We support each other's growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have courage to see opportunities and take initiative.

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly bel