Industrial Millwright

YVR is a place of connection, bringing together people, places and cargo while ensuring a safe and efficient experience for everyone. Maintenance Services is an essential part of YVR.

Position overview

We have a full time permanent opportunity for an Industrial Millwright in the Maintenance Department. Reporting to the Manager, Maintenance Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for repairing, maintaining, and providing condition assessments of all mechanical infrastructure across the terminal and throughout Sea Island.

Key responsibilities include:  

• Perform weekly, monthly, semi-annual, quarterly and annual maintenance on all passenger loading bridges, service lifts, pumps, fans, MUA and other HVAC infrastructure.
• Carry out technical work as prescribed in job plans and where appropriate or necessary, advise, update and improve job plans in partnership with the planning team.
• Respond to all trouble calls, diagnose, repair and return to service with minimum downtime.
• Complete and submit documentation for outages, provide assessment of workflow, best practices and root cause analysis to reduce future occurrences.
• File assessment reports along with supporting data including results of analysis and photographs in Maximo or other maintenance tracking software for use by the plant and planning team.

Key qualifications include:

• Red Seal Certification as a Millwright with a minimum of 3 years of practical experience using different types of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize safety in all work activities and environments.
• Proven ability to work effectively both in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• A valid BC driver’s license.

The shift schedule is 4 on 4 off primarily dayshift, with a requirement through winter operations for 24/7 operations. As an employee on a shifted work schedule, you may be eligible for shift and weekend premiums.

This position is open to both Vancouver Airport Authority employees and external applicants. Previous job performance will be taken into consideration for all internal candidates that apply for this position.

As part of our recruitment process, short-listed candidates may be required to participate in an assessment process.

À YVR, votre expérience professionnelle va au-delà du chèque de paie. Nous soutenons votre évolution personnelle et professionnelle, votre mieux-être et une culture de travail épanouissante grâce à de généreux congés, des prestations de santé étendues, un système d’épargne-retraite, des programmes de mieux-être, un engagement communautaire, une aide aux déplacements domicile-travail et des possibilités de formation continue. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le site https://careers.yvr.ca/benefits.

YVR est plus qu’un simple aéroport. Nous jetons un pont entre notre magnifique province et le reste du monde. Nous sommes tous des leaders et des pionniers du changement et de l’innovation. Le travail que vous accomplissez est important, quels que soient le service ou l’équipe où vous évoluez.

À YVR, tout se fait dans la flexibilité. Nous travaillerons ensemble pour trouver des moyens d’offrir l’excellence au client tout en demeurant épanouis.

Quels que soient votre parcours et l’endroit d’où vous venez, vous avez votre place à YVR. Si vous avez des questions au sujet de l’accessibilité ou besoin d’aide pour présenter votre candidature, veuillez nous contacter à l’adresse careers@yvr.ca.