Associate Technician (Union) – Coquitlam, BC

Associate Technician – Coquitlam, BC

Intertek, a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and trusted provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s leading brands and companies. is searching for an Associate Technician to join our Electrical Safety team in our Coquitlam, BC office.  This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Electrical Safety Certification. 

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands, and organizations in every sector around the world. Our purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Intertek’s Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

What are we looking for?

Under direct supervision, this Associate Technician position performs duties related to electrical product testing and evaluation, writes reports, and communicates with our clients.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $23.07 to $26.44 per hour Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical plan options, dental, vision, life, and disability RRSP with company match, tuition reimbursement, and more.

The Associate Technician is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to:

• Provide technical support to sales team to determine the scope of new projects and develop pricing estimates and project timelines.
• Attend technical or industry association meetings.
• Travel to various client sites in North America, may also involve some overseas travel.
• Set up, running, and report testing projects.
• Calibration of Equipment.
• Maintenance for the equipment and laboratory.
• Write Reports.
• Interfacing with clients.
• Quoting jobs.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Electrical Trade Certification, Electromechanical Engineering Diploma, Engineering Degree, or equivalent experience.
• Candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to work in both a team and individual environments.
• Work consistently towards deadlines and achieve them.
• Work comfortably in a fast paced ever changing workflow.
• Ability to travel up to 25%.
• A valid driver’s license and reliable driving record.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with Disabilities, who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [email protected]

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*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.