Have you ever wanted to work in a stellar mountain resort surrounded by incredible people? Do you enjoy golf, biking, and hiking in your free time? We are looking to recruit a full-time, year-round dedicated Journeyperson Electrician to our maintenance team. You will work independently with input from your manager/supervisor, requiring little supervision, reliant on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish daily maintenance and construction goals. During winter and summer operational periods, lift electricians assist with start-up, monitor lift operations, and respond to problems and emergencies. During down periods, they are busy performing required maintenance and special projects. If this sounds like the ideal work environment, fill out an application to work, live and play where you belong.
Compensation Information:
$37.93 per hour
Physical Requirement:
Heavy, work activities may involve handling loads more than 20 kg; Working environment includes indoor and outdoor settings
Accountabilities:
- Perform all duties assigned by the electrical supervisor or department manager in a timely fashion
- Maintain a high level of regard for safety at all times
- Perform electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation duties on a wide variety of equipment in all areas of the resort
- Maintain and troubleshoot AC and DC drives and motors
- Maintenance and troubleshooting experience in PLC and Communication distributions is an asset
- Be aware of and perform duties following all Provincial and Federal electrical codes and regulations governing this position
- Extend the highest degree of courtesy and respect in all dealings with SPRLLP management, staff, co-workers, and guests at all times
- Supervision and mentoring of apprentices
- Keep a clean, organized and safe work environment
- Keep good track of work and keep records up to date.
- Adhere to all SPRLLP policies as outlined in the current Employee Handbook
- Keep up to date with changes to applicable company policies, SOGs, Manufacture recommendations, bulletins, codes and regulations.
- Assist with scheduling of maintenance, shift assignments, and record keeping, and assume direction of electrical staff in the absence of the Electrical supervisor
- Other duties as assigned
Ideal Candidate:
- Canadian Red Seal Certification in the electrical field.
- Previous passenger ropeway and passenger conveyor experience or similar
- Selkirk College lift maintenance courses: Lift 151 – Surface Lifts, Lift 152 – Fixed Grip Ski Lifts, and Lift 153 – Detachable Grip Ski Lifts, may be completed after the start date
- Valid driver’s license and abstract submitted yearly
- Willing and able to work in all weather conditions
- Ability to work at heights
- Good communication skills, self-motivated, dependable, timely and able to work well with others
- Ability to operate snowmobiles, A.T.V.s and 4x4 trucks in a safe and responsible manner
- Strong familiarity with Electrical codes, CSA-Z98 code and the B.C. Safety Standards Act and Elevating devices regulations
- Strong knowledge of current Work Safe BC regulations
- Able to operate Passenger ropeways safely and responsibly with training
- Strong desire to develop a career in the ski industry
Why join us?
We are Canada’s second-largest ski area and a passionate team committed to providing the finest mountain resort experience to our guests.
Our people are at the heart of what we do, making a difference to our guests and our workplace every single day. That’s why we invest in the employee experience; to ensure everyone can be at their best and live our values.
No matter who you are, or your career journey to date, once you join the team at Sun Peaks, you’ll get to feel part of our special community right away. You and your wellbeing matter to us; you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow and learn, as well as enjoy everything our beautiful mountain resort has to offer. In return, we expect you to be passionate about working together to create special memories for our guests, while taking care of our precious environment for others to enjoy into the future.
The perks and benefits you’ll get to enjoy:
- Winter/Summer Season Lift, Trail and Golf passes
- Initial entitlement to three weeks of paid vacation
- Benefits plan and additional wellness components, including Health Spending Account and EFAP
- Participation in our RRSP and matching DPSP programs
- Company supported training and professional development opportunities
- Dining discounts within our hotel & Resort-owned outlets
- Retail discounts in our Resort-owned outlets
- Friends and family rates at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel
- Reciprocal programs with partnering ski areas & hotels
- Eligibility for our ‘Pay for Performance’ incentive bonus program (after qualifying period), awarded to top performers
We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
We acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional territory of the Secwépemc People.
