Electromechanical Technician


Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada .
full-time . July 10, 2024

Description

At AML, we’re always on the hunt for passionate team players who want to make a difference. AMLers commit their hands, their heads, and their hearts to their position. 
 
We manufacture ocean sensing solutions – sensors, instrumentation, and deployment systems – for business and government customers on all seven continents. As a hi-tech business, our technical team includes experts and engineers with experience in the acoustic, mechanical, electrical, software, and embedded software domains. We operate from locations at either end of Canada: Halifax (Dartmouth) on the Atlantic Coast, and Victoria on the Pacific Coast.
 
Why should you consider AML? AMLers cite five main reasons as to why they choose AML. First and foremost, organizational culture is our source of competitive advantage; it is carefully managed and nurtured. All AMLers know what is expected of them.  
 
The second reason why people join AML is to be surrounded by like-minded colleagues: dynamic, achievement-oriented professionals who want to win as a team.  
 
Our growth trajectory is the third reason you should consider AML. Over the past 10 years, we have grown by 17% per year, compounded annually.  
 
Reason four: transparency. All employees know the score at every level of AML: individual, departmental, and company-wide. Disclosure makes us better.
 
Workplace flexibility is the final reason you will appreciate AML. As we only employ team players who are hungry for growth and challenge - AMLers operate with unprecedented freedom and flexibility. We focus on outcomes and reward on achievement. 
 
This position is based in Halifax (Dartmouth), NS. 
 
Mission of this role is: "Build it and better it": Assembly of Deployment (MVP) systems with ongoing improvement
 
Accountabilities
  • Quality Driven: Constantly strive to improve quality, and ensure production records are accurate. Achieve 90% build yields or better.
  • Build Efficiency: Improve throughput without compromising on quality. Complete all jobs for the week more than 95% of the time; identify any schedule issues in advance.
  • Culture and Change: Promotes AML's culture and supports team members. Embraces change with excitement and passion.
  • Safety Ownership: Highly aware of health and safety hazards. Proactively identify health and safety concerns and assist with resolution. Hold yourself and others accountable for adhering to safe work practices.
  • Process Improvement: Identifies and helps implement at least two opportunities for improvement each quarter.
  • Cross Training: Learn at least one new product/process per quarter or trains another team member on at least one new product/process.
 
Key Competencies
  • Hydraulics Understanding: Able to interpret a hydraulic schematic. Can identify parts and their basic function.
  • Mechanical Assembly: A gift for assembly of prefabricated parts following mechanical assembly drawings. Experienced with manual and power tools.
  • Electrical Assembly: Competent in soldering, wire splicing, wire routing and termination.
  • Meticulous / Detail Oriented: High level of manual dexterity with an aptitude for meticulous, detail oriented assembly. Getting it right the first time with minimal re-work.
  • Communication Skills: Can communicate effectively in a clear, concise, and professional manner; both written and verbal. Responsive to the needs of internal and external customers.
  • Product Knowledge: Able to learn about product functionality and various device measurement theories.
  • Troubleshooting Skills: Can troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems. Ability to distinguish symptoms from root cause.