AltaGas - Maintenance Electrician (RIPET)

Job Description AltaGas - Maintenance Electrician/Tradesperson Location:

Ridley Island Propane Export Facility (RIPET)

Salary:

$129,604.80 per annum

Safety Sensitive:

Yes

Position Overview

We’re looking for a skilled and safety-focused professional to join our team at the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET)! In this position, you will be responsible for completing E, I & C maintenance activities. This role is part of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 523B. ILWU Local 523 is located and represented within the Prince Rupert community and requires the successful candidate to reside in the Prince Rupert, BC community.

Tasks And Responsibilities- Complete and document preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance at RIPET

- Assist with coordinating, planning, and scheduling as required

- Assist with managing a critical parts inventory to minimize downtime of facility equipment

- Troubleshoot, test, maintain, and repair:

- Plant power distribution systems

- Transformers, rectifiers, switchgear, motor control centers

- Motors, VFDs, UPS systems, load banks, generators, lighting

- Logic control components/devices

- Install instrument tubing and maintain instrument systems, including primary field devices, valves, actuators, meters, and analyzers

- Work with automation specialists to troubleshoot and repair control systems

- Construct and maintain gas analyzer sampling systems and instrument tubing assemblies

- Complete calibrations on a variety of flow meter technologies, including Ultrasonic, restriction orifice, and Coriolis meters

- Work with advanced Rosemount process devices, including Pressure, Level, and Temperature, and HART and Modbus communication protocols

- Maintain a clean and organized workspace/shop

- Assist other trades as assigned (e.g., mechanical and warehousing)

Qualifications, Skills, And Abilities

- Journeyman Electrical Certification is required

- Minimum 2+ years of relevant experience required (industrial maintenance preferred)

- Preference will be given to dual ticketed I/E certification applicants

- A valid Class 5 Driver’s License and a clean driving record are required

- CSA Z462 Electrical Safety Training is an asset

- Experience working on voltage ranging from 120V to 4160V

This is a safety-sensitive position and, as such, requires the successful candidate to complete post-offer drug, alcohol, and fit-for-work testing.

About RIPET

AltaGas’ Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET) is Canada’s first propane export facility, located near Prince Rupert, BC. Strategically positioned with access to CN’s rail network and North America’s deepest harbor, RIPET offers Canadian producers direct access to Asian markets, cutting shipping times by up to 15 days compared to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

RIPET handles up to 92,000 barrels of propane per day under long-term export licenses, with a storage capacity of 600,000 barrels. The facility offloads over 100 rail cars daily and loads approximately 48 Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) annually. Propane is cooled and stored at atmospheric pressure for efficient marine export.

AltaGas continues to expand RIPET’s throughput and global reach, supporting Canada’s energy sector with reliable access to premium international markets.

For Canadian hires

: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires

: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.