Guelph Solar Mechanical Inc.

Solar Technician

Guelph, ON

Full-time

About This Job

Company Overview

We empower our community to secure our future. Guelph Solar is a solar energy solutions company, specializing in residential and commercial solar development, installation, maintenance, and battery back-up. We are full-service, entirely in-house, and have a long history of doing excellent work.

Our core values represent our deeply held beliefs and guide our actions, which includes finding the right people to join our team:

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Passion - We believe in what we do for our customers, our community, ourselves, and the environment. We love being of service to others and gain fulfilment from the important work we do.

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Respect & honesty - We care about building and maintaining meaningful relationships among employees, customers and partners, and value fairness, trust, and integrity in all of our interactions.

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Collaboration - We value teamwork and are always willing to pitch in where needed. We want to improve ourselves as individuals and Guelph Solar as a company. We make room for everyone's voice, and we listen without interruption, judgement and appreciate others' thoughts, feelings, and opinions.

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Quality - Details are important, and we strive for the highest standard of work. We pride ourselves on our mastery of industry knowledge, ability to find creative solutions, and innovative approaches to product development.

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Health & safety - Each person at Guelph Solar is valued and crucial to the success of the organization. As individuals, teams, and the company at large, we are committed to ensuring that the health and safety of each employee is of the utmost importance.

Guelph Solar offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

Job Description

The current opportunity is to become a permanent, full-time Solar Installer Technician team member for residential and commercial installations around Guelph and the surrounding areas. This position would focus on installing and maintaining solar electric equipment.

Duties include

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Working outdoors most days, in all weather conditions.

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Lifting and transporting solar panels, inverters, Tesla Powerwalls and other necessary materials.

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Designing schematics and determining optimal installation placement of solar array, according to technical installation standards.

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Assembling solar array racking, installing communications units, and setting up monitoring systems.

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Fastening aluminum racking systems to support the solar modules.

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Handling and fastening solar panels to aluminum frames.

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Maintaining high levels of quality assurance and quality control with anemphasis on safety.

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Diagnosing and troubleshooting system malfunctions and operational issuesof solar installations.

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Communicating with customers in a professional, considerate, and respectfulmanner.

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Additional duties as assigned.

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Maintaining a safe and clean working environment.

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Attention to detail when completing tasks.

Skills & key competencies

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Enjoy working independently, as well as in a team environment.

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Able to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention todetail.

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Must be a self-starter, self-motivated, and willing to learn and followinstructions.

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Able to have fun while staying focused on completing your tasks.

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Take pride in doing quality work.

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Able to safely lift and carry materials of 50lbs and more on a frequent orrepetitive basis.

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Work comfortably on construction sites in various weather conditions andenvironments.

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Able to stand, bend and twist for long periods of time.

The following skills and qualifications would be an asset

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Hands on construction or farm experience

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Experience with and comfortable at heights (including but not limited tosnowboarding/skiing/rock climbing/tree work/roof work)

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Valid G Drivers Licence

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00-$22.50 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 44 per week

Benefits:

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Casual dress

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Company events

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Dental care

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Disability insurance

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Employee assistance program

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Employee stock purchase plan

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Extended health care

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Life insurance

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On-site parking

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Paid time off

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Profit sharing

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Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

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French not required

Schedule:

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Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-07-03