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Duties

Mechanical Maintainers play an essential role in equipment surveillance and maintenance program to ensure a safe and reliable plant operation. In new facilities, they commission plant equipment and systems. They also provide feedback to technical staff regarding the condition of the equipment through dismantling, inspection and reassembly. They carry out predictive maintenance, preventive, corrective and breakdown maintenance to ensure reliable system operation and to ensure the equipment is in a god state of repair.

Ernie Buswa, Hydro One Employment Coordinator

Provides assistance to the Hydro One training staff and project participants both in the community and while on any training being provided.

Hydro One can lead our people to greater opportunities! Find out about how the Hydro One Aboriginal Workforce Development Initiative would have benefited these apprentices.

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I chose my career as an Authorized Nuclear Operator because I discovered I was more technical than I thought I was. I was in university studying History and Religious Studies when a course in Computer Science caught my eye. I not only really enjoyed it but I got very high marks and ended up with a job as a tutor for my co-op terms.

I'd always loved math, but I wasn't sure what I wanted to do for a career. My counsellor at Northern College suggested the Instrumentation Program at the Haileybury School of Mines since it offered a greater variety of careers to choose from, with the potential for higher earning power compared to the other courses I first considered. She also said that as a woman, I would have an advantage working in a traditionally male profession.

When I finished my career as an Olympic athlete racing luge, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to work outside and do something physical that required skill and training, but I wasn't entirely sure of what that would be. I also knew I wanted to work in the woods, hopefully near my hometown. When I became aware of a career as an Electrical Forester with Hydro One, it sounded perfect.

Like many people, I came out of high school without much of an idea of how I wanted to spend the rest of my life. With the thousands of career options out there, finding the one for you seems rather over-whelming - especially when you have a wide range of interests.

Duties

Utility Arborist also known as Electrical Foresters clear electrical lines and right of ways of trees and brush. They work consists of pruning, roping and rigging, chainsaw operation, tree identification and vegetation control. The work is performed from the ground, by climbing trees or from bucket trucks. The work is physically demanding and is performed in all kinds of weather.

Salary - Certified

$ 33.95 ( Starting Hourly Wage )

Salary - Apprentice

$ 19.40 ( Starting Training Wage )

Duties

Truck and Coach Technicians service and maintain all types of vehicles and equipment. This includes bucket trucks, off road equipment and construction equipment.

Salary - Certified

$ 38.70 ( Starting Hourly Wage )

Salary - Apprentice

$ 15.70 ( Starting Training Wage )

Pay progression every six months for the first two years. Increases after two years are annual on anniversary dates.