Automotive Service Technician Co-op

Are you an Automotive Service Technician (AST) apprentice looking for a unique and fulfilling career opportunity?

Do the following 7 items describe you?

• Eager to help people in one of their most stressful situations (broken down cars are no fun!)
• Self-motivated to continually do better in all aspects of your career
• Want to work with a team by having thoughtful input regarding the best repair and maintenance options for the client
• Keen to be a part of an “all new” auto shop experience including a paperless shop process, digital inspections delivered direct to the clients via text message, a freshly renovated office environment that welcomes clients and puts them at ease.
• Take initiative in opportunities to help grow the company and in turn be financially compensated for that growth
• Open to continuing education in industry-leading theory and processes
• Like busy environments and perform well on time sensitive tasks

If you answered yes to these questions, you may be the right person for our team!

Reasons You Want To Work With Us

• History: We are a second generation shop, serving the community since 1979. Our mission is to keep our clients in control of their time and money
• Legacy: We have been training apprentices constantly throughout those 39 years and have many success stories to show for it
• Growth: We grow our business from within, training from the start
• Involvement: We are very active with the apprenticeship process, including sitting on advisory groups for BCIT, KPU and ITA
• Vision: We are trendsetters to the industry, driving forward as member of the Automotive Retailers Association and the top tier 20 groups
• Opportunity: You will get a chance to do almost everything at the shop, with mentorship from highly experienced techs and highly skilled techs for today’s cars

Resources

You will be well equipped, including the following:

• Rolling tool box equipped with all basic tools

• Modern two-piece coveralls
• Your own bay to work in
• Direct mentorship with the Shop Foreman
• Continuity: We want to make your first stay with us a positive experience and show you what more opportunity lies ahead when you come to work your second term
• Connection: We have connections with dozens of other top tier shops around the province, we can help you find placement in your career

What We Need From You:

• Eagerness and willing to learn
• Punctuality
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Team Player
• Reliable Transportation
• Steel Toed Boots
• Manual Transmission Skills
• Valid BC Driver License

Mechanic Assistant Co-op

We are seeking an ASTO Co-op student to work with the licensed mechanic with all types of mechanical repair of cars of all makes and models.  The student will assist with the daily operation of a busy automotive repair shop.

Repair jobs may include, but are not limited to:

• tune-ups
• oil change
• tire repair, rotation & alignment
• shocks
• computerized engine analysis and repair
• air conditioning
• clutches & timing belts
• coolant & radiator flush
• muffler & exhaust
• steering & suspension transmission & engine

Additional skills and attributes:

• customer service focus
• punctual and reliable
• eager to learn and contribute
• valid drivers license
• own air tools/equipment, steel-toed safety boots

Possibility of a future apprenticeship after a successful Co-op work term.

Machinist Co-op

We are a well-established shop specializing in precision CNC machining services. Our company is dedicated to quality, reliability, and trust with a focus on continuous improvement; this is a great opportunity for a Co-op student interested in advancement during their work term and potentially a full-time opportunity after graduation.

Skills / Qualities Required:

• Experience on Haas, Okuma, Doosan, Matsuura Machining Centers & Lathes
• Working knowledge of MasterCam
• Familiar with Fanuc controls
• Great work ethic and positive team attitude
• Ability to solve problems independently
• Excellent attention to detail
• Knowledge of inspection tools and techniques.
• Growth orientated with a desire to learn and apply new techniques and work with new technology

General Responsibilities Include:

• Setting & operating Vertical Machining Centers & Lathes
• Providing detailed set-up sheets and tools lists to CNC operators
• Running first articles, performing measurements and making offset adjustments
• Maintaining a clean, positive, safe work environment

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

HVAC and Plumbing Projects Assistant Co-op

We complete residential Furnace, Boiler, Tankless, Central and Ductless AC Installations and replacements as well as plumbing projects.

We are actively recruiting an HVAC/Plumbing helper to assist the lead journeyman on these projects. We are seeking candidates that are hard working, positive, open to learning/training and results orientated.

We provide uniforms, company cell phone, a work truck if required to get to the job site and all required PPE.

Skills Required:

• Basic understanding of tools and safe operating practices
• Ability to work long hours, weekends and/or early mornings as required.
• Ability to work under pressure and in all weather conditions
• Heavy lifting may be required at times.
• Excellent communication skills are required
• A driver’s license that is clean and shows safe driving.
• Highly organized with exceptional follow-through abilities.
• High integrity with advanced social skills and ability to make solid connections.
• Be bondable.

IT Helpdesk – Co-op

We are a innovative company looking for a highly-motivated and detail-oriented IT helpdesk technician to join our growing team. If you’re a self-motivated and creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

How you might spend your days:

• Responding to and tracking requests for IT technical support from employees in person,
  via phone, and electronically
• Helping manage user accounts and subscriptions for licensed software
• Managing software upgrade schedules, and installing software upgrades
• Configuring new computers (installing OS and software, deploying user profiles)
• Managing printers, scanners, video conferencing equipment and general user hardware
• Maintaining IT inventory lists
• Troubleshooting system and network problems, including diagnosing and helping to
  resolve hardware/software failures
• Identifying issues and engaging senior IT staff where appropriate
• Participate in projects as they come up

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in desktop/laptop hardware troubleshooting and parts upgrades
• Windows and MacOS desktop knowledge
• Networking experience is a plus (VPN, connectivity, working with ISPs)

In addition, the ideal candidate will:

• Demonstrate initiative and be proactive about resolving issues
• Enjoy working with people from diverse professional backgrounds and thrive in a
  team-based environment, building solutions that meet specific needs across a diverse
  set of users
• Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Have excellent documentation and organizational skills with impeccable attention to
  detail
• Be accountable, reliable, punctual, and resilient, with an unwavering work ethic

Biotechnology Co-op

Screening
The student will assist with the development of screening assays, culture a variety of cell lines and the day to day activities of the lab. The student will be enrolled in an undergraduate co-op program in biology, biochemistry or microbiology.

Specific responsibilities include:
Assist with the development of assays utilizing robotic equipment.
Develop data tables and update databases as required.
Document and implement standard laboratory methods and procedures.
Conduct literature searches.
Other related duties as assigned.

Medicinal Chemistry
The co-op student will assist with drug chemical synthesis. The student will be enrolled in an undergraduate co-op program in chemistry or biochemistry. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed third year organic chemistry courses.

Specific responsibilities include:
Assist with the chemical synthesis and purification of multiple compounds.
Assist with the synthesis and purification of peptides.
Document and implement standard laboratory methods and procedures.
Conduct literature searches.
Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience
Excellent organizational skills.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Good computer skills.

Electrical Engineering Co-op

Calibration and testing of circuit boards.
Some mechanical assembly of electrical panels.
Assembly of printed circuit boards (PCB’s).
Cleaning and inspection of PCB’s.
Other duties as assigned.

Skills required:

Completion of one year of recognized Electronics program.
Good soldering skills.
Use of a variety of hand tools; cutters, strippers, crimpers, screwdrivers, etc.
Operation of power supplies and voltmeters.
Use of drill press, hand drill and punch set an asset.