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Chatham, Ontario

*2- 5 MW Typhoon gas turbines with co-generation, 2 gas fired boilers*Maintain steam and electrical supply to ethanol plant*Operation of waste water plant with anaerobic digester*Reverse Osmosis water treatment system with water softeners*Responsible for work permitting, equipment isolations*Perform weekly tests and preventative maintenance on equipment including Fire Protection system, water treatment equipment, turbine and boiler auxilaries, air compressors, and instrumentation

Halton Hills, Ontario

*680 MW combined cycle power plant featuring two Siemens 501F Combustion Turbines, Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Condensing Steam Turbine and Air Cooled Condenser*Complete shift field readings and equipment inspections *Perform water tests on Heat Recovery Steam Generators and Auxiliary Boiler*Prepare and implement Work Protection to isolate equipment for work to be performed*Weekly/monthly preventative maintenance duties on various plant equipment and auxiliaries*Assist in DCS functions during start-ups/shut-downs and in relief of Shift Engineer

Courtright, On

*950 Megawatt coal fired thermal generating station featuring flue gas desulphurization (FGD) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment*Responsible for field operations*Assist in Work Protection implementation and removal (Lock-Out Tag-Out)*Perform scheduled tests on plant equipment to ensure reliability and safety*Ensure fuel delivery equipment is functioning as intended

Sarnia, Ontario

*506 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant*3 Alstom 11N2 gas turbines*Fired boiler*2 condensing steam turbines *Back-pressure steam turbines*River water pump house*Water treatment plants*Responsible for priming/start-up/shut down of steam & electric driven service water pumps to ensure required demand for service and fire water are met*Weekly tests of diesel driven fire water pumps and related control systems*chemical injections to service water network*Prepare Lock Out Tag Outs and Work Clearances for any required work or access to service/fire water supply equipment

*Work placement to obtain required qualifying time for Fourth Class Operating Engineer recognition*Perform water tests on Heat Recovery Steam Generator, auxiliary boiler and cooling tower*Assist in start-up and shut-down of plant including 100 MW gas turbine, HRSG, 33 MW steam turbine, and all related auxiliaries*Complete shift field readings to ensure all process parameters comply with operating standards*Clean river water strainers and pump screens for cooling tower as required*Replace filters for gas turbine air intake to ensure adequate flow of filtered air for combustion*Completed West Windsor Power Operator in Training Learning Objectives including tracing all plant systems and auxilaries

*Start-up and shut-down of injection moulding machines*Responsible for moulding of quality automotive parts*Troubleshoot process problems on Mir, Cincinnati, Husky, Toshiba and Van Dorn machines*Instruct machine operators on job requirements and quality expectations*Work with maintenance personnel to correct problems with various automated work cells

*Process and troubleshoot medium to large tonnage injection moulding machines *Work with tooling engineers to solve tooling issues*Liaise with tool shops when mould repairs are required and follow progress of work being done*Attend mould trials and reviews for future programs*Identify inefficiencies in production process and help implement remedies*Work with resin suppliers to resolve issues with non conforming parts*Run trials and collect data to improve moulding processes and maximize efficiency

*Process /Set-up of injection moulding machines in a QS 9000 environment*Ensure quality of moulds and moulded products*Work with various manufacturers to resolve equipment issues/problems*Train operators on proper equipment usage and safety protocols*Ensure proper operation of machine safety functions and devices

*Research local market to determine demand/potential demand (new products and services)*Negotiate with vendors/promote stereos and related items/services*Design and fabrication of showroom displays and product demonstrations*Budget/develop advertising and promotional tactics*Interface with customers and manage expectations/remedies*Manage sales & installation staff*Maintain/file financial records via assorted computer financial software

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