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DisTriBuTED COnTrOl sysTEm TEChniCiAn DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM TECHNICIAN

IF YOU WANT GOOD PAY, OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ON THE JOB, A GREAT LIFESTYLE AND THE CHANCE TO WORK IN CANADA’S GREENEST WORKFORCE, THEN THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

Other job titles: Control panels tester Control systems tester Design technologist, electrical and electronics Distribution planning technologist Electrical and electronics design technologist Electronic systems tester Electronics engineering technologist

The industry ofers something for everyone. It’s an industry with a reputation for investing in skills training and career growth, and no matter what part of the forest products industry you work in — on the mill loor as a mechanical engineer, or in the forest as a forestry technician — every job is part of the greenest industry in Canada.

EARN

$49 HOUR This is the high end of the Canadian average. In some areas, senior DCS technicians, who have earned extra credentials, make up to $67 per hour

Why green? The forests are a renewable natural resource and the Canadian forest products industry is known for its world-class environmental credentials, including having the most certiied forests in the world, and cutting more than 70% of its greenhouse gas emissions since 1990.

Canadian forest product companies will need to hire 60,000, or more, new workers by 2020 to meet demand and you could be one of them!

DESCRIPTION Distributed control system (DCS) technicians work on measuring and controlling instruments. They service plant process control systems, as well as monitoring, safety and communications systems. As a DCS technician, you will know about all the systems and processes in a mill. Most importantly, you will understand how these systems and processes interact with each other. Key skills for DCS technicians include manual dexterity, ability to pay attention to detail, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and mathematical and scientiic aptitude. In this role, you will work with other tradespeople and professionals like process operators, steamitters, pipeitters, welders, industrial mechanics (millwrights), electricians and engineers. As you gain experience, you may act as a mentor and trainer to apprentices in the trade. Your career track could see you move into supervisory, design, advanced control, training or sales positions. No matter what path you choose as a DCS technician, if you choose forestry you’ll know that every time you head to work, you can look forward to being happy with the lifestyle you’ve earned.

KEY RESPONSIB1ILITIES

BENEFITS CAN INCLUDE: Apprenticeships Bonuses Career growth Daycare Dental and medical plans Employee assistance plans Flexible work days Four-day work weeks Pensions Training Wellness packages like gym, golf, ski and yoga memberships

DCS technicians perform a wide range of technical forestry functions. On any given day at a mill, you might: consult diagrams and technical documents like schematics manuals standards and codes maintain backup information for control systems and instruments conigure and program programmable logic controllers PLC distributed control systems (DCS), human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) inspect and test instruments and systems to diagnose faults remove repair adjust and replace components work with mill operators to optimize the mill s controls

THIS JOB IS FOR YOU IF… you want to live an oversized life in one of Canada s beautiful forest communities a sense of community is important to you you like variety and learning new things you want to make a diference working in a green job you like mathematical challenges you are a team player who gets along with other trades you want to work in work boots not dress shoes

THE BEST OPPORTUNITY OUT THERE IS ONE THAT NURTURES YOUR FUTURE, YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOUR LIFE. JOIN THE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY FOR A BRIGHT, GREEN, GROWING FUTURE. NURTURE YOUR FUTURE.

EDUCATION + TRAINING

ALBERTA

Getting a high school diploma or an equivalent qualiication is usually required. After that, you will need to complete a four- or ive-year apprenticeship program. Another option is to complete a two-year college program in industrial instrumentation technology, but several years of work experience are usually still required for trade certiication. As an apprentice, you get training while earning a pay cheque and building a career as a highly skilled worker. interprovincial red seal endorsement is also available to allow your skills to be oicially recognized across Canada.

northern Alberta institute of Technology Edmonton, Alta. Instrument Technician

APPRENTICESHIP GRANTS Apprentices can receive up to $4,000 in grants to pay tuition, travel, tools or other expenses. if you are considering an apprenticeship, visit the interprovincial red seal program for information on how to get started.

TRAINING PROGRAMS* BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vanier College Saint-Laurent, Que. Industrial Electronics

Grande Prairie regional College Grande Prairie, Alta. Welding, Pre-Employment — Certificate Program

ATLANTIC

PRAIRIES

nova scotia Community College Sydney, N.S. Industrial Instrumentation

saskatchewan institute of Applied science and Technology Moose Jaw, Sask. Instrumentation Engineering Technology red river College Winnipeg, Man. Instrumentation Engineering Technology

Confederation College Thunder Bay, Ont. Instrumentation Engineering Technician-Industrial Cambrian College Sudbury, Ont. Instrumentation Engineering Technician-Industrial

British Columbia institute of Technology Burnaby, B.C. Industrial Instrumentation

Fleming College Peterborough, Ont. Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technician

northern lights College Fort St. John, B.C. Industrial Instrumentation

lambton College Sarnia, Ont. Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology Durham College Whitby, Ont. Electrical Technician — Instrumentation and Control

*This is not a complete listing of programs. Check with your school guidance councillors for more information.

FinD OuT mOrE AT ThEGrEEnEsTWOrkFOrCE.CA Funded by the Government of Canada

QUEBEC

southern Alberta institute of Technology Calgary, Alta. Instrument Technician

ONTARIO PLACES TO GO TO SCHOOL ACROSS CANADA

st. lawrence College Kingston, Ont. Control Engineering Technology

new Brunswick Community College Saint John, N.B. Industrial Control Technology

College of the north Atlantic Corner Brook, N.L. Electronics Engineering Technology For a complete list of programs across Canada, visit tools.canlearn.ca.

QUALITY OF LIFE Working as a distributed control systems technician in Canada’s forest products industry means you’ll have nature at your doorstep where you can work, live and play. you can have an alternative, fun lifestyle in a tight-knit community that delivers a great quality of life. And you will have the double beneit of earning a good living while living in a community with a lower cost of living. The pursuit of happiness just got a whole lot easier. if it’s quality of life you’re after, in some of the most beautiful parts of the country, look no further than Canada’s forest industry. And if you’re still not convinced, watch what people who know what work-life balance really means have to say.