Calibration & Maintenance Technician

Position Type: Co-op/Temp

Work Schedule: Onsite

Work Location: Ottawa

Role status: Existing Role

About Gastops: Moving You since 1979
Over the last 47 years, Gastops has built a robust business which is recognized worldwide for its innovative contributions to equipment health management in the aviation, energy, marine, industrial and transportation industries. Gastops’ products and services add value throughout the life cycle of complex critical equipment from the design stage through to in-service operations and support. We design, manufacture, and support advanced equipment sensing and analysis products, including on-line oil debris sensors, torque measurement sensors, turbine blade health sensors, and at-line oil analysis systems.

What You’ll Do:

The Calibration and Maintenance Coop Student will focus on the timely calibration and maintenance of equipment critical for production of sensors. As part of your responsibilities, your responsibilities will include:

Equipment Maintenance

Identification of equipment coming due for maintenance, plan and perform regular scheduled maintenance on bench top and handheld equipment, order maintenance supplies.

Equipment Calibration

• Execution of the Equipment Calibration Program, including:
• Identification of equipment coming due for calibration, and if necessary, coordinate with the Production Leads to collect the equipment
• Planning and execution of calibration tasks in a timely manner, coordinate with shipping to ensure tools dues are shipped on time.
• Collaboration with Production Leads regarding risk evaluations when requesting a change or extension of calibration cycles, review performance issues with tools, create capex forms for new tools.
• Updating the Calibration Database with equipment status and location details.
• Review and validate calibration certificates, then update the calibration dashboard with the relevant details.
• Performance or support of on-going testing and validation of equipment between calibration cycles.
• Set-up and install equipment monitoring devices and data acquisition equipment.
• Continual review of existing calibration processes and business practices with the goal of cost and cycles time reduction.
• Assisting in creating new work instructions and procedures for internal calibration processes.

Building Relocation Assistance:

• Assist in the disassembly and reassembly of various equipment during the Gastops relocation process in 2027.
• Assist in IQ, OQ, PQ Steps during the move process.

Please note that this job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility that will ever be required of an employee in the job.

What You Bring:

• Ability to work independently
• Extreme attention to detail

Who You Are:

• You have hands-on experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators and power-supplies. You are familiar with hand tools and power tools like torque wrenches, screwdrivers, Allen keys, etc.
• You have basic Microsoft Office skills
• You can understand and follow approved testing work instructions
• You have strong interest in high-quality and attention to detail
• You can work with other team members

What We Offer You:

At Gastops, we’ve built a passionate and collaborative workforce with a strong, vibrant culture that’s key to our success. We reward and support our people with competitive compensation and a total rewards approach.

• Hourly Range for this position: $20-$30/hr (final compensation based on experience, skills, and fit)
• Bonus or Profit sharing and share purchase programs
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Opportunities for growth and development
• Social activities, company sponsored events and opportunities to give back to our local community

We welcome applicants at all career stages – from emerging professionals to seasoned experts. Role level and scope may be adjusted to match your background.

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: At Gastops, people are at the center of our recruitment process. We may use AI-enabled tools for limited administrative purposes such as creative outreach messages, transcribing interviews, or assisting with notetaking. These tools are not used to make hiring decisions. All applications are reviewed by our recruiters and hiring managers, and final decisions are made by people using their professional judgment and experience. Our commitment is to use technology responsibly, while ensuring fairness, transparency, and respect at every stage of the process.

Accessibility: Gastops is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to acquiring a skilled and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, origins, ages, orientations, genders, creeds and religions. Gastops accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Gastops is an excellent place to work, and we look forward to meeting with you! If contacted regarding this position, please advise the interview coordinator of any accommodation measures you may require.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.