Benefits

• Dental plan
• Vision care
• Health care
• Competitive salary

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About Horizon

Horizon Legacy is pioneering the use of robots in construction and solving the problem of labour shortage and affordable housing. Horizon is creating the first construction automation lab in Canada, located in the heart of Toronto, and looking to hire an automation & robot technician to program, operate, maintain, and service our robotic system.

You will be working with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, architects, and constructors. We hope will be an extremely fun and challenging endeavor for the right candidate motivated by challenges and creative problem solving.

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Place of work

Normal work will be in person, up to five days a week at our automation lab in Toronto near the intersection of Wilson Ave and Keele St. From time to time, you will be required to work in the field or on a construction site and will be there for weeks at a time.

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Job Description

The following are possible activities the candidate is expected to carry out as part of the work:

• Operate, maintain, program, trouble shoot, repair machines, robotic construction systems, mixing system(s), controllers, materials, and other equipment
• Manage procurement, custom fabrication, logistics, transport of equipment and materials
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, trades and team members
• Conduct testing in the lab and in the field, track progress in the form of reports, photos, logs
• Develop and implement a preventive and corrective maintenance plan
• Design, develop additional automation capabilities
• Manage visitors, support events
• Coordinate and provide technical support, training to customers and other team members
• Receive training and follow strict occupational safety and health procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Ideal Candidate

This position research would be ideally suited for someone with the following qualities:

• Minimum 5 years experience working with ABB, Kuka, Fanuc or similar six axis robotic systems
• Strong troubleshooting and programming, electrical controls, pneumatics, mechanical, process automation and related concepts
• Able to operate a variety of machines and hand tools
• Physically fit, willing and able to lift heavy weights on a regular basis, up to 50lbs or more at a time
• Valid driver’s licence, willing to travel and work on a construction site up to several weeks at a time
• Excited about pioneering automation in the construction industry
• Is a self-starter, problem solver, energized by challenges, persistent, and embraces innovation and new ways of doing things
• Experience in PLC/CAD/CNC considered an asset
• Experience working in construction or concrete considered an asset

This work would be ideally suited for someone with a background in:

• Robotics Field Service Engineer
• Robot Technician
• Automotive manufacturing, technician, or automation
• Mechatronics

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Application Deadline:

The deadline for this application is May 15 at 5pm EST.

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About Horizon Legacy

For the past 70+ years, Horizon Legacy Group has been creating large scale infrastructure projects. Over the past 15 years, we’ve been developing renewable energy projects in wind, waterpower and solar spanning across Canada and the US.

In an industry that has made relatively little progress in advancing the use of technology, Horizon Legacy has launched into the use of construction automation to create one of a kind, residential, and industrial structures by developing new automation tools (robotic systems) that will be accessible to construction professionals.