spray technician

mécanicien industriel

gas technician

chef d’équipe gaz

opérateur

Transcanada Turbines

typical day was morning meetings, checking emails and checking bins for parts that need to be shipped out and received that day and as well as pick the parts the techs need. 
I learned how gas turbines work and what it requires to build them and repair them.
management was good for the most part I found the expectations at nights were really high and sometimes during the day, but for the most part they were your friend.
the hardest part of the day would be a large order needed  to be done and out that day, getting it done in time with interruptions was challenging but accomplished.
the most enjoyable parts were joking around with employees, and social events.

This workplace has extreme levels of office politics. A lot of people are stressed and the management encourages snitching on fellow co-workers. Almost everyone is trying to get ahead by pulling the other guy/gal down. Backbiting is rampant.

Top level management is overpaid, with subpar performance. But the most venomous person at this company would have to be the HR lady who LOVES the chance to fire people (she lives for it).

If you are part of the inner-clique you'll love this place, but if you have ideas of your own on how to improve processes and even slightly challenge the status quo, you'll be escorted out the door without any consideration whatsoever.

Very disappointed of this place, I was excited to work and get into a new industry but I was treated like a tiny bolt in one of their massive turbines. I was nothing to them. Snitching and back stabbing are encouraged, as long as it makes you look great and "safe". Hard working individuals who stick to their job are shown the door, while the lazy ones who fall asleep everyday all day on their desk are given raises, just because they don't question the status quo. It's no wonder ALL of their new hires are brought in as temps and get let go before contract is done if you stand out too much. A bunch of immature kids dressed as adults

Started at work 7 am till 3:30 pm. If work load was high, worked 10-12 hrs. a day and 8-12 hrs. on weekend.
I learned a great deal about single and dual plane balancing, full borescope inspections and full testing of gas turbine engines. 
Had a healthy relationship will all supervisors as well as company vice president and president.
The hardest part of the job is when it was slow.
The most enjoyable part of the job was working together with all the Technicians building engines.

The business is a bit cyclical and it is tied to power generation and Oil & Gas sectors.  In the Alberta region, it is one of the few gas turbine related company.  The plant is usually very clean and they emphasize on health and safety of the employees.

do not have an opinion of your own, even if you are right.
Do not have time off sick
Do not try and convince management that they should focus on other issues 

Director of HR is proud to have a name "the smiling knife

Kiss it and you'll do well, go against the grain, you'll be out of the door

Good place to work. Will hold back ability to get seals in trades though. Threats to be fired if looking into getting seals. Good culture aside from that, everyone is very friendly and benefits are good. Broke contracts for many employees which had set raises.

Very good company to work at if you're older and have a good work ethic. If you expect to work here and don't put in an effort to learn the trade and produce a quality product, find another place to work, because you won't last long here.


A general good place to work with good people and a fun job.. But management is a key issue in the business also as much as they tell you to speak out dont!! the first people they fire are always the ones who speak out. Also why to top heavy almost as many office staff as actual people working on the floor.

it's a fair place to work the people are good wages are fair but advancement and new training opportunity's are scarce and the work is extremely repetitive, if you are on contract becoming fulltime will take a long time. 

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Spray technician 6 salaries reported	$40.69 per hour
Mécanicien industriel 2 salaries reported	$40.69 per hour
Gas technician 1 salary reported	$31.00 per hour
Chef d’équipe gaz 1 salary reported	$34.50 per hour
Opérateur 3 salaries reported	$40.69 per hour

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