Ready to Leave the Shop Behind? Take Your Career to the Field as a Red Seal Gas Compression Technician!
Are you a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic looking to trade the repetitive shop environment for a dynamic, high-impact field role? If working on natural gas compression systems and tackling complex field service challenges excites you, we want you on our team. We are hiring five elite Gas Compression Technicians to operate across the stunning regions of Fort Nelson, BC, and Edmonton, AB.
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This is the perfect career move for mechanics who thrive on technical complexity, independence, and solving problems where the action happens.
What You Need to Know:
- Competitive Compensation: Earn $56.70/hour to reflect your expertise, plus field premiums and allowances.
- Flexible Field Schedule: Enjoy a 14-day on, 14-day off rotation. Work hard for two weeks, accrue substantial overtime, and then enjoy two full weeks of uninterrupted freedom.
- Field Locations & Perks: Primarily field work at customer sites, with travel and customer camp accommodations provided, along with a travel allowance to make life on the road easier.
Advantages
What we provide:
- Fully Equipped Service Truck: A company-provided, fully stocked service truck is ready for you—just drive and go.
- All Necessary Tools Supplied: The company provides all large, specialized, and diagnostic equipment required to perform your job.
- Financial Support for Gear: Receive generous allowances for PPE, work boots, and personal hand tools.
- Unionized Benefits: Enjoy the security and advantages of a unionized workplace, including strong support, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits.
Responsibilities
The Challenge (Your Responsibilities):
Act as the on-site expert, taking full ownership of repair, preventative maintenance, complex overhauls, and troubleshooting for mission-critical equipment. If it involves Natural Gas Compression or Energy Power Generation, it falls under your responsibility.
Work hands-on with a wide range of specialized equipment, including:
- Various natural gas and diesel engines
- Industrial compressors and power generators
- Equipment from all major OEMs, including Caterpillar, Waukesha, Ariel, Cummins, and many other non-Caterpillar brands
Qualifications
Mandatory Field Requirements: Are You Ready?
- This is an expert-level role requiring a fully established skill set; it is not a position for on-the-job training in fundamentals. If you cannot confidently demonstrate proficiency in every area below, please respect both your time and ours by not applying.
- Essential Certification: A Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) Certification is required. Candidates with other relevant Red Seal trades—such as Millwright, Mechanic, or Electrician—may be considered if they have verifiable, hands-on experience in gas compression.
- Compression Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience working with industrial Gas Compression equipment of all makes is mandatory.
- Field Assembly Mastery: Absolute confidence in high-stakes assembly is required. First-time, leak-free sealing of complex connections must be guaranteed.
- Torque Precision: Demonstrated ability to apply torque accurately to critical system connections according to exact specifications.
Major Assets (Bonus Points):
- Industry Experience: Direct background in Gas Compression and Well Servicing environments.
- System Start-Up: Experience with equipment commissioning procedures.
- Engine Expertise: Hands-on experience with the Caterpillar G3600 A4 engine platform.
Summary
Don't miss the cutoff!
If you're ready to put your Red Seal and your compression expertise to work for a company that values your time and skill with industry-leading pay, apply today by sending your resume to renee.paul@randstad.ca with the subject line "Gas Compression Technician"" or directly to this ad!
We're ready to fill these five spots!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Ready to Leave the Shop Behind? Take Your Career to the Field as a Red Seal Gas Compression Technician!
Are you a Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic looking to trade the repetitive shop environment for a dynamic, high-impact field role? If working on natural gas compression systems and tackling complex field service challenges excites you, we want you on our team. We are hiring five elite Gas Compression Technicians to operate across the stunning regions of Fort Nelson, BC, and Edmonton, AB.
This is the perfect career move for mechanics who thrive on technical complexity, independence, and solving problems where the action happens.
What You Need to Know:
- Competitive Compensation: Earn $56.70/hour to reflect your expertise, plus field premiums and allowances.
- Flexible Field Schedule: Enjoy a 14-day on, 14-day off rotation. Work hard for two weeks, accrue substantial overtime, and then enjoy two full weeks of uninterrupted freedom.
- Field Locations & Perks: Primarily field work at customer sites, with travel and customer camp accommodations provided, along with a travel allowance to make life on the road easier.
Advantages
...
What we provide:
- Fully Equipped Service Truck: A company-provided, fully stocked service truck is ready for you—just drive and go.
- All Necessary Tools Supplied: The company provides all large, specialized, and diagnostic equipment required to perform your job.
- Financial Support for Gear: Receive generous allowances for PPE, work boots, and personal hand tools.
- Unionized Benefits: Enjoy the security and advantages of a unionized workplace, including strong support, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits.
Responsibilities
The Challenge (Your Responsibilities):
Act as the on-site expert, taking full ownership of repair, preventative maintenance, complex overhauls, and troubleshooting for mission-critical equipment. If it involves Natural Gas Compression or Energy Power Generation, it falls under your responsibility.
Work hands-on with a wide range of specialized equipment, including:
- Various natural gas and diesel engines
- Industrial compressors and power generators
- Equipment from all major OEMs, including Caterpillar, Waukesha, Ariel, Cummins, and many other non-Caterpillar brands
Qualifications
Mandatory Field Requirements: Are You Ready?
- This is an expert-level role requiring a fully established skill set; it is not a position for on-the-job training in fundamentals. If you cannot confidently demonstrate proficiency in every area below, please respect both your time and ours by not applying.
- Essential Certification: A Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician (HET) Certification is required. Candidates with other relevant Red Seal trades—such as Millwright, Mechanic, or Electrician—may be considered if they have verifiable, hands-on experience in gas compression.
- Compression Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience working with industrial Gas Compression equipment of all makes is mandatory.
- Field Assembly Mastery: Absolute confidence in high-stakes assembly is required. First-time, leak-free sealing of complex connections must be guaranteed.
- Torque Precision: Demonstrated ability to apply torque accurately to critical system connections according to exact specifications.
Major Assets (Bonus Points):
- Industry Experience: Direct background in Gas Compression and Well Servicing environments.
- System Start-Up: Experience with equipment commissioning procedures.
- Engine Expertise: Hands-on experience with the Caterpillar G3600 A4 engine platform.
Summary
Don't miss the cutoff!
If you're ready to put your Red Seal and your compression expertise to work for a company that values your time and skill with industry-leading pay, apply today by sending your resume to renee.paul@randstad.ca with the subject line "Gas Compression Technician"" or directly to this ad!
We're ready to fill these five spots!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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