Posting of Interest

• Contractual (12 months), full-time positions
• Location of the possible assignment: Gagetown (New Brunswick)

Rheinmetall Canada is currently seeking two senior technicians to provide technical support for the Leopard 2 tanks in CFB Gagetown: one FSR for the chassis and its components (FSR-Vehicle) and one FSR for the turret, its armament, and the associated fire control systems (FSR-Turret).

Responsibilities

• Provide operator and technician training, including familiarization and refresher clinics.
• Provide dedicated technical support to the local maintenance authority (including planned maintenance, corrective maintenance, and diagnostics).
• Implement retrofits and upgrades (including supply support required to perform the upgrades, such as parts tracking, identification, and provisioning).
• Provide on-site failure analysis and technical investigations.
• Manage on-site warranty support for Rheinmetall Canada.
• Prepare reports and provide feedback to Rheinmetall Canada on significant issues concerning Leopard 2 integrated logistic support products or services, such as technical publications, training material, spare parts provisioning, etc.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience as supervisory, management, or lead technician in the Canadian Forces land maintenance system environment as vehicle technician (FSR-Vehicle) or as electro-optics or weapon technician (FSR-Turret).
• At least 10 years of experience in the following areas related to military armoured vehicles:
  • Equipment troubleshooting, servicing, and calibrating, and supervising repairs.
  • Providing maintenance support and production control.
  • Conducting repairs and modifications, resolving technical problems.
  • Delivering technical or operator training.
  • Providing technical advice to Canadian Forces users.
  • Maintaining and using existing databases.

Assets

• Experience as life cycle material manager or as technical instructor at DND.
• Experience with maintenance of the Leopard 2 and/or Leopard 1 C2 in Canada or in operations.

Additional requirements

• Must be eligible to obtain a minimal security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Be a self-starter and have the ability to work unsupervised.
• Be able to travel as required.
• Possess inter-personal skills: able to work in a military environment and to communicate effectively in a highly disciplined hierarchical organization.

Rheinmetall Canada will offer the required training associated with the FSR positions at its facility in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

Our employees can count on a large variety of benefits such as competitive salaries, flexible schedule, medical clinic, and much more.*

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

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* Certain conditions apply depending on the employment status.