Site Service Automation Specialist

Join Schneider Electric's Industrial Automation Services team and become a trusted technical advisor to customers operating critical infrastructure and process environments.
In this role, you'll combine field service expertise, automation knowledge, and customer engagement skills to support, maintain, and modernize industrial control systems across Western Canada.
What will you do?
Lead maintenance, troubleshooting, and support activities for customer automation systems
Execute upgrades, migrations, testing, startup, and commissioning plans
Conduct risk assessments and technical evaluations
Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and project delivery activities
Partner with customers to improve reliability, performance, and system lifecycle management
Work with internal experts to resolve complex technical challenges
Support the development of future service and project opportunities
What qualifications will make you successful:Required Qualifications
Degree or diploma in Engineering, Process Control, Computer Science, Engineering Technology, or related discipline
2+ years of hands‑on experience with Foxboro DCS or similar Distributed Control Systems
3-5 years of industrial automation, commissioning, maintenance, or field service experience
Strong knowledge of Windows operating systems, networking, and system administration
Excellent customer‑facing communication and problem‑solving skills
Ability to travel more than 60% regionally
Preferred Qualifications
VMware, Hyper‑V, or virtualization expertise
Triconex, Modicon, Wonderware, or Schneider Electric automation platform experience
Background supporting industrial customers in Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Chemical, or Pulp & Paper sectors
At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.
Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.
The expected pay range is
CAD 75,200 - CAD 112,800 per year. This pay range
includes base pay and short-term incentives.
Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you
Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team*:
Care for yourself and your family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: insurance coverage for health, inclusive of medical, dental, vision, basic life, accident, and disability insurance;
Wellness Wallet (reimbursement for medical / wellbeing expenses);
telemedicine program;
13 paid holidays annually;
up to 19 days paid timeoff in first year;
paid family leaves;
parental and care leave;
Recharge Break (savingsplan for a future paid leave of absence);
employee assistant program with mental, family, and legal counselling and flexible work arrangements.
Invest and plan your future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: base salary;
incentive plans;
employee share ownership plan;
retirement plan with employer pension match.
Grow your skills and career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
Team up in the workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program (including service anniversary), sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
Support your community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.
*Participation and coverage levels for specific benefit programs are determined based on employment status (e.G., full-time, part-time, temporary, or fixed-term) and are subject to applicable plan terms, conditions, and eligibility waiting periods.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers;
exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
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