Ekona Power Inc.

Ekona Power is a Vancouver-based breakthrough energy technology company developing a novel methane pyrolysis platform for low-cost, clean hydrogen production. We believe this technology will have a significant and positive impact in a world trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a hard-working and energetic labourer to assist the team in our workshop/lab space. You will focus on small day-to-day tasks, as well as ad-hoc requests. Our workshop/lab is a busy area with moving machinery, frequent deliveries, constant upgrades, and people walking through. Help us stay organized, safe, and efficient.

Primary Responsibilities

• Build/assemble tables and equipment
• Change over piping on test benches
• Clean up / organize the workshop
• Mount gas bottle brackets
• Mount fire extinguishers
• Put up PPE signage
• Assist with moving furniture and other heavy equipment
• Inventory control of shop consumables such as nuts and bolts, ear plugs, welding parts, lathe tips, etc.
• Basic mechanical tasks such as bolting Unistrut to walls, cutting and deburring tube, etc.
• Assist other staff with tasks that require more than one person, such as oxygen cleaning, or moving/installing heavy equipment
• Other relevant duties as required

Qualifications

• Great attitude – “yes” person
• Basic mechanical skills and willing to learn and be taught new skills
• 1-2 years as a labourer or workshop assistant preferred
• Forklift licence 
• Physically fit and able to lift heavy objects
• WHMIS or other safety certificates an asset
• Must be eligible to work in Canada 

We Offer:

Purposeful work – we are developing breakthrough technology that transforms the way we produce clean hydrogen to combat climate change.

• Competitive compensation, plus bonus
• Extended health and dental plan
• Staff social functions
• Kitchen snacks
• Free (and abundant) parking at our North Burnaby location
• Great team to work with

We are a fun group of mainly engineers and operations staff. We are collaborative, humble, and hard working.

• Into coffee? We have a pretentious coffee club
• Enjoy cycling? We have a club for that too
• Running? Burnaby lake park is right behind the office
• Competitive? Challenge a co-worker to a game of foosball

Be a part of our breakthrough environmental solution and apply today.