Summer Instrumentation Technician Mechanic Co-op

Position: 2026 Summer Instrumentation Technician Mechanic Co-op

Location:
Brandon, Manitoba
Term: 4-months (May-August 2026)

Your Job

At Koch Industries, our mission is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating valuable products and services. We have a variety of companies that work in many industries and create thousands of essential products that you use every day. Industry leaders like Georgia-Pacific, INVISTA and Guardian, manufacture many of the materials that go into your home. We even have companies who create transformative technology and fuel transportation, like Infor, Molex and Flint Hills Resources!

GROW YOUR FUTURE WITH KOCH FERTILIZER CANADA!

A culture that places top priority on integrity and compliance

Opportunity for career growth at one of the largest, financially stable companies in the world

Encouragement to challenge the status quo and share knowledge

Continued company growth as a result of reinvesting 90% of our earnings

Based in Brandon, Manitoba, we synthesize and blend nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfur products with ammonia, which we market primarily in the prairie provinces of Canada and the northern United States. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, we employ approximately 270 dedicated team members. Our fundamental commitment to safety, health, and environmental stewardship drives all our processes.

What You Will Do

Work with our Red Seal Instrumentation team to install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation equipment within the facility

Work directly with instrumentation techs and other tradesmen

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Currently registered as a student in an accredited post-secondary Instrumentation Engineering Technology program

Valid Class five (5) driver’s license

Physical Requirements of the role:

Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment

Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather

Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work at heights

Occasional exposure to fumes/airborne particles

Ability to wear a gas mask-type respirator and PPE

Tolerance to occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles and toxic/caustic chemicals with appropriate PPE

Unassisted physical mobility in and around plant and equipment

Ability to sit, stand, kneel as necessary

Ability to travel to and enter site to access equipment

Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds

What Will Put You Ahead

Self-driven, independent thinker with initiative

Open to future growth and development opportunities within Koch Fertilizer

Keeps safety as a priority in all aspects of work

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.