ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A WORKPLACE THAT HAS...
Personal Spending Account 💰
Up to $500 to spend on anything related to physical, mental or financial well-being (in addition to your Health Care Spending Account)
Summer Hours 🌞
Start your weekend earlier during the summer months!
17 Paid Days Off (in addition to 13 Personal Days) 🌅
This includes an extra day off during the month of your birthday 🍰- our gift to you!
An IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness, Solidarity) team ⚖️
Weather is inclusive, we will be too. Our IDEAS team is committed to making this happen!
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here! (spoiler alert… we are the home of The Weather Network )📍
Canada’s #1 most trusted brand in media for the
third year in a row!
WHY WE NEED YOU? GLAD YOU ASKED...
The GIS technician is responsible for validating, cleaning and updating datasets used in product profiles and cross reference lists. This role is also responsible for creating GIS style map products and reports using various map creation and reporting tools for all business units.
WHAT IS THE DAY TO DAY LOOK LIKE:
- Validate, correct and update various data sets used in the creation of profiles and configuration files used to update Pelmorex systems
- Setup localized cable hardware configurations and product profiles and help troubleshoot any issues
- Generate reports on various data sets used by the department
- Assist the GIS team create and update meta data
- Help test profile creation models and validate outputs from models
- Setup and update web map tagging profiles
- Gather, analyze and integrate spatial data and determine how best the information can be displayed
- Document and test all processes and applications related to the creation of product profiles
- Test new software releases and service packs before they go into operation
- Identify possible impact of data changes and report to management
Roles, responsibilities and duties may evolve and change over time.
WE ARE HOPING YOU HAVE:
- A diploma or degree in Geography, Engineering, other related discipline or equivalent experience
- A minimum of one year experience in geographical organization of data and content
- Excellent knowledge of GIS software including ESRI ArcGIS
- High attention to detail and analytical skills
- Working knowledge of spatial data structures and SQL
- Excellent knowledge of Canadian geography
- Experience scripting using Perl, JScript or Python is an asset
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office
- Well developed research skills
- Bilingualism (French/Spanish) is also an asset
YOU ARE MADE FOR THIS IF YOU...
- Ambition and interest to contribute to new products and services
- Willing to take the initiative
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work independently and as a team
- Demonstrated organizational, problem solving and critical thinking skills
DON’T MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? DON’T WORRY…
Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Pelmorex values and welcomes diverse experiences. While having “desired” qualifications makes for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Pelmorex. We are always looking for people who will be a culture add (yup, that's right, we don’t subscribe to culture fit, we want you to add to what we think is an amazing culture and work environment
INTERESTED? IT GETS BETTER…
- Course Reimbursement Program 📚 We want you to keep learning, so we can too
- Open and transparent communication, including All Hands Meetings with our CEO
- Pelmorex Learning Academy 🏫 includes offerings like French, Leadership (for people leaders and non-leaders alike), yoga, mindfulness
- Your mental health is important to us! 🧠 We partner with Inkblot for virtual counseling sessions
- Frequent employee pulse surveys 📝 we value your feedback so we can continue to make Pelmorex a great place to work!
- Free online doctor visits 👩⚕️ with Maple Online Healthcare
- While we encourage 1:1 conversations, we recognize that not everyone is comfortable with speaking up 🗣 We have an anonymous reporting platform (Speakfully) to ensure everyone’s voice is heard
OUR PROMISE TO YOU...
We’re highly focused on doing the right thing.
We’ll discuss issues and timelines professionally, so you have the time you need to do the best work you can
You will see the result of your work pushed out to real users quickly
We’re a team that enjoys learning new technologies and we’re open to trying new things
We’ll try our best not to bog you down with boring meetings
Through constant innovation and entrepreneurship, Pelmorex has grown to reach consumers around the globe, has become one of the largest weather information providers and has broken new ground in providing data solutions and insights to businesses. Through harnessing the value of weather, Pelmorex is driven to make the world smarter and safer for consumers and businesses. #youwanttoworkhere
