Intern, Facilities Maintenance Operations (4 Months)
Top Benefits
About the role
Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.
The Facilities Maintenance Planning department is responsible for the overall continuous development of the maintenance and reliability programs to ensure maximum availability and reliability of equipment. The Intern, Facilities Operations Maintenance is responsible for assisting the maintenance department in improving, developing, and standardizing all maintenance processes to be aligned with the internal policies of Seaspan.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.
What you’ll do
- Develop and implement predictive techniques plans on critical equipment
- Assist in developing comprehensive maintenance plans for routine, preventive, condition-based and predictive maintenance activities
- Audit and improve current maintenance plans
- Assist in developing Bill of Materials for critical equipment
- Assist in developing and handling the facility maintenance and reliability program
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for maintenance tasks
- Assist maintenance planners with auditing the quality of data in the CMMS system
- Assist in developing a maintenance system development plan
- Assist in the migration of databases
- Schedule shipping of repairable items to maintain critical spares
What you’ll bring
- Enrollment in a degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- General knowledge of predictive techniques such as vibrations, thermography, oil analysis, etc.
- Ability to interpret data effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Organized with strong technical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with subcontractors, suppliers, and professionals
- Computer proficiency in the Windows environment
- Curiosity about computer applications
- Self-starter with initiative
Why you’ll love working here
- A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students
- Parking is included and, to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver
Seaspan’s Internships are 4 or 8 months in duration. We require a full-time commitment Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $26.00/hour.
Start Date of Internship: Monday, January 12th, 2026
End Date of Internship: Friday, May 1st, 2026 (4-Months) or Friday, August 28th, 2026 (8-Months)
Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2025, at 11:59pm PST.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/
#LI-ONSITE
About Seaspan ULC
Seaspan is an association of Canadian companies involved in coastal marine transportation, shipdocking/ship escort, ship repair & refit, shipbuilding, and commercial ferry services on Canada's West Coast.
The scope of Seaspan's services, the quality of its employees and over a century of successful participation in coastal commerce, make the company a major partner in the economy of the Pacific Northwest.
Intern, Facilities Maintenance Operations (4 Months)
Top Benefits
About the role
Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long-term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.
The Facilities Maintenance Planning department is responsible for the overall continuous development of the maintenance and reliability programs to ensure maximum availability and reliability of equipment. The Intern, Facilities Operations Maintenance is responsible for assisting the maintenance department in improving, developing, and standardizing all maintenance processes to be aligned with the internal policies of Seaspan.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 50 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.
What you’ll do
- Develop and implement predictive techniques plans on critical equipment
- Assist in developing comprehensive maintenance plans for routine, preventive, condition-based and predictive maintenance activities
- Audit and improve current maintenance plans
- Assist in developing Bill of Materials for critical equipment
- Assist in developing and handling the facility maintenance and reliability program
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for maintenance tasks
- Assist maintenance planners with auditing the quality of data in the CMMS system
- Assist in developing a maintenance system development plan
- Assist in the migration of databases
- Schedule shipping of repairable items to maintain critical spares
What you’ll bring
- Enrollment in a degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering
- General knowledge of predictive techniques such as vibrations, thermography, oil analysis, etc.
- Ability to interpret data effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Organized with strong technical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with subcontractors, suppliers, and professionals
- Computer proficiency in the Windows environment
- Curiosity about computer applications
- Self-starter with initiative
Why you’ll love working here
- A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students
- Parking is included and, to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver
Seaspan’s Internships are 4 or 8 months in duration. We require a full-time commitment Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week with an hourly rate of $26.00/hour.
Start Date of Internship: Monday, January 12th, 2026
End Date of Internship: Friday, May 1st, 2026 (4-Months) or Friday, August 28th, 2026 (8-Months)
Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2025, at 11:59pm PST.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/
#LI-ONSITE
About Seaspan ULC
Seaspan is an association of Canadian companies involved in coastal marine transportation, shipdocking/ship escort, ship repair & refit, shipbuilding, and commercial ferry services on Canada's West Coast.
The scope of Seaspan's services, the quality of its employees and over a century of successful participation in coastal commerce, make the company a major partner in the economy of the Pacific Northwest.