Top Employer: L3HARRIS

Recognized as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why L3HARRIS was selected as one of Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers (2021):

A subsidiary of American-based company L3Harris Technologies, L3HARRIS participates in the company's global recognition program, R.I.S.E., which allows colleagues to nominate others to receive points or monetary awards for extraordinary achievements, as well as celebrate service milestones
L3HARRIS supports employees who are new mothers with maternity and parental leave top-up, to 100 percent of salary for 16 weeks, followed by 75 per cent for an additional 10 weeks -- and provides parental top-up for fathers and adoptive parents, to 75 per cent of salary for 10 weeks
Along with helping employees save for the future, L3HARRIS offers generous referral bonuses for employees who successfully recruit candidates from their personal networks, to $3,000 per hire

Employees of L3HARRIS working with optical components on the production floor in Burlington

Industry	Stabilized mobile camera technology and systems
Established in Canada	1974
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	L3HARRIS
Parent company head office	Melbourne, FL, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Burlington ON, Don Mills ON
Full-time employees in Canada	1,199
Part-time employees in Canada	9
Average age of employees in Canada	42 years
Longest serving employee	42 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 95% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, compressed work week, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

L3HARRIS employees perform a turret demonstration

Industry	Stabilized mobile camera technology and systems
Full-time employees in Canada	1,001 to 2,500
Parent company	L3HARRIS
Parent company head office	Melbourne, FL, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Burlington ON, Don Mills ON
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Typical new grad positions	Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer, Electronics Technician, Mechanical Technician, Electronics Technologist, Mechanical Technologist, Manufacturing Engineer, human resources and accounting positions
Starting salary	$55K to $60K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Engineering
- Aerospace
- Electrical
- Engineering Physics
- Mechanical
- Microelectronics
- Production / Manufacturing
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Electronics Technician
- Engineering Technician
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Office Administration
Master of Business Administration
- Finance
Master of Engineering
- Aerospace
- Computer Engineering
- Mechanical
- Production / Manufacturing
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Purchasing Management (PMAC, CPP)
- Quality Assurance (TQM)

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