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Manitoba Hydro employees  

Recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Manitoba Hydro was selected as one of Manitoba's Top Employers (2023):

  • Manitoba Hydro supports ongoing professional development throughout an employee's career, including paid internships and apprenticeships, formal mentoring, leadership development and tuition subsidies for courses at outside academic institutions
  • Manitoba Hydro helps employees plan for life after work with retirement planning assistance services and offers the security of a defined benefit pension plan
  • Manitoba Hydro encourages employees to support charitable initiatives that are important to them, welcoming feedback on which initiatives the company should support and offering matching financial donations where employees volunteer their time, to $200 for every 50 volunteer hours
Members of Manitoba Hydro's Professional Engineers Association participate in an outdoor team build for Habitat for Humanity  

Highlights

Industry Hydroelectric power generation
Established in Canada 1961
Major Canadian hiring locations Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Thompson MB, Gillam MB
Full-time employees in Canada 4,764
Average age of employees in Canada 43.1 years
Longest serving employee 47.4 years
Hybrid work office based employees, can use $250 annual wellness spending account for home office expenses
Flexible work options flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), compressed work week, telecommuting
Long-term savings defined-benefit (DB) pension
Health plan premium as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Health spending account up to $550 each year
Mental health practitioner benefit up to $350 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers) up to 93% of salary for 17 weeks
Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $8,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement employees are involved in selection of charities

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Manitoba Hydro was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2023):

  • Manitoba Hydro offers several professional development programs for recent graduates, including career development programs in commerce as well as digital and technology -- each program includes several six- to 12-month rotational assignments, designed to provide recent graduates with varied work experience and accelerate exposure to different areas of the organization
  • Manitoba Hydro also maintains an engineer-in-training program, providing electrical, civil and mechanical engineers beginning their careers with challenging assignments and work experience to go toward their professional engineer designation
Manitoba Hydro employees attend the organization's first hands-on career event since 2019 in northern Manitoba  

Highlights

Industry Hydroelectric power generation
Major Canadian hiring locations Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Thompson MB, Gillam MB
Full-time employees in Canada 4,764
Student opportunities summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships
In-house training programs orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, mentoring, apprenticeship/skilled trades programs
Related tuition subsidies employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $8,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Unique training and development opportunities offers co-op placements and paid internships in a variety of disciplines (engineering, commerce, computer science, business information technology, and civil technology, to name a few), technical and trades-related training program (indentured and non-indentured apprenticeships and post-journeyperson development), mentoring program, access to Percipio learning platform, Global Knowledge (Excel 365 and other IT-related courses)
Additional highlights apprentices receive full wages and benefits while in college (including cost of books and tuition)
Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2023):

Here are some of the reasons why Manitoba Hydro was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers (2023):

  • Manitoba Hydro manages two pre-placement programs for Indigenous candidates who do not meet the academic qualifications required to participate in its trades programs -- pre-placement programs range from seven to 10 months and provide opportunities for candidates to complete the academic prerequisites for entry into an apprenticeship, as well as receive on-the-job training and pay
  • Manitoba Hydro recently created a women's mechanical technician pre-placement program to complement its existing pre-placement programs for women in power line technician and power electrician trades programs, which provide a gateway for women to enter the organization's four-year apprenticeship programs
  • Manitoba Hydro signed a formal agreement with four Cree Nations near Keeyask Generation Station on the Nelson River and is working towards increasing the participation of community members into operational jobs -- the Joint Keeyask Development Agreement (JKDA) Employment Framework is a 20-year plan with seven components (including career exploration, career preparation, employment preparation, and pre-project training employment bridging, to name a few), with individuals hired on an ongoing basis from Fox Lake Cree Nation, Tataskwayak Cree Nation, War Lake First Nation and York Factory First Nation
A Manitoba Hydro trades employee wears safety PPE specifically designed for women  
The Women’s Power Line Technician (PLT) Pre-Placement Program provided me with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience. It was also my ticket to achieving the prerequisite math required to be accepted into the PLT apprenticeship program. I received diverse work assignments across many locations in the province and developed new skills through challenging hands-on work. With storm restoration work, I saw the people I was impacting; I love how this work allows rewarding customer interaction. The crews I have worked on were accepting and supportive by treating me the same as the other trainees. They were willing to let me try new things while providing guidance and pointers that gave me the confidence to exceed what I thought I was capable of. Dani Parachnowitsch, Power Line Technician Trainee

Highlights

Industry Hydroelectric power generation
Major Canadian hiring locations Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Thompson MB, Gillam MB
Full-time employees in Canada 4,764
Management of diversity and inclusion initiatives recruitment and diversity department established in the mid-1980s, launched commitment to increase overall representation of women and women in management to 30% by 2030
Performance management and accountability targets for employment equity groups as well as goals for representation in a variety of subgroups, which are monitored and reported quarterly, recruitment and retention strategies correspond with targets, are reviewed semi-annually and updated annually, diversity competency measures understanding and commitment to diversity and inclusion (incorporated into selection process for all positions with a leadership component)
Employee resource groups Indigenous Sharing Circle (est. 2012, holds bi-annual and bi-monthly events in Northern and Southern locations), Women in Trades Forum (to help women across all locations connect)
Recruitment initiatives advertises employment and training opportunities (and special measures such as scholarships, bursaries and awards) with community partners (such as Amik), established a partnership with Manitoba Métis Foundation to increase the number of Métis people in the workforce, dedicated Indigenous employment advisor, pre-placement programs for Indigenous candidates who do not meet the academic qualifications required to participate in its trades programs (includes formal onboarding), pre-placement programs to help women develop trades-related experience (program includes mentoring), DisAbility Access Program to help persons who have sustained severe brain injury reintegrate into the workforce (program also includes individuals with intellectual disabilities, organization hires graduates of Project Search as well as referrals from other disability organizations)
Retention and development programs recruitment and retention strategies correspond with diversity targets for four major employment equity groups and the LGBT2S community
Training and awareness initiatives training on gender inclusive terminology and gender inclusivity, customizable disability awareness and LGBT2S training, two-day Indigenous cultural awareness workshop, KAIROS blanket exercises (interactive learning that teaches Indigenous rights history), mandatory training on Manitoba Hydro's history with Indigenous communities, leadership training includes modules on discrimination, harassment, and diversity and inclusion, Employee Inclusion Lens and Leadership and Supervisory Inclusion Lens resources, resource checklist for accessible formats and communications supports
Diversity highlights work experience program for individuals seeking work experience in a specific career stream or who require general work experience to assist with workforce re-entry, endorsed Engineers Canada's "30 by 30" initiative to raise the representation of women in engineering to 30% by 2030 and created its own "30 by 30" committee to develop internal strategies, Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation initiative (includes intranet that lists upcoming internal events such as a monthly Indigenous speaker series, resources, and suggestions for Indigenous content such as books, movies and podcasts), organizes speakers and activities for Indigenous Awareness Week, offers over 80 annual awards, bursaries and scholarships totalling over $100,000 to students representing the four equity groups, allocated $12,500 in scholarship funding to women registered in engineering, trades and technology programs, head office's rooftop garden includes Indigenous medicinal herbs as well as sage, planted by the Indigenous Sharing Circle)
Highlights from the past year is working to increase the PPE available to female tradespersons (often only available in men's fit) in collaboration with the organization's workplace safety and health department and PPE suppliers, launched a women's fit PPE product guide and increased sizes carried to offer both women and smaller stature employees better fitting PPE

The Career Directory

Manitoba Hydro has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

Highlights for New Grads

Industry Hydroelectric power generation
Full-time employees in Canada 2,501 to 5,000
Major Canadian hiring locations Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Thompson MB, Gillam MB
Student opportunities paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Annual tuition maximum employer pays up to $8,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Other info for new grads Manitoba Hydro offers Pre-Placement training programs for women and Indigenous candidates interested in careers in the trades. The company also partners with the University of Manitoba to help internationally-educated engineers obtain professional accreditation through Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba.
Typical new grad positions Engineer-in-Training, Digital & Technology Trainee, Commerce Trainee, Power Line Technician Trainee, Power Electrician Trainee, Mechanical Technician Trainee, Service Person Trainee, Protection Trainee, Telecontrol Trainee
Starting salary $40K to $50K
Work benefits flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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