Electrician

Job Summary:

Responsible to perform a variety of unskilled and semi-skilled tasks while learning to maintain, repair and install electrical or electronic equipment and systems.

Electricians lay-out, assemble, install, test and repair electrical wiring, light-fixtures, control devices and related equipment in buildings and other structures.

Responsibilities:

• Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical
  equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls.
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications
  to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
• Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes,
  conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other
  electrical components
• Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current,
  voltage and resistance
• Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters,
  regulators and reactors
• Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial
  storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
• Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems
  and other related devices
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
• May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices
• Read circuit diagrams and electrical code specifications to plan wiring layouts
• Pull wire through conduits and through holes in walls and floors
• Install brackets and hangers to support electrical equipment
• Install, replace and repair lighting fixtures and electrical control and distribution
  equipment, such as switches, relays and circuit breaker panels
• Join and connect wire to fixtures and components to form circuits
• Test completion of circuits using test equipment
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults in electrical and electronic systems and remove and replace faulty parts

Requirements:

• Enjoyment in working with electrical systems and motors
• Concern for safety
• Knowledge of electrical standards for installation and repairs
• Aptitude for mathematics and science
• Background in technical and mechanical knowledge and skills
• Good eyesight and hand-eye coordination
• Creativity and a logical approach to problem-solving
• Physical strength and endurance
• Ability to understand blueprints and specifications
• Knowledge about computerized systems
• Ability to work alone or as a member of a team
• Ability to communicate with customers and co-workers politely
• Interest in the latest technology
• Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program or a combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school,
  college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be
  eligible for trade certification
• Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is also available to qualified industrial
  electricians