Electrician (RICHMOND, BC, CA)

Job Requisition Id: 203530 
Business Function: Trades and Technical 
Primary City: RICHMOND 
Province: British Columbia 
Employment Type: Full-Time 
Employment Status:  Permanent 
Language Requirement: English Essential 
Number of Vacancies 2 
Salary: $39.55 per hour
Job Closing Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 2026-09-22

 

 

Job Description

If you have the talent and drive, consider a career with Canada Post. We are currently seeking an Electrician to perform maintenance and repairs to all types of electrical and electro-mechanic mail processing, mail handling and related equipment.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct preventative and system maintenance
• Read and interpret schematic, blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications
• Assist in and perform trouble shooting
• Apply testing and diagnostic procedures
• Perform installation and removal of equipment as required
• Perform adjusting, repair and overhaul work on mail handling, mail processing and related equipment as breakdowns occur

Job Responsibilities (continued)

• Ensure that equipment is operating effectively and efficiently.
• Plans and organizes their workload
• Communicate effectively
• Complete documentation

Qualifications

Education:
• Completion of at least 2 years of secondary school and a provincial certificate recognized at a journeyman level in Industrial Electricity.

Experience:
• At least 2 years experience working in a maintenance environment performing electrical installations, repairs and troubleshooting of the electrical ccts and controls of a variety of electronic, electro-mechanical systems and equipment.

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of safe working practices in a maintenance and production environment.
• Knowledge of electrical installations such as alarm systems, power distribution lines, control panels, and in-house communication systems.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of electrical and electro-mechanical equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of control ccts and programmable logic controls.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical codes.
• Knowledge of complex testing, diagnosis and adjustment methods and procedures.

Abilities:
• Ability to perform maintenance routines under a variety of conditions including cramped spaces, heights and other awkward positions.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, blueprints, wiring diagrams and specifications.
• Ability to run and interpret software diagnostics.
• Ability to use hand and power tools, gauging devices and electrical and electronic test equipment.
• Ability to apply logical troubleshooting techniques to determine the cause of equipment breakdowns and malfunctions.
• Ability to analyze and conduct investigations to detect degradation of machine performance, repetitive and obscure problems, recommend and implement preventive actions.
• Ability to estimate time and material requirements accurately.
• Ability to keep appropriate computerized and manual maintenance records.
• Ability to assign and explain tasks and to identify when work standards are met.

Other Information

Some travel maybe required.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours 

Our Values - Trust , Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country. 

Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions. 

We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website .