Electrician

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Cold/refrigerated

Work setting

• Repair
• Maintenance
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Instruct apprentices
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Commission systems and components

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Electrician Trade Certification

Equipment and machinery experience

• Instrumentation
• Motors and controls
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Robotic equipment and systems

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Initiative
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Night

Experience

• Experience an asset

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)