apprentice electrician

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Cold / refrigerated
• Dangerous
• Dusty
• Hot

Work setting

• Construction
• Repair
• Various locations
• Installation

Tasks

• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Professionalism in customer service
• Install underground wiring and cables
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Install surface mount and / or overhead cables
• Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Apprenticeship training

• Level one apprenticeship training
• Level two apprenticeship training
• Level three apprenticeship training
• Level four apprenticeship training

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Tight deadlines

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you live near the job location?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Flexible hours
• Morning

Experience

• Experience an asset

Employment terms options

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