electrician

Education

• Other trades certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Dusty

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Design and construct single-phase service for single or multimeter installations
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Design and construct low voltage (30 to 750V) multiphase service for single or multimeter installations
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Connect power to audio and visual equipment
• Install surface mount and / or overhead cables
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
• Estimate costs and materials
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Commission systems and components
• Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
• Install electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, lighting fixtures and other electrical components

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Electrician Trade Certification
• Confined Space Entry Training

Policy and program experience

• Apprenticeship training

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment / gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Workplace information

• On the road job