electrician

Overview

Languages

English

• Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

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

• Construction
• Service
• Repair
• Various locations
• Maintenance
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic
• Hospital
• Agriculture, fishing and/or forestry
• Oilfield construction industry

Responsibilities

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Professionalism in customer service
• Install underground wiring and cables
• 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
• Install power generation, stand-by power generation and power conditioning systems
• 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

Credentials

• Electrician Trade Certification

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

Experience and specialization

• Apprenticeship training

• Generators
• Conventional electrical devices
• Dry cell and storage batteries
• High voltage equipment
• Instrumentation
• Motors and controls
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Hand tools

• Quality assurance or control

• Emergency power system
• Fire alarm system
• Security and surveillance system
• Communications system
• Lighting system
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system

Additional information

• Bondable
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

• Own transportation
• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

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

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots

• Client focus
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

• Night shift premium
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer