electrician

Education:

Other trades certificate or diploma.

Work site environment:

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

Work setting:

• Construction.
• Commercial.
• Residential.

Tasks:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Commission systems and components.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• Electrician Trade Certification.
• Working at heights training.
• Confined Space Entry Training.
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate.
• Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate.
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

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

Own tools/equipment:

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

Personal suitability:

• Initiative.
• Organized.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Experience:

3 years to less than 5 years.