electrician

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting

• Construction
• Service
• Repair
• Various locations
• Maintenance
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Professionalism in customer service
• Install underground wiring and cables
• Install, replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• 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
• 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
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Fibre optics
• Generators and turbines
• Instrumentation

Area of specialization

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

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Organized
• Team player