electrician

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights

Work setting

• Service
• Repair
• Various locations
• Maintenance
• Commercial
• Installation
• Troubleshooting / diagnostic

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Professionalism in customer service
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Instruct apprentices
• Supervise other workers
• 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
• Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

• Conventional electrical devices
• Fibre optics
• Solid state devices
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Lighting system
• Neon signs

Transportation / travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you available for the advertised start date?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Workplace information

• On the road job

Health benefits

• Health care plan