apprentice electrician

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Registered Apprenticeship certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On the road

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dangerous
• Industrial/commercial (general)

Work setting

• Construction
• Repair
• Various locations
• Commercial
• Residential
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic
• Industrial
• Commercial facility

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Install electrical controls and panel boxes
• Replace and repair electrical controls and panel boxes
• Professionalism in customer service
• Install underground wiring and cables
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Install surface mount and/or overhead cables
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Test and check electrical assemblies and wiring for proper connection
• Perform simple electrical and continuity testing of electronic components, parts and systems
• Work from man-lift mobile equipment, cranes and other lifting equipment
• Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
• Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices

Experience and specialization

Welding techniques

• ARC

Types of systems

• Underground conduits and piping

Equipment and machinery experience

• Motors and controls
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Hand tools

Area of work experience

• Wiring

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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