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Industrial electrician

  • Kitchener, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Posting language
English
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Original job description

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 84 hours bi-weekly
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Experience an asset

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Repair
  • Maintenance
  • Industrial
  • Troubleshooting/diagnostic

Tasks

  • Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
  • Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
  • Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
  • Interpret electrical code specifications
  • Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
  • Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
  • Conduct preventive maintenance programs

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Industrial Electrician Trade Certification
  • Industrial Electrician Red Seal Certificate

Type of service and repair

  • Programmable logic controller (PLC)

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Motors and controls

Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector

Area of specialization

  • Switchgears

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Physically demanding
  • Large workload
  • Tight deadlines

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift
  • Night

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Pension plan

Other Benefits

  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
More about this job

Responsibilities

Test, install, maintain, and repair industrial electrical equipment, including switchgear, transformers, motors, generators, batteries, and control systems. Troubleshoot faults, interpret electrical codes and schematics, conduct preventive maintenance, keep records, and instruct apprentices.

Requirements

The posting asks for an other trades certificate or diploma and lists Industrial Electrician Trade Certification and an Industrial Electrician Red Seal Certificate. Experience is an asset; a valid driver's licence and personal tools, including steel-toed safety boots, are also specified.

Skills

  • Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Electrical Equipment Testing
  • Switchgear Maintenance
  • Transformer Maintenance
  • Motor and Generator Maintenance
  • Industrial Control Systems
  • Reading Electrical Schematics
  • Electrical Code Interpretation
  • Apprentice Instruction
  • Maintenance Recordkeeping
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Attention to Detail

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Disability Benefits
  • Health Care Plan
  • Paramedical Services Coverage
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Bonus
  • Life Insurance
  • Night Shift Premium
  • Pension Plan
  • Employer-Paid Learning and Training

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing

Keywords

  • Industrial Electrician
  • Industrial Electrician Trade Certification
  • Industrial Electrician Red Seal Certificate
  • Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment
  • Continuity Testing
  • Current Testing
  • Voltage Testing
  • Resistance Testing
  • Switchgear
  • Transformers
  • Switchboards
  • Meters
  • Regulators
  • Reactors
  • Electric Motors
  • Generators
  • Alternators
  • Industrial Storage Batteries
  • Hydraulic Control Systems
  • Pneumatic Control Systems
  • Industrial Control Systems
  • Electrical Codes
  • Electrical Drawings
  • Blueprints
  • Schematics
  • Maintenance Records
  • Valid Driver's Licence

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