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Lead hand, electrical mechanics

  • Concord, ON, Canada

Full-time

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Job details

Job type
Full-time
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Working hours
40 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

  • Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Dusty

Work setting

  • Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Testing
  • Service

Tasks

  • Read blueprints to determine work requirements
  • Test and observe electrical and mechanical conditions of equipment
  • Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment
  • Use machining tools to fabricate or recondition parts
  • Replace or recondition shafts, bearings, commutators and other components
  • Instruct apprentices
  • Wind, assemble and install various types of coils
  • Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors
  • Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
  • Test and repair or replace faulty wiring or components in electrical switchgear
  • Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
  • Supervisory Experience

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Electrical Mechanic Trade Certification

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Coil winding machines

Equipment, eystems and controls experience

  • Motor controls

Specialization or experience

  • Green economy sector

Area of specialization

  • Electric motors
  • Transformers
  • Switchgears
  • Industrial motors
  • Rotors
  • Coils
  • Armatures
  • Generators

Security and safety

  • Basic security clearance
  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Physically demanding
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Manual dexterity

Own tools/equipment

  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • 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)?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Experience

  • 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

  • Morning

Green job

  • Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Other Benefits

  • Other benefits

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

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
More about this job

Responsibilities

Read blueprints, inspect and test electrical and mechanical equipment, and troubleshoot, repair, or recondition motors, transformers, switchgear, generators, and related components. Wind and install coils, perform machining and rotor balancing, test repaired equipment, and instruct apprentices.

Requirements

The role requires a 1- to 2-year college, CEGEP, or other non-university certificate or diploma, or equivalent experience, along with Electrical Mechanic Trade Certification. The posting specifies 2 to less than 3 years of experience, English-language ability, a basic security clearance and criminal record check, and the ability to handle physically demanding work and heavy loads.

Skills

  • Electrical Motor Repair
  • Troubleshooting
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Electrical Testing
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Coil Winding
  • Switchgear Repair
  • Transformer Repair
  • Generator Repair
  • Motor Controls
  • Machining
  • Dynamic Balancing
  • Component Reconditioning
  • Apprentice Instruction
  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication

Benefits

  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Care Benefits
  • Bonus

Visa sponsorship

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Categories

  • Trades
  • Engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation
  • Management & Leadership

Keywords

  • Electrical Motors
  • Industrial Motors
  • Transformers
  • Switchgear
  • Generators
  • Rotors
  • Armatures
  • Coils
  • Coil Winding Machines
  • Motor Controls
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Electrical Testing
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Troubleshooting
  • Machining
  • Shafts
  • Bearings
  • Commutators
  • Static Balancing
  • Dynamic Balancing
  • Equipment Repair
  • Apprentice Instruction
  • Basic Security Clearance
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Steel-Toed Safety Boots
  • Heavy Load Handling
  • Maintenance
  • Railroad Equipment Manufacturing

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