Electrician

Provides support to all departments using their expertise with respect to electrical work. Installs, repairs, troubleshoots, and replaces electrical equipment and electrical components in regards to building, machinery, and equipment. Performs operational, predictive and preventative electrical maintenance duties while adhering to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Canadian Electrical Code.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

1. Health and Safety

Protect self and others by:

• Identifying, interpreting and applying applicable Acts, regulations, codes and directives.
• Recognizing, assessing and controlling hazards and hazardous conditions, equipment and material.
• Identifying and using fire extinguishers and firefighting equipment.
• Performing housekeeping duties to ensure a safe working environment.
• Practising first aid in emergency situations with certified CPR.
• Selecting, wearing, adjusting, using and maintaining personal protective apparel and equipment.
• Performing lockout, tagging and hold-off procedures.

2. Drawings, Schematics and Documentation

Read, interpret and revise schematics, drawings and documentation by creating, maintaining or modifying existing drawings and sketches as well as by identifying, reading and interpreting:

• Architectural drawings and specifications.
• Mechanical drawings and specifications.
• Power distribution drawings and specifications.
• Instrumentation and communication drawings and specifications.
• Electrical drawings and specifications.
• Solid state and logic drawings and specifications.

3. Tools and Equipment

Select, maintain and use tools and equipment including:

• Hand tools.
• Electrical power tools and accessories.
• Rigging and hoisting equipment.
• Scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms.

Also responsible for assembling, erecting and locating scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms; dismantling and storing scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms; selecting and performing basic oxy-fuel cutting and welding procedures; and, scheduling electrical job-site material and equipment requirements.

4. Wiring Systems

Install, maintain and repair wiring systems by:

• Selecting and installing busway systems for rural, institutional, commercial and industrial installations.
• Maintaining and repairing busway systems for rural, institutional, commercial and industrial installations.
• Selecting, laying out and installing:
• Branch circuit wiring for power and lighting (as well as troubleshooting).
• Cable trays for power, data and communication cable wiring systems.
• Feeder cables for single and multi conductor cables, metallic and non-metallic.
• Rigid metal and rigid PVC conduits.
• Electric heating systems.
• Wiring for hazardous locations.
• Overhead distribution systems.
• Underground distribution systems.

5. Power Distribution Equipment Systems

Select, install, maintain and troubleshoot power distribution equipment systems which includes:

• Secondary services.
• High voltage protection and control.
• Calculating the requirements for secondary service loads, fuses and feeders.
• Power distribution panels.
• Ground fault circuit interrupters.
• Power factor correction equipment.
• Low voltage power distribution systems.
• Direct current power distribution.
• AC/DC protective devices.

6. Lighting Systems

Select, install, maintain and troubleshoot lighting systems which includes:

• Incandescent lighting.
• Fluorescent lighting.
• High intensity discharge lighting.
• Light dimming and control systems.
• Exit and emergency lighting.

7. Rotating Equipment and Associated Control Systems

Install, maintain and troubleshoot rotating equipment and associated control systems which includes the following:

• Brush assemblies, slip rings and commutators.
• DC motors and generators.
• AC motors and generators.
• Electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment.
• Mechanical, electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment.
• Lubrication systems.
• Braking and clutch systems.
• Starting-up and shutting-down rotating equipment.
• Relays, solid state devices and controls.
• Relays, solid state devices and controls.
• Protective devices.
• Wiring control panels, enclosures and control devices.
• Field devices such as mechanical/remote field services.

8. Motor Drives and Associated Control Systems

Install, maintain and troubleshoot motor drives and associated control systems which includes:

• DC constant voltage drives; installing.
• Solid state variable DC drives.
• AC constant voltage drives.
• Solid state and variable AC drives.
• Computer based interface systems.
• Logic controller systems.
• Computerized numerical control systems.
• Robotic systems.

9. Stand-by Power Systems

Install, maintain and troubleshoot stand-by power systems and associated equipment by laying out:

• Uninterruptible power supply systems.
• Battery stand-by systems.
• Stand-by power generation equipment.

10. Communication Systems

Install, maintain and troubleshoot communication systems which include:

• Communication cables.
• Alarm systems.
• Communication system components.
• Audio-visual systems.
• Patient care systems.
• Security systems.
• Page systems.
• Clock system.
• Automation systems.

11. Test and Measuring Equipment

Select, maintain and operate test and measuring equipment which include:

• Power and energy metering equipment.
• Analog and digital multimeters.
• Electronic test equipment.
• Insulation testers.
• Oscilloscopes.
• Fault locators.
• High voltage test equipment.
• Computer-based test equipment.
• Chart records.
• Electrical test equipment.
• Special test equipment.

12. Instrumentation

Install, maintain, operate and troubleshoot instrumentation devices and systems.