Journeyman/journeywoman Electrician

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Dusty

Work setting

• Construction
• Repair
• Various locations
• Maintenance
• Commercial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Installation
• Troubleshooting/diagnostic

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
• Keep maintenance reports and documentation
• Design and construct single-phase service for single or multimeter installations
• Splice, join and connect wires
• Design and construct low voltage (30 to 750V) multiphase service for single or multimeter installations
• Test and measure voltage, loads, ground faults integrity of circuits
• Determine appropriate selection of materials and methods for hazardous locations
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults
• Install surface mount and/or overhead cables
• Instruct apprentices
• Install power generation, stand-by power generation and power conditioning systems
• Supervise other workers
• Ground and bond electrical equipment, systems and structures including swimming pools and hot tubs
• Renovate electrical systems in residential and commercial structures
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Commission systems and components

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Electrician Trade Certification
• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Construction Electrician Red Seal Certificate
• Construction Safety Training Systems (CSTS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Apprenticeship training

• Level three apprenticeship training

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Generators
• Conventional electrical devices
• Hand tools

Area of work experience

• Quality assurance or control

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Willing to travel
• Valid driver's licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Safety equipment/gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Hard hat

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available