Job description Industrial Electrician in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region

Find out what work is like for an industrial electrician in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Industrial electricians (NOC 72201).

Industrial electricians

Description

Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Work week duration

Industrial electricians usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Industrial electricians have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
  • Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
  • Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
  • 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
  • Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
  • May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Standing

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Industrial electricians are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Electrical contractors
  • Maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Standard safety equipment
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury
  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • High places
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72201), and a list of similar occupations:

  • industrial electrician
  • industrial electrician apprentice
  • marine electrician
  • mill electrician
  • mine electrician
  • plant electrician
  • plant maintenance electrician
  • shipyard electrician

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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