Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Test and observe electrical and mechanical conditions of equipment
- Troubleshoot and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear, generators and other electro-mechanical equipment
- Replace or recondition shafts, bearings, commutators and other components
- Wind, assemble and install various types of coils
- Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors
- Read and interpret blueprints
- Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
Experience and specialization
Area of specialization
- Electric motors
- Transformers
- Switchgears
- Rotors
- Shafts
- Bearings
- Coils
- Armatures
- Generators
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Ability to distinguish between colours