Electrical Mechanic

Work setting

• Maintenance
• Repair
• Testing
• Service

Responsibilities

Tasks

• 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
• Wind, assemble and install various types of coils
• Read and interpret blueprints
• Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
• Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Electric motors
• Transformers
• Rotors
• Coils
• Generators
• Switches

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Own tools/equipment

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