Locomotive Electrician

Specializing in propulsion system conversion, refurbishment, repair and modernization of locomotives, passenger trains and freight cars, CAD Rail Industries is currently looking for a locomotive electrician.

Roles and responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, install and test electric motors, generators, alternators, industrial accumulator batteries, and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems;
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, blueprints and prescriptions to determine
  location of electrical equipment;
• Install, check, replace and repair electrical cables, outlets, switching boxes, conduits, arteries, fiber optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other components;
• Modify and repair electrical control panels;
• Perform tests of electrical and electronic equipment and components to verify continuity, current, voltage and resistance;
• Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, distribution panel meters, regulators and reactors;
• Check the quality of the work;
• Complete the production sheets;
• Put away equipment and clean the work area;
• Perform any other task required by Operations.

Job requirements

• Hold a DEP in industrial maintenance or maintenance electricity;
• Having professional experience on locomotives would be an asset;
• Be able to read and understand procedures in English;

Skills and competences

• Ability to read blueprints and do basic calculations;
• Able to work in a team and independently;
• Have a functional level in English, spoken and read;
• Be manual and have basic mechanical skills;
• Be willing to learn and develop skills;
• Be flexible about the tasks to be accomplished;
• Have a good physical condition and able to work in difficult conditions: heat and cold, noise, dust and odors;
• Be available to work various shifts (day or evening).

The masculine generic is used in this text only for the purpose of lightening the form and making it easier to read.

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