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Electrical Mechanics (7333)

Occupation targeted under the Workplace Apprenticeship Program

Among the occupations currently in highest demand in All of Québec

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Qualification and skills most often required

Le diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC) en technologie de l’électronique industrielle, l’attestation d’études collégiales (AEC) en électronique industrielle ou le diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP) en électromécanique de systèmes automatisés sont demandés. Des connaissances en automatisation et contrôle, en électronique, en électricité, en hydraulique, en pneumatique, en soudure et en informatique sont recherchées. Le Programme d’apprentissage en milieu de travail d’Emploi-Québec constitue aussi un moyen de se qualifier en emploi dans la profession. Une expérience de travail de plusieurs années est recherchée.

Reason for labor demand

La demande de main-d’œuvre vient principalement du secteur manufacturier (ex. : fabrication de produits en bois, de machines, de produits en plastique ou en caoutchouc, de textiles, de meubles, transformation alimentaire). L’automatisation des procédés de fabrication des entreprises manufacturières stimule la demande pour les électromécaniciennes et les électromécaniciens chargés de faire l’entretien de l’équipement et de fournir des conseils pour y apporter des modifications. Les entreprises ont besoin d’une main-d’œuvre qualifiée pour assurer le fonctionnement, l’entretien et la réparation de l’équipement de pointe.

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Job titles

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Nature of work

Electrical mechanics maintain, test, rebuild and repair electric motors, transformers, switchgear and other electrical apparatus. They are employed by independent electrical repair shops, service shops of electrical equipment manufacturers and maintenance departments of manufacturing companies.

Fields of interest

  • Making or building things, constructing, doing repairs, and performing installations
  • Working with your hands

Main duties

  • Electrical mechanics perform some or all of the following duties:
  • - Test and observe electrical, electronic and mechanical components and systems using testing and measuring instruments
  • - 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 for electric motors or transformer
  • - Perform static or dynamic balancing of armatures or rotors by welding, brazing or soldering electrical connections and by aligning and adjusting parts
  • - Test and repair or replace faulty wiring or components in electrical switchgear
  • - Test repaired motors, transformers, switchgear or other electrical apparatus to ensure proper performance
  • - Perform some machining to recondition or modify shafts, commutators or other parts
  • - Perform on-site servicing and repair.
  • * Electrical mechanics may specialize in working with certain types of apparatus, such as electric motors or transformers, or in performing certain functions, such as winding coils.

Employment requirements

  • * Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • * Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program orA combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in electrical mechanics is usually required for trade certification.
  • * Trade certification as an electrical rewind mechanic is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
  • * Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is available to qualified electric motor system technicians.

More information in All of Québec

Employment in 2011 4,000
Skill level Technical
Average annual full-time income in 2005 45,000$
Job prospects-by occupation (2012-2016) Fair
Unemployment rate in 2011 Reasonable