Electrical Generation Systems Technician

Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading military organization in Canada is seeking Electrical Generation Systems Technicians to provide vital electrical power generation support. You will install, operate, maintain, and repair generators and associated equipment. Candidates need to have completed Grade 10 education, with no prior experience required. This position offers part-time opportunities with the Primary Reserve, allowing you to balance military service with civilian work or education. Extensive training is provided at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering.

Benefits

Training provided

Part-time opportunities

Qualifications

• No previous work experience required; assistance from CAF recruiters available.
• Completion of provincial requirements for Grade 10 math.
• Foreign education may be accepted.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain mobile electrical generators.
• Overhaul electrical generation systems and associated equipment.
• Produce electrical drawings and specifications.

Skills

Electrical power generation support

Mobile electrical generators

Control equipment operation

Brazing and welding techniques

Electrical schematics interpretation

Education

Completion of Grade 10 or Secondary 4

Tools

Common and special purpose tools

Electrical generation control systems

Job description

Overview

As a member of the military, Electrical Generation Systems Technicians provides electrical power generation support to operational units.

The Electrical Generation Systems Technician is one of the seven Construction Engineering occupations involved in the supply of all construction, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering services in support of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations worldwide. The primary responsibilities of the Electrical Generation Systems Technicians are to:

Responsibilities

• Install, operate, maintain and repair mobile electrical generators and associated control equipment
• Install, operate, maintain and repair power plant electrical generators and associated control equipment
• Install, operate and maintain engine prime movers associated with equipment driven by Construction Engineers
• Install, operate, maintain and repair Static Uninterruptable Power Systems and Rotary Uninterruptable Power Systems
• Overhaul electrical generation systems and equipment
• Produce designs and specifications
• Produce mechanical and electrical drawings
• Perform brazing/welding and machining work

Work environment

Electrical Generation Systems Technicians are members of the Air Force but may be assigned to work in the Army or Navy environment as members of the Construction Engineering team. If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be assigned to your first base. While there is some flexibility with regards to postings (relocations), accommodations can’t always be made, and therefore, you can likely expect to move at some point in your career. However, if you decide to join the Primary Reserve Force, you will do so through a specific Reserve unit. Outside of training, your chosen Reserve unit will be your workplace on a part time basis, and you will not be obligated to relocate to a different base. As part of the Primary Reserve Force, you typically work one night per week and some weekends as a minimum with possibilities of full-time employment.

Entry plans

No previous work experience or career related skills are required. CAF recruiters can help you decide if your personal interests and attributes match the criteria for this occupation.

The minimum required education to apply for this occupation is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including Grade 10 applied math or math 416 / CST 4 in Quebec.

Foreign education may be accepted.

Training

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.

Electrical Generation Systems Technicians attend the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering Gagetown, New Brunswick. Training takes approximately 22 weeks and includes:

• Environmental skills such as defensive tactics and firearms
• Care and use of common and special purpose tools and test equipment
• Application of occupational codes and regulations
• Interpretation of drawing and schematics
• Physics, mechanical, electrical and electronic principles
• Uninterruptable power systems
• Mobile and fixed electrical generators
• Electrical generation control and monitoring systems
• Prime movers (engines)
• Engine controllers
• Brazing and welding techniques

Electrical Generation Systems Technicians may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training, including:

• Operation, maintenance and repair of Uninterruptable power systems>
• Electrical switchgear and Programmable logic controllers
• Relocatable temporary camp generator course

Part time options

This position is available for part-time employment with the Primary Reserve at certain locations across Canada. Reserve Force members usually serve part time with a military unit in their community, and may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training. They are not posted or required to do a military move. However, they can volunteer to move to another base. They may also volunteer for deployment on a military mission within or outside Canada.

Electrical Generation Systems Technicians may serve with the Canadian Army or the Royal Canadian Air Force. They are employed to provide electrical power generation support for CAF training and operations. Those employed on a part-time or casual full-time basis usually serve at a military base, wing or unit located within Canada.

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