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Electrical Equipment Repairers - Winding

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  • Job description
  • Advancement and mobility
  • Training and requirements
  • Main skills and characteristics
  • Personality profiles (RIASEC)
  • Additional information

Job description

These individuals replace worn copper wire from motors and electrical equipment.

Environment

  • Controlled ambient temperature
  • Equipment, machinery, tools
  • Noise
  • Electricity

Main tasks

  • Take note of the repairs to be carried out.
  • Disassemble and reassemble the equipment to be repaired.
  • Replace worn copper wires in sequence, depending on the type of equipment to be repaired.
  • Test the repaired equipment to ensure that it works properly.

Advancement and mobility

  • Experience leads to supervisory positions.

Training and requirements

Formation

Most training programs are offered in French only.

Secondary

DVS in Électromécanique de systèmes automatisés
Code : 5281

Placement rate: 82.4%

12.9% of graduates pursue further studies

More on graduates’ employment situation

WAP

This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program

  • Electric motor and electric material repairer-winder

Main skills and characteristics

Skills

  • Repair
  • Data collection
  • Troubleshooting
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Quality control analysis
  • Critical thought
  • Equipment selection
  • Solving complex problems
  • Information processing
  • Monitoring operations
  • Operations and control
  • Active listening
  • Judgment and decision-making
  • System analysis
  • Reading comprehension
  • Oral expression
  • Installation
More Less skills

Abilities

  • Digital dexterity
  • Awareness of issues
  • Near vision
  • Manual dexterity
  • Hand-arm stability
  • Information organization
  • Colour perception and distinction
  • Deductive reasoning
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Hearing sensitivity
  • Visualization
  • Written comprehension
  • Oral comprehension
  • Limb coordination
  • Control accuracy
  • Perception speed
  • Information processing speed
  • Processing flexibility
  • Reaction time
  • Auditory attention
  • Selective attention
  • Classification
  • Speed control
  • Verbal skills
  • Depth perception
  • Physical flexibility in extension
More Less abilities

Knowledge and attributes

  • Critical thinking
  • Focussed on results
  • Autonomy
  • Capacity to adapt
  • Knowledge of production and treatment
  • Rigour
  • Attention to detail
  • Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
  • Knowledge of engineering and technology
  • Sense of observation

Interests

  • Make, build, install
  • Work manually

Personality profiles (RIASEC)

Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Additional information

Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)

Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers  (CNP 94203)

Skill type

Manufacturing and utilities

Related occupations

  • Assemblers and inspectors, electrical appliance, apparatus and equipment manufacturing
  • Assemblers, fabricators and inspectors, industrial electrical motors and transformers
  • Electrical mechanics

See also

  • Glossary (PDF 229 Kb)
  • Québec emploi

Last update: January 29, 2026

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