Electronic Instrument Trades Workers (Special Class)

Electronic Instrument Trades Workers (Special Class) install, modify, maintain and repair complex electronic instruments and control systems which involve a combination of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles.

What the job involves

• Examines and tests machines, equipment, instruments and control systems to diagnose faults

• Adjusts, repairs and replaces worn and defective parts and wiring, and maintains machines, equipment and instruments, as well as advising users of correct operating procedures to prevent malfunction

• Installs electronic instruments and control systems

• Applies knowledge of electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles in commissioning and maintaining control systems