Electrical Apprentice

Where: Smithfield and surrounding areas

Pay: $18-25/hr DOE + excellent benefit package

Requirements: Must be in apprentice school (or completed) with some field experience (RI)

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work under the direction of a journeyman electrician


• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools


• Connect wiring in electrical circuits and networks ensuring compatibility


• Prepare and assemble conduits


• Work overtime when required


• Climb ladder with material or tools, load wire reels, lift lights into ceiling, dig trenches, hold material and use screw gun or screw driver


• Install various kinds of wires, cable and conduits in accordance with the requirements


• Pull wires, attach wires to fishtape and keep wire free from kinks or abrasion


• Connect conductors to switches, receptacles or appliances with proper methods of splicing, soldering and taping


• Use rotor strippers


• Maintain a safe work environment by observing and following all safety standards and procedures; complying with OSHA and RELCO standards


• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem


• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes


• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous


• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures

Skills Requirements:

• Basic electrical and mechanical skills


• Experience in commercial or industrial electrical work


• Knowledge of the electrical code and the ability to research and retrieve information from the code book


• Ability to read, understand, analyze blueprints and schematic drawings


• Ability to follow directions and decipher technical information


• Ability to complete work in a neat, safe, and professional manner


• Knowledge of, and ability in, pipe bending, circuit wiring, feeders, services, fire alarm, wire pulling, underground, wiring electrical equipment


• Ability to plan and project weekly material and labor requirements

Certification Requirements:

• Must be in apprentice school either MA or RI


• Must be age 18 or older


• OSHA 10 certificate


• Valid driver's license


• GED or high school diploma

Character Requirements:

• Team player with the willingness and ability to learn


• Career oriented


• Timeliness: It is mandatory to be on time and at work everyday


• Hard working


• Positive attitude


• Neat and polite in presentation


• Good communication skills


• Ability to communicate technical information


• Desire to lead

Relco, a Crete United Company is an equal opportunity employer, considering all applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state of federal law. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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