Electrician

Job Summary: Install, connect, test and maintain electrical systems for a variety of purposes, including climate control, lighting, security, and communications, as well as maintaining electronic controls for machines in business and industry

Responsibilities: 

• Plans, diagrams, installs and repairs electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment such as switches, relays, and circuit breaker panels
• Measure, cut, bend, assemble, and install electrical conduit (piping or tubing), and pull wire through conduit; Connect wire to circuit breakers, transformers, outlets, or other components
• Test continuity of circuits to ensure compatibility and safety components, using instruments such as the ohmmeter, ammeter, voltmeter, oscilloscope, megger, and other testing equipment
• Assemble, install, and wire electrical systems that operate heating, lighting, power, air conditioning, and refrigeration components; electrical equipment and controls; and signal and communication systems
• Use hand tools such as conduit benders, screwdrivers, pliers, knives, wire strippers, hacksaws, pipe threaders, as well as power tools like drills and saws
• For safety and job performance, must be familiar with the National Electrical Code (NEC), designed to protect people and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity
• Performs other related duties as required

Working Conditions:  

• Electrical Hazards
• Varying weather conditions
• Varying customer environments (Food Grade, Etc.)
• Varying schedules & extended hours

• High school diploma or GED. 
• State electrician license 
• Ability to lift objects up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to work in heights
• Ability to climb & work on ladders
• Ability to see in full color (electrical wire is identified by color)
• Manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination, physical fitness and good sense of balance
• Bend, stoop, climb, stand, stretch, reach and lift arms above shoulder height repeatedly or continually over time
• Safety, Lock-out/Tag-out, HAZMAT, Forklift, Electrostatic Discharge, and ARC Flash knowledge.
• National Electrical Code (NEC), Comm 16 & NECA Standards knowledge
• Good math skills, including basic algebra

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years electrical related experience or have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the above-mentioned tasks
• Ability to read and/or understand electrical diagrams & blueprints
• Flexibility to travel long distances to job sites or to stay overnight out of town
• Ability to work on-call rotation
• Independence skills: a self-starter with the ability to work efficiently on their own 
• Good attendance history