Electrician

This position is responsible for installing, modifying, repairing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and testing, new and existing electrical wires, circuits, systems and associated fixtures, controls, and equipment.

• Works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment and controls;
• Interprets basic electronic terms and symbols when reading technical / system diagrams and schematics;
• Applies a variety of electrical formulas, tables, charts, and color codes in order to mount, ground and install wiring and equipment for electrical / electronic systems;
• Determines and places distribution panels, boxes, fittings and connections, and installs wiring couplings, conduit, relays, fixtures, transformers and other electrical devices;
• Inspects electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers;
• Identifies electrical problems using a variety of testing devices;
• Interprets and applies state and local building regulations based on the National Electrical Code;
• Traces hard-to-locate defects or problems associated with the completion of repairs and installations;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule : 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm ; Monday-Friday

Position Description Title / PD# : Electrician / PD01152A and PD1152A

Physical Requirements : Repairs and installations are made from ladders, scaffolding, platforms and other hard-to-reach places. This requires the employee to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, and working in tiring positions. The work requires frequently lifting and carrying of tools, equipment and parts that weigh up to 20 pounds and occasionally up to 40 pounds.

The work is performed both inside and outside. The electrician is sometimes required to make repairs and installations in bad weather and work in areas that are noisy, dirty, dusty, and greasy on scaffolding or cranes at heights of 30 feet or more and in close quarters such as manholes and attics. There is exposure to the possibility of injury from falling, electrical shock, burns, and injuries from rotary devices such as electrical motors and its frequently exposed to the possibility of cuts and bruises.