What are the responsibilities and job description for the Apprentice Electrician position at River Cities Engineering?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Starting at $18.00 per hour (DOE)
Summary
Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures following blueprints and wiring diagrams for homes, businesses, and industrial plants under the supervision of a journeyman or master electrician.Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.May install or service lights or electrical control systems.
Primary Responsibilities
- Learn and apply electrical theory and terminology through enrollment in our company apprenticeship program
- Learn, develop, and apply the practices, methods, tools, materials, and equipment of the Electricians trade
- Learn to read and draw simple electrical sketches
- Learn and adhere to the occupational hazards of the Electricians trade and necessary safety precautions
- Learn and develop skills regarding National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Learn and develop skills regarding local and state electrical codes.
- Assist a skilled Electrician by supplying materials, equipment, and tools at the job site
- Participate as a trainee in installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of wiring systems and other electrical fixtures and electric or electronic equipment
- Perform less difficult or routine installations and repairs of motors and generators, and make connections and terminations
- Participate in stringing wires and cables, and in installing conduit
- Install, replace, or adjust light bulbs, belts, or similar objects
- Draw, interpret, and read graphic instructions such as blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, or other visual aids
- Perform heavy manual labor requiring manual dexterity under varying weather conditions
- Perform physical inventory of materials
- Observe, compare, or monitor data to determine compliance with prescribed operating or safety standards
- Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service
- Comply with company, customer, and OSHA safety requirements
- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others
- Participate in company safety / medical tests (e.g. background and drug screenings, physicals, hearing tests, etc.)
- Other duties as assigned
Job Specifications
NOTICE
Continuing employment will depend upon satisfactory progress and completion of a prescribed four-year apprenticeship training program, during which the progress of the apprentice is periodically evaluated.Employment may be terminated if the apprentice does not progress satisfactorily in either apprenticeship training or performance on the job.
REASONABLEACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily.A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with a covered disability to perform the essential functions of the position as long as an undue hardship is not imposed.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending plan, 401(k) plus matching, paid time off, paid holidays, paid bereavement, company apparel allowance. Relocation will not be offered for this position.
River Cities Engineering is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and genetic information. We are also an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.
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