Electrician

Job Summary

Reporting to the General Maintenance Supervisor, the Electrician is responsible for planning, arranging, installing, and repairing wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus and control. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Essential Performance Requirements

• Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes
• Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings and flooring
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit
• Pulls wiring through conduit
• Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment
• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit breaker panels
• Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric range or motor, and installs grounding leads
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
• Repairs faulty equipment or systems
• Cuts and welds steel structural members

Service Excellence

Supervision Works under the general supervision of the General Maintenance Supervisor

The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Required Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Physical Demands and Work Environment Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus . Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Accommodations Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.