Job Description
Job Description
Summary :
The Electrician repairs, maintains, and installs wiring, motors, transformers, generators, lighting, and other electrical systems.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned :
- Inspects and tests electrical lighting, signal, communication and power circuits and equipment.
- Isolates defects in wiring, switches, motors and other electrical equipment, using suitable testing instruments
- Examines and tests elements of electrical systems to locate obvious faults, such as blown fuses, short circuits, broken wires, loose connections, and worn motor brushes.
- Replaces faulty switches, sockets, plugs, fuses, insulators, and other simple elements of electrical systems fixtures and appliances.
- Renews circuits either by isolating and cutting out defective wiring and replacing it with new wiring or by splicing ends of broken wires.
- Replaces defective equipment parts such as gears, bushings and bearings and other related electrical parts.
- As required, estimate materials needed and record time and materials expended on each work order.
- Will have minor supervisory duties when other tradesman is assigned to assist in the work of the electrician
- Installs / re-routes telecommunication lines in offices and classrooms.
- Installs conduit, wire, receptacles, switches, fixtures, etc. for new / remodel projects.
- Assist tradesmen when directed.
- Conduct routine building inspections to assess needs relating to electrical work and maintenance.
- Complete and / or maintain department records relating to the position.
- Responsible for general maintenance in assigned buildings.
- Perform preventive maintenance work on a wide variety of equipment in assigned buildings.
- Conducts routine maintenance, testing and inspections of backup power sources such as generators, batteries and ups.
- Perform daily mechanical inspection rounds in assigned buildings and log critical information.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Complete quarterly training assignments that are identified in the structured personal developed plan.
- Complete an approved craft self-assessment within 30 days of signature date
Qualification :
Minimum five years of experience as maintenance electrician.An electrician's apprenticeship or equivalent on-the-job training.Education (Preferred) :High school graduate GED or equivalent vocational training school.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :
Electrician License#ZRNC