Electrical Apprentice I

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Job purpose

Under the general direction of a journeyman electrician or foreman, the electrical apprentice will receive on the job and classroom training through attendance in the IECA 4-year Apprenticeship Program. The incumbent will need to have a general understanding of industrial construction and a minimum of four (4) months experience as a general laborer with Rural Electric before consideration will be granted to enroll the incumbent into the IECA Apprentice Program. The incumbent’s electrical work-related tasks will become more challenging /complex as the incumbent increases their knowledge and experience.

Workplace

: Workplace is intended to extend to and include any company-owned facility and/or property, contracted job site, and/or any other private (including a personal residence if working from home) or public property the Company conducts business; including third-party facilities where the employees may be conducting company business, fulfilling their work-related duties or assignments, and/or company-sponsored recreation, events, or training.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

• Duties include the job duties identified in the Laborer I, II, III job descriptions.
• Bending plastic or metal conduit as needed.
• Attend and successfully complete classroom training in electrical apprenticeship school – four (4) phases over four (4) years.
• Installing wiring devices, boxes, manholes and other related equipment.
• Installing support racks.
• Installing MCC’s, Transformers, Panelboards, PLC’s (Must be directly supervised by Journeyman).
• Pulling, terminating and testing wire (Must be directly supervised by Journeyman).
• Responsible to use the right tool for the job and using measuring equipment and hand tools to install conduit properly.
• Learning how to diagnose problems using electronic test equipment.
• Gaining knowledge...