Electrician, Facilities Management

Location

Bowling Green, KY Category: Staff Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Wed Aug 7 2024 Job Description:

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Duties may be added, deleted and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.

• Performs electrical work in installing, maintaining, altering and repairing wiring, power appliances, light machinery and electrical circuits
• Installs new electrical circuits by connecting wires to circuit breakers, transformers or other components
• Repair or replace wiring, equipment or fixtures using hand tools or power tools
• Test electrical systems or continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment or fixtures using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters or oscilloscopes to ensure compatibility and safety of systems
• Installs, maintains and repairs electric motors, generators and related complex electrical and mechanical equipment
• Installs electrical fixtures and appliances in newly constructed or remodeled buildings
• Properly bends and installs all types of electrical conduit
• Repair motors and electrical systems on the university farms
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment or components to identify hazards, defects or the need for adjustment or repair and to ensure compliance with codes
• Locates and corrects power failures, short circuits and other electrical faults
• Performs electrical work on lighting timers, and photoelectric controls
• Installs, repairs, and or replaces panel boards & overcurrent devices
• Make emergency repairs to elevators, generators and other electrical apparatus, appliances and equipment. (Must be available for emergency call-in per university call-in procedures)
• Replaces florescent and HID ballasts
• Installs underground cables
• Replaces incandescent, fluorescent, and HID lamps
• Marks underground utilities for contract...