Electrician

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This role completes advanced electrical repairs and assists in the day-to-day mechanical repairs. In addition, completes advanced repairs and adjustments to electrical devices as well as basic mechanical repairs as necessary. Performs advanced preventative maintenance on all machinery as assigned and successfully troubleshoots mechanical and electrical problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Duties

• Repairs, installs, replaces and tests electrical circuits, equipment and appliances using necessary hand tools and testing instruments.
• Inspects and tests electrical lighting, signal, communication, fire alarm, 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 General Laborer or Student Worker is assigned to assist in the work of the Electrician.
• Install new and additional electrical work, remodeling, etc.
• Perform maintenance and repair of motors, relays, magnetic starters, transformers, etc.
• Install electrical conduit for installation of new equipment and wiring.
• Be capable of installing and interconnecting transformers and repairing, maintaining, altering or installing wiring, cabling, and electrical equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical...