Industrial Electrician

ISSUED

10/22/2025

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Position

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN Salary: $27.38 Per Hour Department: WATER UTILITIES Division: Water Utilities/Operations and Maintenance Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., Monday - Friday; may be required to work overtime, stand-by, nights, weekends, and holidays. Other: Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Valid Florida Driver's License and PBC Risk Management Department driving history approval prior to appointment. Respiratory screen/chest x-ray and Hearing Loss Test required for selected candidate.

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County-Wide 31384

Works on live circuits from low voltage to high voltage on a daily basis. Duties include, but are not limited to: Installing/troubleshooting issues for electrical motors, pumps, panels, disconnects, generators, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), soft starts, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Troubleshoots three-phase electrical panels with the following voltages: 115 volts, 230 volts, 480 volts, and 4,160 volts switchgear. Isolates switchgear, including breakers, transformers, transfer switches, generators, and control panels. Exercises independent judgment concerning equipment in service, during standby duty, or off-duty hours. Isolates and/or switches power to electrical load centers from one center to the next; interprets drawings and schematics for troubleshooting electrical control circuits, live and isolated; identifies electrical hazards; applies proper knowledge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and utilizes such as required. Performs a variety of electrical maintenance tasks concerning plant equipment and its related auxiliaries, such as VFDs, soft starts, and PLCs. Interacts with management, staff, and the public to identify and resolve service needs; determines the amount of materials, supplies, equipment, and time needed to complete assigned work. QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation from high school or an equivalent recognized certification; minimum of four (4) years of journey-level experience in the maintenance, repair, and installation of electronic and heavy electrical equipment, industrial electrical and electronic control systems.

*PREFERENCE FOR**:* Licensed Master Electrician (copy of License must be uploaded to online application within three [3] business days of application submittal); completion of a vocational program, Associate's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in an electrical-related field; VFD installation/programming experience; experience using Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)/Allen-Bradley PLC software; two (2) or more years of experience working in a water and wastewater operations environment.

All employees of Palm Beach County may be required to work before, during and/or after a natural or man-made disaster or hurricane.

In accordance with Affirmative Action requirements of Sec. 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the County provides reasonable accommodation. If you need a reasonable accommodation for interviewing or initial employment, please notify the Palm Beach County BCC Human Resources Department. EO/AA Employer M/F/D/V; (Drug Free Work Place).