The Electrician function specializes in the installation, repairs and maintenance of electrical components, wiring and electrical equipment in all machinery and facilities.
Compensation
Current 2026 Wage rate of $37.10/hour plus shift premium. Effective January 1, 2027 wage rate increases to $39.10/hour plus shift premium
Responsibilities
Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
Figures layout, installs, and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment, such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts, using hand tools and power tools.
Installs, connects, tests, and sustains electrical systems for a variety of purposes, including climate control, security, and communications.
Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit, using tools, such as hacksaw, pipe threader, and conduit bender.
The Electrician will participate in the installation or maintenance and inspection of electrical systems and associated processes.
Responsibilities
Prepare sketches showing location of wiring and equipment, or follow blueprints, ensuring that concealed wiring is installed before and completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring
measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit
Oversees or participates in wire installation with conduit and cable trays
Perform other routine duties as directed by workplace leader, electrical panels, and standby generation
Avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and electrical codes
Plan, layout, install, and repair wiring, conduit, electrical fixtures, apparatus and control equipment.
Responsibilities
Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment or follows diagrams or blueprints insuring that concealed wiring is installed before completion of future walls, ceilings, and flooring.
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using such tools as a hacksaw, pipe threader, rules and conduit benders.
Pulls wiring through conduit, assisted by helper.
Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads with knife or pliers, twisting or soldering wires together and applying tape or terminal caps.
Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment using hand tools.
Responsible for reading blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: location, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Identify all tools required for tasks and identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
Responsibilities
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using such tools as a hacksaw, pipe threader, rules and conduit benders
Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit- breaker panels, and fastens in place with crews or bolts using hand or power tools
Test continuity of circuit to insure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer and oscilloscope
Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
Disassembles and repairs defective electrical equipment or systems
Responsible for reading blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: location, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Identify all tools required for tasks and identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
Responsibilities
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using such tools as a hacksaw, pipe threader, rules and conduit benders
Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit- breaker panels, and fastens in place with crews or bolts using hand or power tools
Test continuity of circuit to insure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer and oscilloscope
Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
Disassembles and repairs defective electrical equipment or systems
Assist journeyman in the planning, lay-out, installation, testing and repair of all aspects of substation construction in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes and industry standards.
Responsibilities
Use appropriate hand and power tools to measure, cut, assemble and install electrical conduits, cable and duct banks
Hand dig ditches and holes
Install control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays and circuit‑breaker panels and grounding leads
Work with high and low voltage systems
Help test continuity of circuits using testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery, buzzer and oscilloscope
Responsible for reading blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: location, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Identify all tools required for tasks and identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
Responsibilities
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using such tools as a hacksaw, pipe threader, rules and conduit benders
Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit- breaker panels, and fastens in place with crews or bolts using hand or power tools
Test continuity of circuit to insure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer and oscilloscope
Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
Disassembles and repairs defective electrical equipment or systems
Responsible for reading blueprints and specification to determine the scope of work: location, quantities, and sizes of materials required. Identify all tools required for tasks and identify safety risks and the precautions required to eliminate those risks.
Responsibilities
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit using such tools as a hacksaw, pipe threader, rules and conduit benders
Installs control and distribution apparatus, such as switches, relays and circuit- breaker panels, and fastens in place with crews or bolts using hand or power tools
Test continuity of circuit to insure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer and oscilloscope
Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement
Disassembles and repairs defective electrical equipment or systems
Measuring, cutting, bending, threading, assembling, and installing various types of wire & conduit
Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers
Test continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope
Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools
Follow state and local building regulations based on the National Electric Code
Measuring, cutting, bending, threading, assembling, and installing various types of wire & conduit
Inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers
Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as ohmmeter, battery and buzzer, and oscilloscope
Repair or replace wiring, equipment, or fixtures using hand tools and power tools
Follow state and local building regulations based on the National Electric Code