Electrical Apprentice

  • $15.00 - $20.00/hour
  • Electricians Apprentice

    Job Purpose:
    Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

    Essential Duties and/or Responsibilities:
    • Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
    • Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
    • Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
    • Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
    • Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
    • Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
    • Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
    • Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
    • Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
    • Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
    • Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws and punches.
    • String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.
    • Clean work area and wash parts.
    • Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.
    • Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
    • Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.
    • Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.

    Knowledge and Skills Required:
    • Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
    • Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
    • Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    • Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
    • Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
    • Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
    • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    • Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
    • Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
    • Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

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