ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE

Where: South Easton and surrounding areas

Pay: $18-25/hr DOE

Requirements: Must be in apprentice school with some field experience (MA or RI)

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work under the direction of a journeyman electrician
• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools
• Connect wiring in electrical circuits and networks ensuring compatibility
• Prepare and assemble conduits
• Work overtime when required
• Climb ladder with material or tools, load wire reels, lift lights into ceiling, dig trenches, hold material and use screw gun or screw driver
• Install various kinds of wires, cable and conduits in accordance with the requirements
• Pull wires, attach wires to fishtape and keep wire free from kinks or abrasion
• Connect conductors to switches, receptacles or appliances with proper methods of splicing, soldering and taping
• Use rotor strippers
• Maintain a safe work environment by observing and following all safety standards and procedures; complying with OSHA and RELCO standards
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes
• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous
• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures

 

Skills Requirements:

• Basic electrical and mechanical skills
• Experience in commercial or industrial electrical work
• Knowledge of the electrical code and the ability to research and retrieve information from the code book
• Ability to read, understand, analyze blueprints and schematic drawings
• Ability to follow directions and decipher technical information
• Ability to complete work in a neat, safe, and professional manner
• Knowledge of, and ability in, pipe bending, circuit wiring, feeders, services, fire alarm, wire pulling, underground, wiring electrical equipment
• Ability to plan and project weekly material and labor requirements

 

Certification Requirements:

• Must be in apprentice school either MA or RI
• Must be age 18 or older
• OSHA 10 certificate
• Valid driver's license
• GED or high school diploma

Character Requirements:

• Team player with the willingness and ability to learn
• Career oriented
• Timeliness: It is mandatory to be on time and at work everyday
• Hard working
• Positive attitude
• Neat and polite in presentation
• Good communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical information
• Desire to lead