Industrial Electrician

Do you envision a workplace where every team member works together to create an amazing workplace experience? Do you want to be part of a dedicated group of professionals who consistently deliver excellence to reach our common goal of a best in class working environment? If you have a positive can-do attitude and a drive for success, Amentum is looking for you!  We are seeking a Electrician for our client site in La Jolla, CA. The successful candidate will have outstanding skills and will be committed to working with others to deliver best in class, unparalleled excellence in customer service and satisfaction.  

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $45.00 -$50.00 per hour (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.

This position includes competitive pay and top-shelf benefits package
- •    Medical and dental insurance
•    Paid vacation:
o    Two weeks during year 1
o    Three Weeks during years 1 through 5
o    Four weeks during years 5 through 9.99
o    Five weeks after year 10
•    Company paid short term disability
•    Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•    401K: Amentum matches a percentage of compensation up to 6% of your pay that you contribute
•    10 Paid Flexible Holidays
•    Tuition Reimbursement
•    Paid Parental Leave
•    Other voluntary benefits offered: Supplemental Health Insurance, Identity Protection, Legal Plan, Pet Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Program, Employee Purchase Program, Employee Discount Program, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Stock Purchase Plan

The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm, however, various hours may be required based on business demand.

As a Facilities Electrician, you will be responsible for daily support activities, including:

As the Facilities Electrician, you will be expected to:

Be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert in the troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical services and components up to 480 volts in a pharmaceutical research environment. 

The primary responsibilities will be operation and maintenance of the sites electrical distribution system including operation of protective relay systems, troubleshooting outages and faults, and planning preventive and predictive maintenance.

Effectively communicates with the site management team and the customer to understand requirements, solve electrical problems, and provide solutions.

The Electrician must have the ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. General Maintenance of equipment will also be required.

• Trouble shoots, assembles, installs, operates, calibrates, dismantles, and repairs all types of electrical equipment.
• Properly maintains and controls the electrical distribution system to provide a reliable source of electricity to all areas.
• May serve as maintenance advisor to engineering in material selection, documentation, calibration, testing and problem-solving methodology, project scope and follow up.
• Maintains electrical systems from 50-volt instrumentation to complex boiler and chiller controls with voltages up to 600 volts.
• Maintains and controls site-wide distribution systems.
• Performs preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance on all electrical equipment and distribution systems.
• Infrared Thermography Scanning of sites electrical gear.
• Utilizes test equipment to test motors, control circuits, motor drives, UPS systems, batteries, grounding, isolated power, ground-fault circuits/outlets, voltage, and other load conditions.
• Inspects and performs safety tests on lighting/outlet circuits, generators, motors, appliances, tools, etc.
• Ensures all circuits are properly protected and systems/equipment are installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the NEC and other regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates work with outside contractors.
• Performs preventive / predictive maintenance on industrial electrical control and operating systems as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
• Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations.
• Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and utilizes PPE as required.
• Operates a variety of e