Electrician

1 week ago

West Allis, United States City of West Allis Full time


Description

Keep our lights on and our streets safe as Electrician for the City of West Allis. Certified Journeyman or Master Electricians who enjoy working outside won‘t want to miss this opportunity. Perform the maintenance, inspection, and repair of electrical wiring systems and equipment, street lighting, lighting services in parks, playgrounds, and parking lots, lighting for public services and in public buildings, and the installation and maintenance of the traffic control system throughout the City. This position assures regular work and requires only local travel within the City of West Allis. We offer an unbeatable benefits package including contributory medical and fully paid dental, contributory dual pension program, generous time off, and an up to $2500 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.
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Examples of Duties

Installs, modifies, repairs, loads, and tests wiring, conduit circuits, outlets, fixtures, switches, switchboards, panel boards, transformers, and other equipment and devices in the size, type, and arrangement needed for proper and safe operations; tests, repairs, or replaces components of defective or worn out equipment such as motors, generators, storage batteries, and timing devices; performs preventive maintenance tasks including inspection, cleaning, oiling, and adjusting electrically operated systems, equipment, and devices, and locates underground cables as part of Diggers Hotline Network. In connection with low and high voltage systems, troubleshoots cable systems, locates shorts, opens, grounds, crosses, electrolysis damage, capacitance imbalance or cable breaks using such common electrical test devices as voltmeter, ohmmeter, megger, and high energy capacitance discharge unit (thumper); strings and pulls wires to proper tension and sag; installs and pulls cable underground from source of feed; splices and connects wires; repairs and replaces streetlight poles, bases, and luminaires; maintains and replaces beacon lights on top of the City water towers; directs the erection and raising of poles; inspects condition of transformers, switches, and cable; checks transformer operating temperature; tests insulating oil of transformers and oil switches for breakdown and contamination within substations, vaults, and buildings; checks voltage at secondary terminals and makes repairs to defective, loose, or corroded connections; operates tripping mechanism of primary circuit cutout and performs needed repair and replacement work; maintains and repairs low voltage control cabinets, including items such as breaker replacement, contractor repairs or replacements, and time clock maintenance; sketches circuits; estimates costs; requisitions materials and supplies.

An Electrician works from building plans, blueprints, wiring diagrams, engineering drawings, and electrical maintenance and repair manuals to plan and lay out the routing, placement, type, size, gauge, balance, load, continuity, and proper and safe operation of electrical lines, circuits, systems, equipment, and controls; recommends changes in procedures and processes to improve efficiency; supports initiatives such as strategic planning, LEAN, and innovation; maintains prompt, predictable, and regular physical attendance; provides truthful and accurate written and verbal communications; maintains the ability to competently and credibly testify in court; maintains ability to lawfully operate designated motor vehicles at all times that duties are performed; maintains ability to travel throughout and enter all different properties in the jurisdiction; performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications

An Electrician must be available to work nights, weekends, overtime, and at odd hours when emergency situations require such duty, and to serve on rotational watch duty when assigned, and possess the emotional intelligence, work ethic, accountability, and initiative to effectively perform the duties of the position.

Education, Training and Experience:

High school/trade school graduate or equivalent, the completion of an approved electrical apprenticeship and at least five years of recent paid work experience; OR high school/trade school graduate or equivalent and at least six years of recent paid work experience as a journey-level electrician. Experience must be broad enough to clearly indicate the required electrical knowledge and experience/background necessary to perform the type of work as listed under ‘Duties‘.

Competent with the use of an office computer/software including, but not limited to, Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Calendaring, Outlook), mobile devices such as an iPad, etc.

Completion of the National Incident Management System‘s (NIMS) ICS-100 and 700 training within 6 months of appointment.

Licenses and Certificates:

Possession of a valid Wisconsin driver‘s license; acceptable driving record per City Policy.

Possession of a Wisconsin Commercial Driver‘s License (Class B,C with air brakes) and Tanker (N) Endorsement within 12 months of appointment.

Entry Level: Possession of a valid Journeyman Certification or Industrial Journeyman Electrician Certificate by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.

Solid Professional: Certification as a Master Electrician with the State of Wisconsin.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Considerable knowledge of the principles, standard practices, materials, symbols, components, tools, and instruments of the electrical profession; considerable knowledge of the laws, codes, and standards of electrical construction and installation; thorough knowledge of the occupational hazards and safe work practices of the trade; ability to install, operate, maintain, and repair wiring systems, equipment controls, and related apparatus; ability to analyze and work from blueprints, sketches, specifications, and diagrams; ability to estimate costs for small electrical projects; skill in the use of hand tools common to the trade; familiarity with the setup of traffic cones and barricades in accordance with Wisconsin Transportation Information Center guidelines; ability to work in high places on ladders, scaffolding, and aerial lifts; ability to work in confined spaces and alongside high volumes of traffic; ability to understand and effectively carry out verbal and written instructions; ability to exercise sound judgment and make sound decisions; ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment; ability to quickly adapt and learn specialized software systems and databases; knowledge of computer applications and mobile devices such as an iPad; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse population of people with varied academic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds using tact, diplomacy, and courtesy, including, but not limited to, supervisors, coworkers, and the public; demonstrated ability to promote innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

RULES REGARDING THE UP TO $2500 SIGN ON BONUS

  1. Employee can NOT be currently employed by the City of West Allis.
  2. The sign on bonus is related to a certain level of qualifications and experience in the Electrician field.
  3. An agreement must be signed.


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