Electrician Helper

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Requirements:

• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Problem solving, troubleshooting, and judgment skills required and must have knowledge of tools and instruments required to perform maintenance, new installations and troubleshooting.
• Positive, confident and motivated attitude with the desire to work in a fast-paced, energetic team environment required
• Proven experience as an electrician helper
• Experience in industrial and/or commercial electrical systems
• Demonstrable ability to use electrical and hand tools (e.g. wire strippers, voltmeter etc.) and electrical drawings and blueprints
• Thorough knowledge of safety procedures and legal regulations and guidelines
• Excellent physical condition and flexibility to work long shifts and overnight

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Must have the ability to push, pull, and lift material up to 50 pounds and perform tasks that involve stooping, walking, bending, searching for items and standing for periods of time
• Fine motor skills – much of an electrician helper’s work involves the manipulation of small, hard-to-grip, and hard-to-reach wires and other materials. Electrician helpers rely on small tools or their hands alone to facilitate this work
• Ability to uphold the stress of traveling
• Ability to move and operate project specific equipment including pushing, pulling, bending and climbing.
• Ability to understand work instructions
• vision and depth perception – when cutting, pulling, or installing electrical wiring, electrician helpers distinguish between different wires based on their colors. Accordingly, electrician helpers are able to differentiate between different colors. They also perceive depth well and can identify and distinguish electrical materials at varying distances
• Need to get into awkward positions weekly when working in cramped work places, such as crawl spaces under floor

Essential Functions:

• Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
• Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
• Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
• Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
• Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws and punches.
• Clean work area and wash parts.
• Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
• Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
• Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
• Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools..