Electrician

Job ID

FM9994-3403-1923

Position Classification

FT Staff IUOE

Position Summary

Under general supervision for routine, scheduled tasks and direct supervision for more complex tasks, inspects, maintains, tests, repairs, installs, and modifies electrical systems and all related equipment, fixtures, wiring, and appliances at the University.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Services a variety of electrical systems and equipment including lighting, alarm, signal, control, and power circuits.
• Examines and tests distribution panels, controls, circuits, fixtures, and motors to locate malfunctions such as blown fuses, short circuits, broken wires, loose connections, and worn motor brushes.
• Repairs electrical circuits and equipment by replacing faulty switches, sockets, plugs, fuses, insulators, and other components in the electrical system.
• Performs preventative maintenance on motors, generators, circuits, and other electrical equipment as scheduled.
• Assists employees and contractors in the installation of machinery and equipment.
• Fabricates and installs specialized electrical devices and modifies electrical systems as required.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit using hand and power tools.
• Reviews blueprints, construction documents, and diagrams to assist in the planning of modifications or repairs to the electrical and related systems.
• Maintains the electrical safety program, tests, and inspections.
• Plans, estimates/quotes, and acquires materials and supplies for jobs.
• Coordinates work with employees in other classifications.
• Periodically assists in orienting, training, assigning, and checking the work of employees in lower classifications.
• Performs corrective maintenance, inspections, preventative maintenance, surveys, tasks, and tests of assigned areas, buildings, equipment, machinery, spaces, and systems. Reports findings, discrepancies, deficiencies, and necessary corrective action to management.
• Maintains the proper condition and appearance of areas, buildings, equipment, machinery, spaces, systems, and tools as assigned or directed by management.
• Documents activities, events, and occurrences with work orders, reports, schedules, logs, and journals as directed by management.
• Applies knowledge of general methods, procedures, safety, and techniques of the applicable trade.
• Applies and develops skills in methods, procedures, safety, techniques, equipment use, and tool use of the applicable trade.
• Maintains inventory of all related equipment, hardware, and supplies.
• Records data for service history, purchasing, and inventory.
• Cleans and leaves area of work in same condition or cleaner than prior to beginning of work.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by management.