Electrician - Austin Industrial - (La Porte, TX)

Requirements

• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes
• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system
• Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet state regulations
• Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes
• Direct and train workers to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures
• Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring and equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes
• Use a variety of tools and equipment such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment including oscilloscopes, ammeters, and test lamps
• Install ground leads and connect power cables to equipment, such as motors
• Perform business management duties such as maintaining records and files, preparing reports and ordering supplies and equipment
• Repair or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools
• Work from ladders, scaffolds, and roofs to install, maintain or repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures
• Place conduit (pipes or tubing) inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes
• Construct and fabricate parts, using hand tools and specifications
• Fasten small metal or plastic boxes to walls to house electrical switches or outlets
• Perform physically demanding tasks, such as digging trenches to lay conduit and moving and lifting heavy objects
• Provide preliminary sketches and cost estimates for materials and services
• Aid during emergencies by operating floodlights and generators, placing flares, and driving needed vehicles