Apprentice Electrican
Summary
Title: | Apprentice Electrican |
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ID: | 1002 |
Department: | Field Operations |
Description
Job Title
Apprentice ElectricianScope of Work
Work will consist of helping Journeymen Electricians with the installation, alterations, additions, and/or repairs of electrical systems and equipment.
Responsibilities
Assist electricians by performing installation and other tasks under their direct supervision. Specific responsibilities include:
- Understand and follow all safety and work instructions. Ask questions until you are confident that you understand how to perform the work safely.
- Install conduit, wire, and equipment under the supervision of a Journeyman electrician.
- Anticipate the needs of the Journeyman electrician and prepare tools and materials to assist in the installation. A skilled apprentice will often be ready with the proper item before being asked.
- Load and unload materials from trucks. Deliver materials to other electricians.
- Maintain cleanliness of worksite and tools. Work to leave the worksite at least as clean as when we arrived to do the work.
- Show professionalism to the electrical trade by being punctual, prepared, neat, and reliable. Other electricians will spend more time teaching those apprentices that show a true interest in the work and a dedication to the trade.
- Learn to find tasks and work on your own when your journeyman electrician gets tied up on other tasks. You can always find something productive to do – even if it is just cleaning up and organizing materials.
Requirements
- Current Oklahoma Apprentice Electrician License.
- Previous experience in electrical field (depending on apprentice classification)
- OSHA 10-Hour Construction Certification.
- High School Graduate, GED, or equivalent.
- Valid Driver’s License (required to operate ICO vehicles).
- Aerial Lift Certification (may be obtained through ICO).
Working Conditions
- Working locations are both indoors and outdoors. Outdoor locations may be subject to all weather conditions. Indoor locations may be subject to heat or cold.
- Restroom facilities will always be available, but may consist of portable facilities.
- Work from all types of ladders.
- Perform work at various heights from ladders, scaffolds, aerial lifts, platforms, or other areas. ICO will provide all necessary safety training and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for working at heights.
- Wear PPE as required, including hard hats, safety glasses, steel toed boots, hearing protection, and other equipment.
- Repetitive use of arms, hands, and fingers.
- Able to work up to 12 hours per day, 40 hours per week, overtime and night shifts as required.
Skills
- Read and understand English. Communicate with others in English as needed when performing work and safety related tasks.
- Read and understand electrical schematics, blueprints, and electrical manuals.
- Bend conduit with a variety of conduit benders.
- Use power tools, including band saws, drills, threaders, tuggers, and benders.
- Operate two-handed equipment, including cutters, drills, and saws.
- Capable of digging trenches either with hand tools or power equipment.
- Understand and comply with ICO Safety Rules.
- Operate and work from Aerial Lifts.
- Understand how to safely de-energize equipment to place it in an Electrically Safe Working Condition before performing any work.
Physical Function
- Must be able to bend, stoop, squat, crawl, climb, kneel, balance, push, pull, and reach overhead.
- Routine lifting of objects up to 50 pounds such as drills, conduit benders, pipe threaders, cable pullers, and other equipment related to the electrical trade
- Subject to standing or walking for long periods of time.
- Subject to climbing stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, and work at heights above 30 feet.
- Possess good vision (normal or corrected). Be able to identify colored wires.