Electrician Apprentice

As a Electrician Apprentice, you will play a critical role in wiring, installing, troubleshooting, and testing instruments and PLCs.

• Working from diagrams and schematics, wires instruments to prepare the site for automation system design and programming.

• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit.

• Installs tubing for instruments.

• Pulls wiring through conduit and labels appropriately.

• Connects wiring to controllers and instruments.

• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments such as (ohm, volt, amp) meter, voltmeter, amp meter and/or multimeter.

• Mounts instruments and PLCs in panels using a variety of hand tools.

• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.

• Travel may be required depending on the project.

• Standard tools used include hand tools, power tools (saws, drills), machinery (conduit cutters), multimeters, tubing bender and cutters.

• Previous experience with tools and equipment such as a Sawzall, drills, etc.

• Previous experience running conduit such as EMT and Rigid

• Previous experience with conduit benders

• Previous experience with installing enclosures

• Previous experience with installing stainless steel pneumatic tubing

• Previous experience with cable tray

• Previous experience with terminations

• Previous experience with material/manpower takeoffs