Maintenance Electrician; Part-Time

Canton Maintenance Electrician (Part-Time)

This is a part‑time position with the City of Canton. Employees may work up to twenty‑nine hours per week, with schedules determined by the City. The role offers paid vacation, sick time, and a retirement plan.

An employee in this classification performs routine and preventive maintenance and repair of all electrical equipment and controls.

• Responsible for proper functioning of all electrical equipment.
• Physical mobility required for walking, bending, climbing, and stooping to inspect equipment.
• Must lift tools, work materials, and motor starting equipment.

• Checks motors for proper electrical loading.
• Determines circuit amperage; cleans, adjusts, and repairs motor starting equipment.
• Wires new equipment and provides temporary wiring for movable equipment.
• Cleans motors; checks and maintains high‑voltage switchgears and transformers.
• Assists contractors with proper installation.
• Repairs or replaces circuit breakers from 12 V to 600 V.
• Works with 12,000 V power fuses; installs new lighting fixtures and repairs existing equipment.

• Thorough knowledge of electricity, motors, motor controls, various lighting technologies, and National Electric Code.
• Ability to interpret vendor and engineer wiring diagrams, diagnose electrical problems, and make necessary corrections.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Completion of electrical training at a technical school.
• Minimum of five years of related and relevant experience.
• Or a combination of knowledge, training, and experience that provides required knowledge and skills.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or possess a permanent residence card. They must be high‑school graduates or GED holders, at least eighteen years old, and possess a valid driver’s license. This is an open examination.

Incentive pay applies to employees in this classification who hold a Class I, II, or III Certificate issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and are employees of the Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).