Electrician; La Porte, Tx - Austin Industrial

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools. Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.

• Must be able to read blueprints and schematics proficiently to perform duties.
• Must have worked as an Industrial Electrician for a minimum of 4 years.
• Must know basic electrical theory, for example, Ohm’s law.
• Must be able to install and modify cable tray using hand tools and power tools.
• Must be able to bend and cut conduit using hand saws, hand tube bending equipment, and power or hydraulic cutting and tube bending devices.
• Must be proficient in cable pulling methods used to run cable through specified pathways.
• Must be able to use specialized electrical tools such as ohm meters, multi-meters, and terminating devices.
• Must be able to terminate low voltage equipment and cable/wiring.
• Must have mechanical and electrical knowledge of components relative to an Industrial Plant.
• Must be able to troubleshoot equipment and systems for electrical malfunctions.
• Must be able to identify different types, gauges, and colors of cables and wires.
• Must be a licensed Journeyman Electrician.
• Must hold NCCER certification for Industrial Journeyman Electrician.
• Other duties as assigned.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger and handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, taste, or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Education: No minimum education requirements.

Certifications/ Licenses: Journeyman TDLR, NCCER, TWIC, and DL.

Experience: 3-5 years of Journeyman level experience.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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