Electrician

Overview

Electrician position at Western Illinois University, Macomb Campus. Appointment type: creating a pool of applicants for permanent and extra help positions. Hourly wage: $44.10 (Prevailing Wage).

• Installs and maintains electrical systems that operate on alternating or direct current circuits, generators, transformers, and appliances through panels, switches, meters, and circuit breakers.
• Repairs motors and other electrical/electronic controls.
• Repairs and maintains electrical switchboards, panels, street lights, household appliances, air conditioners, furnaces, public address systems, and other apparatus utilizing electricity or its effects.
• Installs, repairs, and maintains electrical, electronic, and direct digital control systems, fire and security alarm systems, and associated electrical, electronic, and fiber optic equipment.
• Performs record keeping for systems installed or maintained.
• Operates equipment used for electrical construction work, maintenance work, or electrical repair work.
• May act as lead worker to other electricians, laborers, and others as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work location:

Macomb Campus

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience sufficient to qualify as a journeyman Electrician, with a minimum of five (5) years (60 months) of actual work in the trade, including apprenticeship or vocational training. The trade includes installing, maintaining, and/or repairing electrical systems, generators, transformers, motors and other electrical/electronic controls, electrical switchboards, and apparatus utilizing electricity, electrical, electronic and direct digital control systems, fire and alarm systems, and associated electrical, electronic and fiber optic equipment.
• For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). The degree must be conferred at the time of application.

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). Benefits include health insurance plans (HMO’s, OAP’s, QCHP, and CDHP), dental insurance, vision plan, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), supplemental long-term disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) supplemental retirement plans and 457(b) deferred compensation plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). Other benefits include paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA. For a full list of benefits, visit the WIU Benefits homepage.

Questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact the benefits team at HR-Benefits or by calling . For questions on WIU about the institution, see the About WIU page.