Apprentice Electrician

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Oct 28, 2025 - The Apprentice Electrician installs, maintains, and repairs electrical systems and machinery, ensuring proper operation of motors, generators, switchboards, and power circuits. This position diagnoses and resolves electrical issues, replaces faulty parts, and performs regular inspections to maintain equipment efficiency. The apprentice also prepares wiring diagrams, installs conduits, and reports defects or unusual conditions to supervisors while adhering to safety regulations.

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1. Apprentice Electrician, Greenfield Electrical Services, Springfield, IL

Job Summary:

• Assist with panel and battery upgrades
• Run conduit, pull wires and terminate circuits
• Bend pipes, mount equipment and hardware to walls and mounting hardware to walls,
• Take inventory of parts needed at the job site
• Prepare workspace and load and unload materials from the vehicle
• Sort through and gather parts, materials, and tools for jobs each day
• Navigate and drive to various residential job sites within specified windows of time
• Enter notes into CRM (Salesforce) and upload photos of completed work to shared cloud storage (Box)
• Provide superior customer service to homeowners
• Maintain a clean and presentable working environment

Skills on Resume:

• Panel Upgrade Assistance (Hard Skills)
• Conduit and Wire Work (Hard Skills)
• Pipe Bending and Mounting (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Job Site Navigation (Soft Skills)
• CRM and Cloud Updates (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)

2. Apprentice Electrician, Beacon Electric Contractors, St. Louis, MO

Job Summary:

• Install centrifugal and submersible pump systems for tanks.
• Competency with basic plumbing principles and basic electrical principles
• Install and program variable frequency drive controllers to specified settings.
• Install and maintain post-tank filtration systems, which often include UV lamps and carbon/sediment filters.
• Install and maintain 2-way and 3-way actuated flow valves and their associated float switches.
• Install and maintain TCEQ compliant pump and filtration systems, which may include chlorinators, lead/lag controllers for dual pump systems, etc.
• Install and maintain stormwater mitigation controllers which may have timer-derived draw down systems.
• Troubleshoot problems and fix issues with any of the above components.
• Assist with the building of water tanks when necessary

Skills on Resume:

• Plumbing and Electrical Principles (Hard Skills)
• Filtration System Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Actuated Flow Valve Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• TCEQ Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Troubleshooting (Soft Skills)

3. Apprentice Electrician, Bright Future Electric, Denver, CO

Job Summary:

• Responsible for servicing, installing, and replacing electrical water heaters.
• Represent Reliance in a professional, courteous and customer service-oriented manner on each and every call.
• Assist in diagnosis and repair electrical problems in domestic electrical systems, including fault-finding, panel changes, generator installation, knob and tube removal, home rewiring, etc.
• Set priorities and work assignments to meet established deadlines.
• Perform and assist electrician in diagnostics, repair, maintain, service and install equipment in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
• Adhere to all safety rules and procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Perform general and specific equipment inspections.
• Educate customers on electrical work in homes.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all modern equipment and regulations.
• Explain the value of Reliance products, services and programs on every call.

Skills on Resume:

• Water Heater Service (Hard Skills)
• Customer Service (Soft Skills)
• Electrical Repair (Hard Skills)
• Task Prioritization (Soft Skills)
• Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Equipment Inspections (Hard Skills)
• Product Education (Soft Skills)

4. Apprentice Electrician, Silverline Electrical Solutions, Portland, OR

Job Summary:

• Assist a journeyman electrician and follow instructions
• Prepare and clean work areas
• Install, repair, and maintain various electrical wiring systems and equipment
• Use measuring equipment and hand tools to…