Electrician

Chipton‑Ross is seeking an Electrician for a direct hire opportunity in James Island, SC.

• 5 years of electrical installation, repair and maintenance of pump motors or related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history or have the ability to obtain within six months of employment.
• Ability to work during night and/or early morning hours or for extended periods when required.
• Ability to work and perform manual labor for extended periods in all weather conditions.
• Ability to perform periodic heavy labor as required.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude while working in close proximity with others in confined spaces and/or under situations of duress.
• Ability to respond to after‑hours emergencies.
• Ability to handle and work around liquid degreasers and other solvents.
• Ability to identify and comprehend colors as they relate to traffic and/or road signs, safety equipment, utility markings, electrical wiring, motors/panel/pump diagrams, and other utility related materials.
• Ability to hear and understand instructions and directions given in the English language and spoken in a normal tone of voice with someone face‑to‑face and over two‑way radio.
• Hear verbal warnings and basic instructions given by co‑workers while working in noisy environments, confined spaces or in the immediate vicinity of heavy equipment, and/or lift station pumps/motors that are in operations.
• Ability to write up work orders, material requisitions, vehicle service forms, and brief explanations that relate to job tasks and/or problems in a legible and understandable manner.
• Ability to type instructions on a computer keyboard and use touch‑tone telephone dialing keys efficiently.
• Ability and skill to diagnose electrical problems and determine the time and materials required to effect repair.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematic diagrams.
• Ability to direct the work activities of other lift station personnel.
• Ability to diagnose and work with computer‑generated lift station status reports and computer control systems.
• Ability to read and comprehend work orders, equipment/tool manuals, safety manuals, computer screen, computer print‑outs, and other printed and/or written material as it relates to the job.
• Ability to understand and comprehend area maps as they relate to lift stations, sewer mains, and sewage treatment facilities; also understand and comprehend pump and/or motor diagrams.
• Knowledge of methods, tools, and materials in the repair and maintenance of lift station electrical systems.
• Knowledge of local and national electrical codes.
• Ability to program PLCs preferred and the ability to learn PLC programming within 6 months of hire.
• Knowledge of occupational safety rules and practices as they relate to confined spaces and electrical equipment.
• Skills necessary to perform the trade in a variety of working conditions including confined spaces.
• Skill in the safe operation of associated mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment as it relates to the installation, repair and maintenance of lift station pumps, motors, electrical panels, associated components and structural wiring. This equipment may include but not limited to hydraulic and/or manually operated hoist, portable power tools, volt/amp meters, portable 50 kW/100 kW generators and various electronic diagnostic equipment.
• Knowledge of principles, scope and function of different types of lift stations utilized by JIPSD.
• Knowledge and ability to adequately respond to and troubleshoot emergency lift station problems as they may arise.
• Knowledge, ability and skill to break down and rebuild various lift station motors, electrical panels and other associated electrical equipment as it pertains to lift stations.
• Ability to deal with the public and fellow employees in a professional and effective manner.
• Knowledge of principles and skilled in the practices of the industrial electrical trade.

• Performs scheduled and emergency maintenance on lift station electrical motors, panels, equipment, and…