1st class electrician

GCC•Rapid City, SD

19h•$38

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Electric Shop Supervisor, the 1st Class Electrician tests, inspects, troubleshoots, repairs, installs, and wires electrical devices and circuits throughout the plant. The role includes working on electrical motors, plant equipment, process monitors, and new or replacement facilities. The electrician may work wherever and whenever plant supervisory personnel direct to meet plant needs, and may work alone, direct other electricians as assigned, and mentor electrical trainees. The position requires maintaining a safe work environment and following applicable plant safety policies and practices. The electrician also performs daily workplace inspections and housekeeping, follows storeroom procedures, and uses and cares for plant radios properly. GCC describes its workplace as emphasizing safety, innovation, high performance, internal career growth, and its core values of health and safety, service, integrity, teamwork, innovation, and excellence.

Requirements

Graduate of a vocational school with an emphasis on basic electricity and electronics, or equipment training in military service schools.
Minimum of four years of on-the-job training.
Basic mechanical aptitude.
High school graduate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Test, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, install, and wire electrical devices and circuits in the plant.
Test, dismantle, repair, and assess electrical motors.
Install cable, conduit, fittings, fixtures, and wiring, and make connections for new or replacement facilities.
Maintain and troubleshoot opacity, emission, and process monitors.
Inspect and test equipment or apparatus to determine damage and the location and nature of needed repairs.
Dismantle, inspect, repair, replace, or adjust faulty parts and wiring on electrical equipment used in shops or the plant.
Reassemble, test, adjust, insulate, and paint electrical apparatus, including mechanical equipment when feasible.
Install new equipment.
Work where and when directed by plant supervisory personnel to meet plant needs.
Maintain a safe working environment and follow electrical safety policies and practices.
Perform daily housekeeping and workplace inspections, including checking for missing or burned-out lights, open or broken conduits, air leaks, and oil leaks.
Follow plant storeroom policy, including timely parts issues and returns, and use and care for plant radios properly.
Follow applicable MSHA, mobile equipment, lockout/tagout, confined-space, hot-work, emergency-response, arc-flash/shock/burn-protection, and waste-management procedures.
Ensure quality of work, participate in the continuous improvement system, promote best practices, manage time effectively, and troubleshoot and analyze root causes of failures.
Work alone or direct Electricians 2nd and 3rd Class as assigned or required, and mentor Electrical Trainees.