Electrician Helper Joshua, TX

Roy Jorgensen Associates•Joshua, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc. is seeking a full-time Highway Electrician Helper based in Joshua, Texas, to perform highway maintenance and lighting repair operations in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The role involves a variety of highway electrical maintenance tasks and requires compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and company policies and procedures. The helper maintains and repairs roadway lighting and related electrical systems, responds to outages and emergency calls, and performs scheduled maintenance and reporting. The position requires working from bucket trucks and lift equipment, climbing stairs and ladders, operating hand and power tools, and adapting to changing schedules and weather conditions. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with flexibility required for on-call duties and varying shifts. The total compensation package includes competitive base pay, an annual profitability-based bonus, recognition incentives, and training opportunities. Full-time benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan; vacation and sick time; paid holidays; life insurance; long-term disability coverage; flexible spending and health savings accounts; critical illness coverage; employee assistance plans; and a nationwide pet insurance discount. Free personal protective equipment is provided.

Requirements

1–5 years of prior highway lighting electrical experience is preferred.
A clean driving record is essential; company standards for driving-record checks must be met.
Must pass criminal background and controlled-substance/drug testing prior to hire.
Knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
Ability to carry out simple arithmetic functions.
Ability to adapt to the latest technology and use a smartphone and applications.
Ability to adjust to changing work schedules and work safely in varied environmental and weather conditions.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; strenuous manual labor may be required.
Ability to operate hand and power tools.
Ability to work on call and varying shifts, including after-hours emergency response.
Maintain proper safety equipment required for each job.

Nice To Haves

CDL-A or CDL-B license with air-brakes endorsement.
Experience installing and maintaining highway lighting, including light poles and high-mast light poles.
Valid Journeyman Electrician License, or willingness to obtain one within one year.
MOT certifications.
Team-player attitude and team-building skills.

Responsibilities

Participate in electrical maintenance and repair of roadway lighting and facilities.
Install, maintain, and repair wiring, electrical circuits, switches, relays, resistors, contactors, lighting, motors, generators, surge arrestors, breakers, fuses, control circuits, drives, and related mechanical and hydraulic equipment.
Troubleshoot and repair roadway outages.
Perform routine electrical maintenance, including cleaning contacts, replacing lamps, and adjusting or replacing limit switches; keep electrical systems organized and operational.
Maintain street, navigational, and traffic-signal lighting.
Respond to after-hours emergency calls as needed, including calls resulting from accidents or malfunctions, and coordinate emergency repairs with the supervisor.
Perform scheduled maintenance of electrical components to support continuous electrical operations.
Complete monthly maintenance logs and reports.
Work from bucket trucks and lift equipment and regularly climb stairs and ladders.
Follow Roy Jorgensen safety policies and maintain the safety equipment required for each job.
Communicate with the supervisor about the status, operations, and needs of the roadway electrical system under the employee’s responsibility.
Accurately record hours worked on timesheets.
Perform other maintenance-related duties as required.