Electrician Lead

PPG Industries • Mojave, CA

4d • $36 - $44 • Onsite

About The Position

The Industrial Electrician Lead at PPG’s Mojave, California plant helps ensure quality products are available to customers. The role installs, maintains, and repairs electrical systems and components used in industrial machinery and equipment, following electrical codes, manuals, schematics, blueprints, and other specifications. The work uses hand and power tools as well as electrical and electronic test equipment, and involves 480V, 240V, and 120V single- and three-phase circuits.

The position is scheduled weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Overtime may be required based on business needs. Starting pay is $36.00–$43.87 per hour, depending on skill and experience.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, or political asylees or refugees, and must provide one of the specified forms of identification as part of their application. Required PPE, including a respirator or face mask, is provided by PPG; male employees must be clean-shaven.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of the National Electric Code.
• Ability to work with 480V, 240V, and 120V circuits, including single- and three-phase circuits.
• Use of required PPE, including a respirator or face mask; male employees must be clean-shaven.
• Eligibility to apply is limited to U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees.
• Applicants must provide one of the following identification documents: passport, birth certificate, Certificate of Naturalization (USCIS Form N-550 or N-570), or Permanent Resident Card (USCIS Form I-551).

Nice To Haves

• Five years of journeyman-level electrical experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Install and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment in accordance with electrical codes, manuals, schematics, blueprints, and other specifications.
• Install power-supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment, such as conveyors and programmable controllers.
• Connect power-supply wires to machines and equipment, and connect cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnose malfunctioning apparatus, including transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures, using test equipment; replace damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Test malfunctioning machinery and discuss malfunctions with other maintenance workers, such as mechanics, to help diagnose problems.
• Replace faulty machine electrical components, such as relays, switches, and motors, and position sensing devices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed