Electrician Technician IV

Cowlitz Indian Tribe•Ridgefield, WA

About The Position

Performs advanced troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, installation, and repair of commercial electrical distribution, lighting, power, and equipment control systems. Supports safe and reliable operation of the casino, hotel, restaurants, and supporting facilities. Serves as the department’s hands-on electrical resource, helping plan outages, correct recurring faults, and coordinate critical-power maintenance with qualified vendors. The role requires independent completion of complex repairs and leadership of assigned small projects, including coaching Technician I, II, and III team members without supervisory authority. It also coordinates qualified providers for specialized systems and maintains accurate maintenance, inspection, testing, and deficiency records. The position requires following applicable codes, permits, manufacturer instructions, safety policies, credential requirements, and access restrictions while providing courteous service and maintaining clean, secure work areas.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent and completion of a recognized electrical apprenticeship, or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
Active Washington general journey-level electrician certification (01).
At least five years of progressively responsible electrical experience, including apprenticeship experience, with at least two years independently diagnosing commercial or industrial electrical systems.
Demonstrated experience with three-phase distribution, commercial lighting, motors, control circuits, and safe troubleshooting of building electrical equipment.
Documented electrical safety training appropriate to assigned duties, including shock and arc-flash hazards, lockout/tagout, and qualification for assigned tasks.
Ability to interpret one-line diagrams and schematics, use properly rated test instruments, and document work in a CMMS.
Willingness to work varied shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, planned shutdowns, overtime, and emergency callbacks as business demand requires.
Ability to perform tasks requiring extended standing and walking; climbing stairs and approved ladders; kneeling, crouching, reaching; and working in equipment rooms, overhead areas, outdoors, and restricted-access spaces.
Ability to use hand and power tools, diagnostic instruments, carts, and lifting aids, and to lift or carry up to 50 pounds.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Must be willing to work in a smoking environment and adhere to company health and safety measures.
Applicable training and authorization are required before assignment to confined-space entry, elevated work, powered lifts, hot work, or respirator use.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a casino, hotel, hospital, industrial, or comparable continuously occupied facility.
Experience with generators, transfer switches, UPS systems, emergency lighting, and planned power shutdowns.
Thermography training and experience supporting power-quality investigations and vendor electrical testing.
Experience mentoring technicians and coordinating projects around critical operating requirements.
Experience with HotSoS.

Responsibilities

Promote superior guest service and uphold the organization’s culture and core values.
Diagnose power losses, nuisance trips, lighting faults, motor and control failures, overheating, and abnormal voltage or current using properly rated instruments and documented methods.
Install, maintain, repair, and replace authorized electrical circuits, conductors, raceways, receptacles, switches, disconnects, lighting, contactors, overloads, and related devices according to approved designs and applicable requirements.
Interpret electrical diagrams, panel schedules, wiring diagrams, control schematics, nameplates, and manufacturer instructions; resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate circuit identification, asset records, and field corrections.
Troubleshoot motors, starters, variable frequency drives, and equipment controls in coordination with HVAC and plumbing teams; verify protective settings and obtain authorization before making changes.
Inspect electrical distribution equipment using approved de-energized maintenance and authorized diagnostic methods; coordinate specialized testing, repairs, labeling, and study changes with qualified providers.
Assist with approved generator, transfer-switch, UPS, battery, and emergency-lighting inspections and tests; document readings, deficiencies, affected loads, and corrective actions.
Plan authorized electrical isolations and outages with affected departments, including critical loads, shutdown dependencies, temporary service needs, notifications, and restoration checks; confirm normal configuration and operational status after maintenance.
Respond to electrical failures by securing the area, assessing outage impacts, communicating restoration estimates, following emergency procedures, escalating faults beyond available training or equipment, and verifying restoration without bypassing safeguards.
Establish electrically safe work conditions through isolation, lockout/tagout, verification, and stored-energy control; apply shock and arc-flash controls, boundaries, PPE, rated tools, and job briefings. Perform energized work only with required justification, authorization, and permits.
Develop preventive maintenance plans, spare-parts lists, material estimates, and vendor scopes; recommend improvements for recurring failures, obsolete equipment, and capacity concerns, and track vendor findings through resolution.
Independently complete complex repairs and lead assigned small projects; coach Technician I, II, and III team members without supervisory authority.
Coordinate qualified providers for specialized systems and provide clear handoffs and summaries of unresolved risks.
Complete accurate CMMS, inspection, testing, and deficiency records, including labor, findings, readings, materials, repairs, and follow-up needs; document remaining issues and approved disposition before closing incomplete work.
Follow codes, permits, manufacturer instructions, safety policies, credential requirements, and access restrictions; provide courteous service and maintain clean, secure work areas.
Obtain required approvals and stop and escalate unsafe or unauthorized work.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Perform other duties as assigned.