ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

The GEO Group•Tacoma, WA

About The Position

The Electronic Maintenance Technician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs facility systems including closed-captioned television, security electronics, surveillance and detection equipment, intercoms, and public announcing systems. The technician plans installations to reduce material waste, allow for future maintenance access, and ensure wiring is safe, reliable, consistent with specifications, and compliant with local electrical codes. The role includes preparing or following diagrams and blueprints, installing conduit and low-voltage wiring, splicing and terminating wiring, and testing equipment with meters and other specialty instruments. The technician monitors installed equipment for hazards or the need for adjustment, relocation, or replacement, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED certification.
Two years of experience in electrical systems, electronics, and information systems.
Ability to read and understand blueprints for buildings, electrical systems, communications systems, and low-voltage systems.
Ability to identify and troubleshoot problem areas and develop cost-effective, efficient repairs for equipment needs.
Knowledge and understanding of computerized programs and integration.

Responsibilities

Plan new or modified installations to minimize material waste, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, or unreliable wiring in accordance with specifications and local electrical codes.
Prepare sketches showing wiring and equipment locations, or follow diagrams and blueprints to ensure concealed wiring is installed before walls, ceilings, and flooring are completed.
Route and install electrical conduit when required.
Route and pull low-voltage wiring.
Splice wiring using acceptable methods.
Terminate wiring in electronics.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair closed-captioned televisions, security electronics, surveillance and detection equipment, intercoms, and public announcing systems.
Test equipment using instruments such as ohmmeters, multimeters, and other specialty instruments.
Observe installed equipment and systems to detect hazards or the need for adjustment, relocation, or replacement.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Vacation time, accruing by service tenure: 80 hours for one to less than five years; 120 hours for five to less than ten years; 160 hours for ten to less than fifteen years; and 200 hours for fifteen years or more.
Sick time accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked.
401(k) and 401(k) matching.
Vision insurance.
Health savings account.
Employee discounts.
Dental insurance.
Jury duty leave.
Flexible spending account.
Eleven paid holidays.
Health insurance.
Life insurance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Reduced tuition rates.
Employee assistance program.
Pet insurance.
Paid training.
Farmers Auto Insurance.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Legal Shield services.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Bereavement leave.
Norton LifeLock benefits.
Critical illness and accident insurance.