Equipment Electrician - Union 90%=$35.46/hr.

Delaware River Port Authority • Pine Hill, NJ

5d

About The Position

The Equipment Electrician is a journeyman position responsible for maintaining equipment assigned to the Equipment Department. After initial orientation and guidance, the employee is expected to work independently and be responsible for completing assigned work correctly. The position may include other tasks requiring equal or lesser skill, emergency duties, and other related work as assigned.

The role involves maintaining and inspecting electrical equipment and electrically propelled rail transit vehicles, diagnosing problems, and making repairs. The employee must pass a proficiency examination addressing required knowledge, as well as drug and alcohol testing and a background check. The position requires a current, valid driver’s license and the ability to use required protective equipment.

Work is generally performed indoors in maintenance facilities, with some cleaning work outdoors in prevailing weather conditions. Duties may also take place in rail storage yards, along active railroad rights of way, on bridges, and in subways. Work areas may be confined, and ladders, work platforms, flashlights, or other supplemental lighting may be needed. Employees must remain alert to electric shock and electrical flash-burn hazards.

Requirements

• High school graduate and completion certification for additional vocational or technical training as an electrician; ten years of continuous work experience as a journeyman electrician may substitute for the vocational training requirement.
• Four years of experience as an electrician maintaining, repairing, and overhauling electrically propelled rail transit vehicles or similar equipment in an industrial environment.
• Ability to pass an examination testing comprehension of electrical theory.
• Knowledge of the correct and safe use of industrial hand and power tools, measuring devices, gauges, test instruments, and material handling equipment, which may include bridge cranes and forklift trucks.
• Ability to use power-cleaning, abrasive-cleaning, and painting equipment.
• Ability to use car-hoisting equipment.
• Ability to use heating equipment, which may be required to assemble and disassemble components.
• Ability to use electrical diagnostic instruments.
• Ability to obtain training before using specialized equipment.
• Current, valid driver’s license.
• Ability to pass a proficiency examination addressing required knowledge, a drug and alcohol test, and a background check.
• Ability to perform the specified physical demands, including occasionally walking, stooping, bending, crawling, climbing stairs, steps, and ladders, and supporting and positioning components weighing up to 140 pounds without assistance.
• Manual dexterity to disassemble, assemble, and install small components; visual acuity to identify small parts and avoid workplace obstacles; and ability to detect audible warnings in a rail car maintenance shop.
• Ability to climb rung ladders and transit cars with step heights up to three feet, step over a third rail by lifting the leg 24 inches, and withstand heights over 150 feet.
• Normal day and night vision, with or without correction, no color blindness, and normal hearing, with or without a device.
• Ability to use protective clothing, eye and hearing protection, dust masks, and respirators.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and routine and periodic inspections of electrical equipment; diagnose equipment problems and make appropriate repairs.
• Perform inbound and outbound traction motor inspections and periodic maintenance, including motor cleaning, electrical isolation testing, and brush replacement.
• Inspect, maintain, and clean 37.5 VDC battery sets and auxiliary power supply units.
• Inspect, crimp, solder, braze, and replace 600 VDC power cables, ground cables, and fuses.
• Perform on-car modifications, including point-to-point wiring and use of crimping tools.
• Help maintain a safe and secure work environment by participating in required training, recognizing and reporting hazards and suspicious activity, and using required personal protective equipment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED