Helper / Apprentice

Meisner Electric•Boca Raton, FL

35d•Onsite

About The Position

Under close supervision, the Helper / Apprentice assists electricians, mechanics, or apprentices with assigned work. The role includes general construction and electrical support tasks, such as handling materials, preparing work areas, installing conduit and raceway systems, pulling wire, and mounting or securing electrical equipment. The employee follows safety guidelines and reports hazards, violations, and injuries. Other duties may be assigned. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, mechanical aptitude, basic hand tools, and the ability to follow directions and work safely with people across work levels and trades. The employee must be able to meet the stated physical demands and work around noise, debris, materials, holes, trenches, and other job-site hazards.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Must be mechanically inclined and possess basic tools; must have the complete set of required tools within six months of employment.
Certified to operate a power-actuated tool if one is being used.
Ability to work with people at all work levels and across trades.
Knowledge of Drug-Free Workplace and Hazardous Communications Programs.
Ability to understand and follow directions and work within standards of accuracy.
Ability to recognize obvious safety hazards and avoid them.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to effectively use basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication) in practical situations.
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to detailed but uninvolved written and oral instructions and deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
Good working knowledge of basic hand tools and their effective, safe use.
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the maintenance trades; ability to rely on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform assigned tasks.
Ability to stand or walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl for long periods; reach for, hand, and manipulate objects with arms and hands; and work for extended periods.
Ability to manually lift and carry items weighing 50 pounds using proper lifting methods, and to pull, push, and reposition items.
Ability to climb ladders from 6 to 40 feet and scaffolds from 6 to 70 feet.
Unimpaired vision, with or without corrective lenses; ability to distinguish colors.
Ability to hear warning signals from at least 50 feet away and directions within 10 feet when given in a loud voice.

Responsibilities

Dig, spread, and level dirt and gravel using a pick and shovel.
Lift, carry, distribute, and haul materials, tools, and supplies.
Push, pull, or reposition rolling scaffolds, non-power-driven lifts, wheeled machinery, and materials or equipment on mobile carts as authorized by the Safety Officer.
Mix, pour, and spread concrete, gravel, sand, and other materials using hand tools.
Set and remove forms for duct banks and electrical equipment pads.
Set up and operate water pumps for de-watering operations.
Install PVC conduit in underground installations.
Assist in setting manholes, handholes, pole bases, and other precast concrete items.
Clean areas using hand tools.
Chip, cut, or remove concrete.
Cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install raceway systems.
Pull wire in raceway systems.
Mount panels, disconnect and transfer switches, circuit breakers, control devices, meters, and wireways.
Set, level, and secure electrical apparatus and generators.
Follow safety guidelines and report safety hazards, violations, and injuries.
Perform other duties as assigned.