High Voltage Electrician

Amentum•Groton, CT

5d•$40 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking an Electrical team member for their client site in Groton, CT. The successful candidate will have outstanding troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair skills and will be committed to working with others to deliver best in class, unparalleled excellence in customer service and satisfaction. As the High Voltage Electrician, you will be expected to be responsible for acting as the subject matter expert in the troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical services and components up to 34,500 volts in a pharmaceutical research environment. The primary responsibilities will be operation and maintenance of the site high-voltage electrical distribution system including operation of substation protective relay systems, troubleshooting outages and faults, preparing feeder switching orders and planning preventive maintenance. You will effectively communicate with the site management team and the customer to understand requirements, solve electrical problems, and provide solutions to problems. The High Voltage Electrician must have the ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. General Maintenance of equipment will also be required.

Requirements

Connecticut E1 / E2 License
High School diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
Five years of experience as a maintenance technician in Power/Utility Plants
Ability to work in a highly regulated environment and diagnose and troubleshoot basic mechanical equipment, pumps, fans, chillers, steam turbine, gas turbine, compressors, refrigeration, and more.
Strong mechanical skills learned through previous work experience
Strong written and verbal communication.
Ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures.
Ability to obtain site specific security access including all applicable background checks.
Ability to pass a medical evaluation for respirator use and successfully complete a fit test for each type of respirator needed for the position or for an approved alternate respirator that provides equal or better protection from identified hazards.
Ability to work overtime when required, including holidays and weekends as assigned.
Ability to obtain an appropriate driver's license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, as requested.
Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident.
This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoots, assembles, installs, operates, calibrates, dismantles, and repairs all types of electrical equipment.
Properly maintains and controls the electrical distribution system to provide a reliable source of electricity to all areas.
May serve as maintenance advisor to engineering in material selection, documentation, calibration, testing and problem-solving methodology, project scope and follow up.
Maintains electrical systems from 50-volt instrumentation to complex boiler and chiller controls with voltages up to 35,000 volts.
Maintains and controls site-wide distribution systems.
Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on all electrical equipment, switchgear, and distribution systems.
Utilizes test equipment to test motors, control circuits, motor drives, UPS systems, batteries, grounding, isolated power, ground-fault circuits/outlets, voltage and other load conditions.
Inspects and performs safety tests on lighting/outlet circuits, generators, motors, appliances, tools, etc. Ensures all circuits are properly protected and systems/equipment are installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the NEC and other regulatory requirements.
Coordinates work with outside contractors.
Performs preventive maintenance on industrial electrical control and operating systems as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on all work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.
Recommends measures to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations.
Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and utilizes PPE as required.
Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
Demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities and scheduling for the benefit of the customer.
Other duties as assigned by Management or Lead.