Industrial Electrician

Vulcan Materials Company•Los Angeles, CA

17h

About The Position

The Industrial Electrician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical systems and equipment in production machines and plant facilities. The role includes complex electrical work involving automatic machine and process controls, control centers and panels, relays, circuit breakers, electronic controls, and other equipment. The electrician also performs preventive maintenance, selected plumbing and carpentry work, and may wire new offices. The position requires compliance with safety standards, company policies, and applicable codes, as well as maintaining clean and orderly work areas. The role also involves inspecting and maintaining a vehicle, completing required DOT and company reports, and potentially driving a flatbed truck or operating a forklift and overhead crane. Candidates must be able to work required overtime and a flexible schedule. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, with pay set by the applicable union salary scale at $60.53 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or an equivalent combination of training and work experience.
Four years of formal technical training.
Two years of journeyman experience installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical systems, equipment, and fixtures from blueprints, schematics, and sketches, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
Sufficient education to understand oral and written technical instructions relating to products and vehicles.
Excellent driving skills and the ability to maintain satisfactory customer and public relations while performing duties.
Ability to speak, read, and write English and have a working knowledge of the language.
Ability to work required overtime and a flexible work schedule.
Ability to perform vehicle inspections and maintain required vehicle and DOT/company reports.

Responsibilities

Install and maintain production machines and plant-facility electrical equipment.
Plan, lay out, install, and repair complex electrical equipment, including automatic machine and process controls, control centers and panels, relays, circuit breakers, electronic controls, tape-actuated controls, and equipment involving tube or transistor circuits.
Diagnose electrical problems; replace or repair parts; detect and replace defective control modules; and test and adjust equipment.
Perform preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities, including air compressors, nitrogen lines, and lighting systems.
Perform plumbing maintenance and carpentry tasks, including building carts and layout boards without prints.
Use hand and power tools, electric meters, and materials-handling equipment.
Wire new offices.
Detect faulty operations and defective material and report them and unusual situations to supervision.
Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit using tools such as a hacksaw, pipe threader, and conduit bender.
Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle safety inspections and document and report vehicle condition at the beginning and end of each shift.
Check vehicle fluid levels daily and add fluids if needed; clean the outside of the vehicle throughout each shift to prevent material build-up.
Maintain daily reports required by DOT and company regulations.
Drive a flatbed truck and operate a forklift and overhead crane as needed.
Comply with safety, health, environmental, and other company policies, procedures, and requirements.