Industrial Electrician

Vulcan Materials Company•Los Angeles, CA

78d

About The Position

The Industrial Electrician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical systems and equipment used in production machines and plant facilities. The role handles complex electrical equipment and controls, including automatic machine and process controls, control centers and panels, relays, circuit breakers, electronic controls, and tube- or transistor-circuit equipment. It also performs preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities, including air compressors, nitrogen lines, and lighting systems. The position additionally performs plumbing maintenance and carpentry tasks, such as building carts and layout boards without prints, and must be capable of wiring new offices. It uses hand and power tools, electric meters, and materials-handling equipment. The electrician inspects and installs conduit, reports faulty operations and defective materials, follows safety requirements, and keeps work areas orderly. Other duties include vehicle inspections and care, DOT and company reports, and potentially driving a flatbed truck or operating a forklift and overhead crane.

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 and equipment, and working 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.

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, and tube- or transistor-circuit equipment.
Diagnose problems; replace or repair parts; identify and replace defective control modules; test equipment; and make adjustments.
Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities, including air compressors, nitrogen lines, and lighting systems.
Perform plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions, 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 materials, and report them and unusual situations to appropriate 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; document and report vehicle condition at the beginning and end of each shift; check fluid levels daily and add fluids if necessary; and clean the vehicle during each shift.
Maintain daily reports as 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.
Work required overtime and a flexible work schedule.