Lighting Technician - Richmond, VA

M.C. Dean, Inc•Richmond, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

M.C. Dean is seeking a Lighting Technician responsible for electrical lighting maintenance. This role involves changing bulbs, ballasts, and drivers on existing lighting fixtures, often working from aerial lifts and interacting directly with customers. The technician will be dispatched daily to customer sites to resolve lighting issues professionally and safely, utilizing electronic devices for site documentation. A strong moral character, commitment to customer satisfaction, quality, and safety are essential, as the selected candidate will represent M.C. Dean. Responsibilities include assembling, installing, testing, and maintaining electrical or electronic lighting components, installing lighting controls, devices, sensors, and components, safe operation of aerial lifts and bucket trucks, testing lighting systems and circuit continuity, inspecting installation sites, diagnosing malfunctions, reading contract drawings, and troubleshooting EMS systems, smart breakers, and relays.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED with at least 1 year of related experience.
Reliable Transportation
Must successfully pass a background check and drug test
Must be committed to excellence and generate high quality work.
Must consistently report to work on time, work well with other employees to accomplish a common goal, and maintain a safe work environment.
Knowledge of current smart phone / personal tablet technology.
Ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to [50 pounds] on a regular basis.
Relocates a 12-foot stepladder without assistance.
Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Nice To Haves

OHSA 10
Any other relevant certifications (ex. Lift / Ariel Training)

Responsibilities

Electrical lighting maintenance scope which will include changing bulbs, ballasts, and drivers on existing lighting fixtures.
Working from aerial lifts in most cases and be a direct interface with our customers.
Resolving the customers lighting problems in the highest professional and safe manner.
Completing all site documentation on an electronic device.
Assembling, installing, testing, and maintaining electrical or electronic lighting components.
Installing and mounting lighting controls, devices, sensors, and components.
Safe operation of aerial lifts and bucket trucks.
Testing lighting systems and continuity of circuits in fixtures, using testing devices.
Inspecting installation sites and studying work orders, building plans, and installation manuals in order to determine materials requirements and installation procedures.
Diagnosing malfunctioning lighting systems and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
Reading contract drawings.
Trouble shooting EMS systems, smart breakers, and relays.