Maintenance Electrician A - Palmdale, CA

Lockheed Martin•Palmdale, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This occupation requires the repair, installation, and maintenance of plant electrical systems and equipment. The Maintenance Electrician "A" determines the routing, location, and method of installing wiring systems, conduits, electrical equipment, fixtures, and accessories, following trade practices, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and applicable state, municipal, and underwriters’ specifications, codes, and ordinances. This role involves determining the need for repair or replacement and the best and safest method for restoring interrupted service. It also includes computing wire gauge, power, and load limit requirements when necessary. The position performs construction and maintenance operations such as installing and maintaining large motors, transformer banks, welding generators, panels, electrical control systems, and switchboards. Work may involve repair and installation on energized electrical circuits. The role includes maintaining electrical systems and accessories on plant machines and equipment, or determining by inspection the electrical repair, replacement, and maintenance operations necessary to maintain efficient operating condition of all types of overhead crane and hoist equipment. This includes maintaining electrical accessories, control devices, wiring, and other components of the system, and making emergency repairs as required. Alternatively, the role involves disassembling, repairing, and reassembling motors, generators, exciters, and converters, diagnosing trouble, and determining the method of repair and replacement units required. This includes replacing parts and units, reassembling equipment, and testing for conformance to specifications. The role also performs mechanical operations necessary for dismantling, disassembly, repair, and installation of electrical units.

Requirements

Minimum three year experience working in electrical and industrial environment.
Experience with trouble shooting, maintaining, servicing and/or repair of electrical system and infrastructure.
To use electricians’ hand tools and electrical testing and measuring instruments.
To use electrical shop power tools, equipment and accessories.
To use electrical handbooks and charts.
To apply a complete knowledge of electrical maintenance and shop theory, practice, procedure, codes and ordinances.
To read and interpret complex wiring and circuit diagrams, installation and construction blueprints.
To use mathematics involving algebra.
Must possess and maintain licenses and certifications when required.
Must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Nice To Haves

State Electrical Journeyman License.
Able to work off elevated platforms.
Extensive machine tool and electrical control knowledge.
Comprehensive knowledge of electrical repair and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

Determines routing, location and method of installing wiring systems, conduits, electrical equipment, fixtures, and accessories, following trade practice, blueprints, wiring diagrams and applicable state, municipal, and underwriters’ specifications, codes and ordinances.
Determines need for repair or replacement, best and safest method of restoring interrupted service.
Performs construction and maintenance operations such as installing and maintaining large motors, transformer banks, welding generators, panels, electrical control systems and switchboards.
Does repair and installation on energized electrical circuits.
Maintains electrical systems and accessories, on plant machines and equipment.
Determines by inspection the electrical repair, replacement and maintenance operations necessary to maintain in efficient operating condition all types of overhead crane and hoist equipment.
Maintains electrical accessories, control devices, wiring, and other components of the system.
Makes emergency repairs as required.
Disassembles, repairs, and reassembles motors, generators, exciters, and converters.
Diagnoses trouble and determines method of repair and replacement units required.
Replaces parts and units as is necessary, reassembles equipment and tests for conformance to specifications.
Performs mechanical operations necessary to the dismantling, disassembly, repair and installation of electrical units.