Treatment Plant Electrician

City of Charlotte

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Welcome to the City of Charlotte, America’s Queen City, a diverse and inclusive community dedicated to fostering a thriving environment for residents, businesses, and visitors. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents. Our guiding principles include attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce, valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development, providing courteous and responsive services, taking initiative to solve problems, and collaborating with stakeholders for informed decision-making. Charlotte Water, an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte, is one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast, serving over 330,000 customer accounts with over 1100 employees. We pride ourselves on sound financial planning and management, strong support from our City Council, and value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.

Requirements

Technical school education or associate degree in electrical field from an accredited school.
Five (5) years of related work experience.
OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job functions.
Requires a valid driver’s license.
Must obtain and maintain a city driver’s permit.
Requires a NC Collection System Operators Grade I state certification (or obtaining level 1 certification within 18 months of hire) with progressive levels of certification each year thereafter.
Knowledge of electrical circuit and electrical construction diagrams.
Knowledge of electrical repair tools and devices.
Skill in using electrical repair tools and devices.
Ability to read electrical schematics.
Ability to obtain a City driving authorization.
Ability to follow safety directions.
Ability to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

Maintains, upgrades, and troubleshoots plant electrical problems.
Performs maintenance, upgrades, installation, and troubleshooting of electrical components and equipment related to the City's water treatment processes, structures, and assets.
Repairs, maintains, or replaces electrical switchgears (breakers, starters, transformers).
Maintains, connects, and disconnects electrical motors.
Inspects electric instrumentation and performs minor repairs.
Determines the health life of critical equipment and instruments and provides solutions to pending and/or post electrical component failures.
Maintains the electrical aspects of equipment critical to operations.
Conducts preventative maintenance activities by inspecting motors, pumps, fans, and electrical distribution equipment regularly; cleaning and checking/tightening connections in electrical equipment; and using a thermal testing device.
Troubleshoots and diagnoses electrical malfunctions.
Analyzes the mechanical and electrical condition of motors.
Installs new electrical systems and devices.
Pulls wires.
Disconnects electricity as needed.
Maintains and repairs various electrical apparatus of structures.
Makes additions, extensions, and/or alterations in electrical systems by installing wires; changing electrical design, plug lights, and switches; designing; and installing.
Performs other related job duties as assigned.