Underground Electrician

Silver Lake Resources•White River, SD

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring safe work systems and procedures are practiced and adhered to, maintaining an exemplary standard of housekeeping, and actively participating in safety initiatives. The position requires compliance with company policies, procedures, guidelines, systems, and relevant legislation, as well as understanding site emergency evacuation procedures. The Underground Electrician will display conduct aligned with company Core Values, Policies, and Procedures, initiate and provide input into company directives in collaboration with the Site Management team, and communicate department obligations and conditions to the leadership team. They will support and follow lawful instructions from their supervisor, maintain a high level of professionalism, and ensure clear communication between all stakeholders. Technically, the role involves working within OESC and M421 guidelines, ensuring electrical equipment installation and operation meet Federal, Provincial, Municipal, and Company Standards, and maintaining high voltage safety equipment. Responsibilities include troubleshooting using single line and detailed electrical prints, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing underground communications, and reviewing/troubleshooting instrument control logic and ladder diagrams. The role also includes undertaking preventive maintenance, mentoring apprentices, assisting new employees/contractors, and providing input into equipment improvements for cost savings and reduced downtime. Teamwork involves collaborating with others to achieve organizational goals, leveraging team talent for problem resolution, sharing experience and knowledge, and participating constructively in meetings. Planning and organization include prioritizing and completing tasks accurately within expected timeframes, proactively identifying and addressing hazards, and being punctual. The role also involves undertaking other lawfully instructed duties.

Requirements

Current Red Seal in the Trade
Underground Common Core Certification
Able to read and use both single line and detailed electrical prints
Leaky feeder
Good understanding of instrument control logic and ladder diagrams to assist with troubleshooting
Able to work effectively with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Ensure safe work systems/procedures are always practised and adhered to ensuring duties are performed in a manner that minimises risk to self, employees, and contractors.
Always maintain exemplary standard of housekeeping, safe work, incident/accident reporting & active involvement in safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
Abide by and proactively comply with Company policies, procedures, guidelines, and systems, as well as all relevant legislation.
Understand and familiarise oneself with site Emergency evacuation procedures.
Display conduct which is aligned with company Core Values, Policies and Procedures.
Initiate and provide input into company directives in collaboration with the Site Management team.
Communicate department obligations and conditions to the leadership team, ensuring specific understanding and accountability.
Support and follow all lawful instructions/directives from direct supervisor.
Maintain a high level of professionalism and take responsibility for own conduct and behaviour in the workplace.
Ensure good, clear lines of communication between all stakeholders, including the Site Management team, co-workers and contractors.
Understand and work within guidelines of the OESC and M421.
Ensure electrical equipment is installed and operates according to Federal, Provincial, Municipal and Company Standards.
Ensure high voltage safety equipment well maintained.
Troubleshoot using both single line and detailed electrical prints.
Maintain, troubleshoot and repair underground communications.
Review and troubleshoot instrument control logic and ladder diagrams.
Undertake preventive maintenance processes to identify future work required.
Mentor apprentices at all stages through their apprenticeships.
Assist new employees/contractors until they are familiar with equipment and surroundings.
Provide input into possible equipment improvements both to save cost and reduce maintenance downtime.
Work collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals – both within own department and site wide.
Leverage off and use the talent and knowledge within the team to resolve problems.
Share gained experience and knowledge of work in progress.
Attend and participate constructively in daily line-ups, safety meetings.
Prioritises and completes tasks accurately as to specifications as assigned by direct supervisor within expected timeframes.
Proactively identifies and addresses hazards before they arise as issues.
Be punctual to work and all required site meetings.
Undertake other duties as lawfully instructed.