Journeyman Electrician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED, or an equivalent combination of training and work experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in the electrical trade, including laying out work and organizing jobs.
• Demonstrable experience interpreting applicable electrical codes, including NEC, NESC, and MSHA.
• Familiarity with motor control, NEC Code, PLCs, low- and medium-voltage starters, basic electronics, electrical theory, and Federal, state, and local electrical codes.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical problems and skill in pipe bending.
• Sufficient education to understand oral and written technical instructions relating to products and vehicles.
• Excellent driving skills and a valid driver's license for the state of assignment.
• Ability to maintain satisfactory customer and public relations.
• Ability to understand and follow VMC electrical safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to interact with plant personnel responding to service requests.
• Ability to lay out work and determine required manpower and supplies.
• Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and materials-handling equipment.
• Ability to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit.
• 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.
• Ability to comply with safety regulations and maintain clean, orderly work areas.
• Ability to perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle safety inspections and document and report vehicle condition.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the mining industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lay out, install, and repair complex electrical equipment, including machine and process controls, control centers and panels, relays, circuit breakers, electronic controls, and tape-actuated controls.
• Diagnose electrical problems; replace or repair parts and defective control modules; test and adjust equipment.
• Wire new offices.
• Identify faulty operations and defective materials and report them, along with unusual situations, to appropriate supervision.
• Perform preventive maintenance on machines and plant facilities, including air compressors, nitrogen lines, and lighting systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, perform light PLC programming, and check PLC PID programming.
• Install and change software; install and troubleshoot HMI and PC systems.
• Install and program VFDs, soft starts, medium-voltage soft starts, medium-voltage VFDs, and protective relays.
• Troubleshoot networks and fiber terminations; perform preventive maintenance on PLCs, VFDs, soft starts, relays, and sensors.
• Calibrate belt scales and check belt-scale and motor-amp scaling in PLC/HMI systems.
• Work with crusher-specific automation software and install and maintain cameras.
• Install and maintain flow/density meters.
• Lay out requested work, determine manpower and supplies needed, and forward information to the Electrical Foreman for material ordering and scheduling.
• Maintain electrical safety standards, including observing and coaching apprentices.
• Use hand and power tools, electric meters, and materials-handling equipment to perform installation and maintenance duties.
• Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit.
• Drive a Company service truck and perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle safety inspections, documenting and reporting vehicle condition at the beginning and end of each shift.
• Drive a flatbed truck and operate a forklift and overhead crane as needed.
• Comply with safety regulations and Company policies, procedures, and requirements; maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Maintain satisfactory customer and public relations while performing duties.