Job Title : Electrician
Electrician
Department : Physical Plant
Physical Plant
Job Description :
Rhodes College seeks an Electrician to perform skilled journey-level work in the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical circuitry and equipment.
Job Requirements :
- High school graduation or GED equivalency, preferred.
- Five years work experience in electrical field, required.
- Memphis / Shelby County journeyman electrician's license, required or must be obtained within 1 year of hire is required.
- This position requires a valid driver's license, good driving record, and must be insurable by the College's insurance carrier.
Job Responsibilities :
- Installs, repairs, and replaces electrical circuits, lighting, distribution panels, feeder cables, circuit breakers, switches, rough-ins, trim-outs, etc.
- Changes light bulbs and tubes and replaces light fixtures.
- Performs hazardous work in connecting fuses, change over switches, gears, starting controls, electrical motors, compressors, and high voltage lighting.
- Checks and replaces computer cables, telephone lines, and light ballasts.
- Bends conduits of various sizes using manual and hydraulic benders and mathematical formulae.
- Maintains underground high voltage primary distribution system including cable, transformers, and switches.
- Installs, services, and troubleshoots DDC and various other types of HVAC controls associated with a campus-wide energy management system.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Regular attendance is an essential function to perform the duties of this position.
Physical Demands :
- Heavy work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Exposure to extreme heat, noise, chemicals, fumes, dust. Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, repetitive motions. Close visual acuity.
- Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions.
- Exposure to extreme cold and heat, noise, chemicals, fumes, dust.
- Required to function in narrow aisles or passageways
A complete application includes a cover letter, a resume and the names of three references.
Rhodes offers an excellent benefits package and a great working environment. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity in the workforce.
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