Electrical Apprentice - Waverly, NE

Watts Electric Co; Waverly (NE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Company paid life insurance

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

A local electrical contractor in Nebraska is seeking an electrical apprentice. This role involves assembling signal arms, assisting with pole setups, and performing various physical tasks. Ideal candidates will be motivated to learn, reliable, and able to work in outdoor conditions. Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance, and a matching 401(k). Join a team where your skills and teamwork are valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift and move heavy objects (up to 100 pounds).
• Able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.
• Familiarity with electrical assembly and installation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assemble signal arms and fixtures on power poles.
• Assist with setting poles and structures.
• Perform tasks like shoveling rock and handling materials.

Skills

Motivated to expand knowledge

Ability to stay out of town overnight

Timely decision-making

Reliability and punctuality

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

Watts Electric Company is an electrical contractor doing business in Nebraska and the surrounding states for more than 40 years. We tackle a diversified electrical scope of work including airports, roadway lighting, signing, and underground utility construction. We understand that our employees are the greatest asset in the company. We aim to attract, develop, and retain the best talent. We foster a merit‑based environment where employees are able to determine their own success.

Position Summary

As an electrical apprentice you will be responsible for assembling, assisting, and completing various tasks or objects to ensure that results will be the best quality.

Essential Job Functions

• Assemble signal arms and fixtures on power poles prior to them being set.
• Assist with setting poles, structures, and power foundations.
• Shovel rock, tamp poles, and tamp trenches.
• Glue pipe and pull wire in conduit.
• Tying of steel cages.
• Assist in concrete pours and finishing.
• Load, unload, and haul materials and equipment.
• All other duties as assigned.

Preferred Talents

• Motivated to expand knowledge and seek ways to do so
• Ability to stay out of town overnight
• Ability to make timely decisions
• Reliable and punctual
• Works well on a team
• Abide by the organization’s policies and procedures
• Ability to adapt to changes

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function of the position. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands (to finger, handle, or feel), reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job included close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefit Package

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off

Watts Electric Company is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.