Electrician Technician (Journeyman License Required)

Precision Castparts; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 44,301 - 63,096; Full time

Job summary

Precision Castparts in Houston, Texas, is seeking a skilled electrical technician to install, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems for industrial applications. The ideal candidate will have a two-year degree in Electrical Technology or Journeyman Electrical License with at least two years of experience.

This role involves working with various electrical components and ensuring compliance with safety standards. A competitive pay rate of $38.98 per hour is offered, along with a dynamic work environment requiring physical strength and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Two-year degree in Electrical Technology or Journeyman Electrical License with two years of industrial experience.
• Minimum five years of direct work experience in an industrial setup is acceptable.
• Experience with electronics, solid-state devices, and CNC is desired.

Responsibilities

• Plans and installs electrical systems minimizing waste and ensuring compliance.
• Tests and repairs electrical systems and components.
• Analyzes test data and adjusts circuitry for performance.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Wiring installation

Electrical safety standards

Circuit testing

Education

Two-year degree in Electrical Technology or Journeyman Electrical License

Tools

Fork truck

Man lift

Job description

SUMMARY

Plans layout, installs, troubleshooting and repair, wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for the future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
• Prepares sketches showing location of wiring and equipment or follows diagrams or blueprints.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit.
• Pulls wiring through conduit.
• Splices wires by stripping insulation from terminal leads, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures, power equipment, and machinery.
• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit‑breaker panels.
• Connects power cables to equipment.
• Tests continuity of circuit to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components with testing instruments.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, and replacement.
• Repairs faulty equipment or systems.
• Discusses layouts, assembly procedures, problems with supervision, engineering and can draw sketches to clarify design details and functional criteria of electronic or electrical circuitry.
• Assembles experimental circuitry (breadboard) or complete prototype model.
• Recommends changes in circuitry or installation specifications to simplify assembly and maintenance.
• Sets up standard test apparatus or devises test equipment and circuitry to conduct functional, operational, environmental, and live tests to evaluate performance and reliability of prototype or production model.
• Analyzes and interprets test data.
• Adjusts, calibrates, aligns, and modifies circuitry and components and records effects on unit performance.
• Checks functioning of newly installed equipment to evaluate system performance under actual operating conditions.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are a representative of the minimum acceptable job qualifications:

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Two-year degree in Electrical Technology or related field or Journeyman Electrical License and a minimum of two years of industrial field experience.
• Minimum of five years of direct work experience in an industrial setup will substitute for the above requirement.
• Interpret documents such as schematics, wiring, ladder diagrams, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Experience working with electronics and solid‑state devices such as drives, programmable automation controllers, radio controls and metering equipment.
• Numerical Control or CNC experience desired but not a requirement.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively to other employees and vendors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and fundamentals of plane, solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to operate a fork truck and a man lift.
• Ability to work with computer and specific software.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. Employee is required to work at heights as needed. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PAY RATE

$38.98