Field Service Technician, NETA Testing

True North Consultants, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union medical and dental

Union pension

Per diem and hotel covered when travel

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area is seeking a union field technician to test, inspect and maintain electrical power equipment across the upper Midwest.

Openings range from Level I through IV, with travel 50–75%, relocation available, and a union benefits package including medical, dental, and a pension plan. You will operate high-voltage test equipment and mentor apprentices and junior technicians.

Qualifications

• NETA certification at any level, or relevant electrical experience on the way to certification.
• Experience with power factor or HV testing preferred.
• Willingness to travel 50–75%.
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Test, inspect and maintain switchgear, breakers, transformers and cable.
• Run high-voltage test equipment, including power factor test sets.
• Commission new installations and support outages and emergency calls.
• Lead and mentor apprentices and junior techs (senior levels).

Skills

NETA certification

Power factor testing

Willingness to travel

Driver's license

Tools

HV test equipment

Job description

Location: Minneapolis–St. Paul (north metro), MN · Type: Full-time, union · Pay: $40.43–$53.91/hr union scale DOE · Travel: 50–75% · Relocation: available

Public description

This is a union field technician role testing and maintaining electrical power equipment across the upper Midwest, with union benefits and pension. Openings run from Level I through IV.

What you'll do

• Test, inspect and maintain switchgear, breakers, transformers and cable.
• Run high-voltage test equipment, including power factor test sets.
• Commission new installations and support outages and emergency calls.
• Lead and mentor apprentices and junior techs (senior levels).

What you bring

• NETA certification at any level, or relevant electrical experience on the way to certification.
• Experience with power factor or HV testing preferred.
• Willingness to travel 50–75%.
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

Pay & benefits:

$40.43–$53.91/hr. Daily overtime after 8 hours and double time after 10. Union medical and dental, union pension, per diem and hotel covered when traveling.