Journeyman/Apprentice Electrician, *2 YRS EXPERIENCE*

Michigan Power Systems; Michigan; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 Paid Holidays

Day Shift

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Michigan Power Systems is seeking a full-time Journeyman Electrician with at least 2 years of commercial electrical experience and a valid Journeyman license for a minimum of 2 years. The role includes leading small crews, installing conduit and wiring, and performing motor control work for diverse commercial and light-industrial sites in the Metro Detroit area.

The candidate should be self-motivated, team-oriented, and able to travel to job sites by personal vehicle or public transit.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of commercial electrical experience is required.
• Must hold a valid Journeyman's License for a minimum of 2 years, or an apprentice card for a minimum of 4 years.
• Able to travel to Metro Detroit area job sites using personal vehicle or transit.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Assist planning new or modified installations to minimize waste and ensure safety and code compliance.
• Lead & Setup job sites: direct 2-3 person crew, load/unload materials, log daily progress.
• Measure, cut, bend, install conduit/cable tray and pull wiring.
• Connect wiring to switch gears, boxes, lighting, and equipment; maintain area lighting and transformers.
• Lead & Assist with motor control troubleshooting and repair.
• Perform instrument installations and circuit-breaker panel work.
• Connect power cables to motors and install grounding leads.
• Observe systems to detect hazards and needed adjustments.
• Lead & Assist in motor control center buss connections and fiber optic work.

Skills

Journeyman license

Commercial experience

Team leadership

Tools

Hand tools

Conduit benders

Pipe threaders

Hack saws

Ladders

Job description

Job Description

Michigan Power Systems is urgently looking for a full-time Journeyman Electrician. If you are looking to advance your career and have a constant flow of work this is the place to be. 2+ years of commercial experience is required. Must hold a valid Journeyman's License for a minimum of 2 years, or an apprentice card for a minimum of 4 years.

We\'re looking for long-term, lifetime, employees who like to work independently, but are also team-players; self-motivated, hardworking, goal-oriented with problem solving abilities. As an Electrician at MPS, you will utilize your skillset working alongside a dedicated team installing service for a wide variety of commercial and light-industrial properties. If you\'re looking for a position within a company that invests in their workforce, Michigan Power Systems is the place for you!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead & Assist planning new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes


• Lead & Setup job sites: direct and oversee a crew of 2-3, load/unload materials, compile material lists from blueprints/schematics, log daily progress


• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit/ cable tray. Pulls wiring through conduit or lays cable in cable tray


• Connects wiring to switch gears, junction boxes, lighting fixtures and equipment. Installs area lighting, ballast, transformer maintenance


• Lead & Assist with medium voltage troubleshooting and repairing motor controls


• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels. Performs instrument installations


• Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric motors, and installs grounding leads


• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement


• Lead & Assist in performing electrical function checks


• Tools used include rulers, hand tools, hack saws, pipe threaders, conduit benders, ladders, etc


• Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts


• Disassembles defective electrical equipment such as motors, switch gears and circuit breakers. Loads transports and unloads materials, tools, equipment and supplies


• Lead & Assist in lifting, positioning and fastening objects such as wiring, conduit, cable trays and motors


• Clerical/Administrative duties related to task or project documentation


• Lead & Assists in performing motor control center buss connections, splice installations, stress cones, and fiber optic cables


• Installs tubing runs as needed. Performs electric/steam trace systems


• Attend safety training as directed


• Must comply with all safety and company rules and regulations


• Employee must be able to travel to and from the jobsite via personal vehicle or other public form of transportation

Prefer candidates experienced with underground electrical installations and operating heavy-duty machinery: backhoe, skid steer, excavator and other equipment. Must be able to travel within the Metro Detroit area.

• Day Shift, Monday thru Friday


• 6 Paid Holidays


• Overtime offered when available

www.michiganpowersystems.com