Job Title: Journeyman Level Electrician
Location: TBD
Company: Cannon & Wendt
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Summary:
As a Journeyman Electrician at Cannon & Wendt, you will specialize in electrical wiring of buildings, transmission lines, stationary machines, and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Service electricians are tasked to respond to requests for isolated repairs and upgrades. They have skills troubleshooting wiring problems, installing wiring in existing buildings, and making repairs. Construction electricians primarily focus on larger projects, such as installing all new electrical system for an entire building or upgrading an entire floor of an office building as part of a remodeling process.
Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Install underground supply lines:
to do this, a heavy equipment operator digs a trench which can be up to 50 meters long
the electrician must occasionally pick and shovel work to lay cable in this underground trench
following the laying of the cable, the heavy equipment operator would cover over the pipes or wires with the dirt
Material handling:
various supplies and devices brought to the site have to be unloaded
this includes panels, transformers, conduits, and spools of wire which may be transported using wire carriers if available
Install boxes and conduits during block wall construction:
this is essentially working one step ahead of bricklayers installing electrical conduit and boxes prior to them being bricked in by the bricklayers
may involve working on top of scaffolds or working on ladders
Rough-in suites:
this involves using a chisel to cut holes using a hammer, drill holes in walls to pass wire through them
also done for the main home runs as mentioned above
particular to this duty, it is done in suites, which is highly repetitive aspect of the job
Wire pulling/ Cable laying:
this involves feeding wires through conduits
sometimes involves using fish lines to feed wires through
involves a lot of whole body movement and tugging on wires in order to have them pass through conduits and other channels and to overcome the resistance of wire being pulled from spools - small branch circuit wiring - small gauge wire-usually light work if short runs - large feeder cable - large wire - usually heavier work and for this type of wire pulls a mechanical tugger is used to pull the wire and a mechanical feeder is used to pull the wire off of the spool
Distribution systems:
once the main power feed comes into the building, it has to be distributed through the system
this involves from the multiple transformers and then through distribution panels
installation of these devices may involve a lot of whole body pushing and pulling in order to fine tune placement of such equipment, generally the installation of SES gear is performed by millwrights
generally performed by two men working in pairs, sometimes with the assistance of a portable crank
bending of tech cables can rather be difficult for wire diameter which can approximately 3 inches in the case of major apartment buildings and commercial structures
Mount panels:
various panels in electrical rooms weighing approximately 25-35 kg, approximately 16" x 60" in height
the electrician would initially lay out the holes and then drill them using a small electric drill
he would fit plugs into the holes and with the assistance of another worker, he would position the panel over the pilot holes
use screw gun to attach panel to wall
this may be repeated several times depending upon the distribution system being used: a) small residential or date gathering panels - lightweight b) large distribution type panels - heavy work
Terminating:
once cables have been fed into a panel, the electrician makes the appropriate connections to a central junction box or panel
the electrician strips the insulation from the wire and then fits it into the appropriate terminal
uses screwdriver to fasten at the appropriate location
the above steps until the panel has been completely terminated
this can be a very repetitive job in which an electrician can spend all day performing jus this day
joining wires using wire connectors
very light work
Install pot lights:
these are round circular lights installed into overhead ceiling panels
electrician would cut a round hole in the ceiling tile
would unpackage the pot light
fit the pot light into the tile
would make a connection to the junction box using Bx wire
would repeat this many times until all the pot lights were connected
then connect the system to the central distribution box
repeat the above steps until assigned alternative duties
Fluorescent fixtures:
unpack fluorescent fixtures from boxes
there may be some sub-assembly requires which would occur at ground level
series/panel connections between various fixtures
fixtures are installed into a fixture assembly
install the fixture into suspension grid of ceiling
make appropriate connection to the terminal box or to the adjacent fixture
this requires an extensive amount of ladder work for the electrician making these connections and doing the actual installation
occasionally fixtures are suspended from chains where the hanger is preinstalled by another electrician
Tenant work (interior wall rough-in):
often there are temporary type walls installed in offices
these are currently constructed out of prefabricated metal studs
prior to the drywall going up, electrical wires would be run-in between these studs may involve drilling holes through the studs
attach boxes to the studs
run lines of Bx cable between these boxes
involve the use of a screw gun and a light drill
strip and make connections to various terminations
light duty task
Under floor duct:
under floor duct in large office buildings
there is an under-floor duct which runs around the periphery of the central core
at regular intervals, there are approximately 2" to 3" diameter holes through which cable is distributed around the central power source or communication center of the floor
these cylindrical concrete holes are broken into using a hammer and chisel to take out turret plug or drilled with diamond drill
fish wire is used to feed through to the turret and a connection is made to go off in a different direction
once connection is made, install turret plugs
continued down channel to termination of wire feed
fish wire up through the next turret hole
make connection to floor receptacle or another terminal device
is repetitive low-level work
light duty - no heavy lifting
Receptacles/switches:
after drywall has been installed
make connection to boxes and terminal receptacles
this can be at various heights but generally between ground and chest level
this can be repetitive work as well
very light work
Prefab assembly:
stock keeper
generally, with a very large job there is a small pre-fab shop
there is unpackaging and assembling of fixtures done at bench level work
job is relatively light in nature and easy to accommodate
cutting material to desired lengths
Install wire way/cable tray:
often coming out of major transformer rooms
10-foot lengths of tray various widths
multiple hangers must be installed from the concrete ceiling
hammer drill punches hole into concrete
hangers are suspended from the ceiling
sometimes prefab racks are pre-assembled in the assembly shop installed at site
overhead work
Process work/motor control:
more occurring in the industrial sectors
such things as making connections for devices such as conveyor belts
installing such things as trip switches, photocells etc.
mainly conduit and wire
Repair/replacements:
changing fixtures and bulbs to make systems more energy efficient
normal repair caused by wear and tear on systems
Reading blueprints, drawing and/or supervision:
work is assigned to an electrician to follow a certain type of schematic or drawing
interpret drawings and retrieve materials from available stock
perform installation
test installation to ensure that it is operational and safe
Bus duct:
heavy work
install and connecting cooper bars encased in steel cladding
requires climbing and lifting this work is performed with as scissor lift or scaffolding
Slab work:
install electrical boxes and conduit on top of plywood after placement of steel rebars
all work done bending over
light work but required to walk on uneven surfaces
Temporary power:
installation of electrical receptacles and "strings" of temporary lights (wires with light bulb holders)
maintaining changing of light bulbs
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