Electrical Helper

Job Summary:

Help electricians by performing duties such as using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Assist electricians with assembly, installation, maintenance and testing of electrical equipment and wiring systems in commercial, industrial and residential settings per NEC/NFPA 70E standards and job specification.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Additional duties may be assigned)

• Under the direction of a supervisor, assist electricians in troubleshooting electric controls, motor control centers, and programmable logic controls using hand tools, power tools and precision-measuring and testing instruments.
• Help measure, cut, thread, and install, electrical fixtures, apparatus, equipment, wiring, and new services to include panels, circuit breakers, and conduit per NEC/NFPA 70E standards and job specification.
• Install raceways, pull wire, and mount equipment. Assemble and install small to large electrical parts and pieces.  Trim outlets, recessed cans and other repetitive finish work.
• Maintain compliance with all OSHA, GE, and customer safety requirements and company policies and advise immediate supervisor of any safety or job related problems.
• Dig trenches as needed.
• Abide by specifications, value engineering and contract documents for installations.
• Use electrical formulas to figure out pipe fill, device and panel size, and disconnect.
• Maintain a work area that is neat and presentable to customers and outsiders who may be in the work area at any time. Leave work site clean and tidy each day at completion of assigned work.
• Maintain professional growth and development by keeping abreast of changing technology and the national electrical code.

Minimum Qualification Standards:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Preferred Safety Training: OSHA 10 or 30 hour, NFPA 70E, Lockout/Tagout.
• Reliable transportation and a valid NYS drivers’ license free from major infractions required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Special Requirements:

• Ability to work overtime, early starts, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to commute up to two hours from home.
• Must be able to utilize construction site sanitary facilities (Porta-Johns).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate with all levels of employees, both internally and with all external customers.
• Assessment/evaluation skills.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Ability to read and understand basic blueprints.
• Knowledge of all OSHA, GE, and customer safety requirements and company policies.
• Ability to recognize safety hazards and perform such work in a manner that minimizes or eliminates those hazards.
• Ability to use appropriate tools and diagnostic equipment to repair, install, replace, and test electrical circuits and equipment.
• Ensure all maintenance and repair work is performed accurately and efficiently to prevent injury to staff and damage to equipment.
• Must have knowledge of basic math and reading skills.

Equipment, Machines And Software Used:

Ability to set up and operate electrical equipment and tools, hydraulic benders, power threaders, power pullers and cable vacuum systems.

Safety Equipment:  Ability to wear personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses at all times), and respirator when required. 

Mental Requirements:

• Close mental and visual attention required for controlling machines or processes at a rapid pace requiring close coordination and fine adjustment. And/or planning or directing fairly complex work methods or operations that obtain size, shape, or physical qualities of product.

Physical Requirements:  Job is physically demanding

• Ability to climb ladders and steep stairs, sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands to finger, grasp, handle or feel, push, pull, reach, crawl, crouch, kneel, bend or stoop, and perform repetitive motions of the hands, arms, and/or fingers.
• Ability to work from all type ladders (step ladders up to 14', "A" frame ladders and all size extension ladders) and carry and relocate up to 12' step ladder by oneself.

• Employee's personal weight and personal tools cannot exceed weight limit of ladder (Class 1-250 lbs., Class 1A-300 lbs.)
• Ability to exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Environmental Conditions:

Job requires working in all elements, depending on job location, time of year, heat, cold, rain, snow. The worker is regularly exposed to occupational hazards which require special precautions and occasional exposure to serious injury and subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions such as, electrical current, noise, fumes, dust, moving parts and equipment, and exposure to outdoor weather elements.  

About Goforth Electric:

Here at Goforth Electric, we focus on going beyond the standard for our customers and team members. This means providing the highest quality of service, dedication to safety, on-going training, and a higher quality of life for its team members.

We offer generous benefits, competitive compensation, paid time off, training and development, an opportunity for growth, a safe work environment and the chance to work with a winning team in a great company culture.

Goforth Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or other protected classes.

Note:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will relationship.