Trades Specialist (Electrician) - Facilities Services - Electrical - State University of New York at Fredonia

Job Description:

Fredonia seeks qualified applicants for a full-time, contingent-permanent, 12-month, day-shift Trades Specialist (Electrician), Salary Grade 12 in Facilities Services-Electrical. The hiring rate for a Salary Grade 12 is $50,425 annually and is supplemented by a comprehensive benefits package.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Electricians perform journey level electrician work and frequently supervise others in the repair, maintenance and installation of electrical systems and equipment. The electrician trade, for reasons of safety, requires care and precision in its performance following applicable electric code regulations.

• Maintains, installs, diagnos and troubleshoot campus wide electrical systems and equipment including the building automation system, the interior and exterior lighting, electrical distribution systems within and between all buildings, transformers, wiring, switches, devices, emergency phones, electric motors and controllers, fire alarm systems and elevator electronics. Repair small appliances as needed. Install replacement lamps as needed at interior locations, signage and exterior walkway, parking lot and roadway lighting.
• Repairs, maintains, tests and installs electrical systems and equipment.
• Locates and determines electrical malfunction using test instruments such as ammeter, volt meter, ohmmeter, oscilloscope and test lamp; Repairs malfunction by such methods as replacing burnt-out elements and fuses, bypassing or replacing defective wiring, finding switch contact points, and cleaning or rewiring motors.
• Tests electrical equipment safety and efficiency using standard test equipment and by observing functioning.
• Installs fixtures, motors and other electrical equipment; makes adjustments to electrical equipment.
• Inspects circuits and wiring and repairs or rewires system according to building codes and safety regulations.
• Replaces & lubricates bearings and other parts in electric motors.; repairs mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or electric components of electrical equipment and controls.
• Installs and repairs traffic control devices and systems.
• Plans layout and installs and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus and control equipment; plans new or modified installations consistent with specifications and electrical codes.
• Prepares sketches showing location of all wiring and equipment or follows diagrams or blueprints.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs electrical conduit; connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment.
• Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit breaker panels.
• Tests, adjusts, calibrates and maintains a wide variety of control equipment.
• May repair and maintain elevators; locates and determines causes of trouble in brakes, motors, switches and signal and control systems.
• May test and repair electromedical equipment.
• Solders loose connections and replaces defective parts such as tubes, transformers, resistors, condensers and switches.

Electricians use the tools of the electrical trade including standard hand tools, portable power tools, shop equipment, and measuring and testing instruments including, but not limited to, ammeters, wattmeters, ohmmeters, oscilloscopes and test lamps.

As assigned, Electricians supervise and instruct others in the repair, maintenance and installation of electrical systems and equipment. When supervising persons for whom the State has custody or responsibility, Electricians must be aware of and account for their activities at all times while on the job, and that the rules and regulations of the facility governing such activities are followed.

Electricians are supervised by higher level electrical or building trades positions such as Supervising Electrician or Maintenance Supervisor. Generally work priorities are prescribed, material is furnished, the nature and extent of the work to be performed are given, and detailed plans, diagrams and specifications are provided, or the incumbent may be required to work from rough sketches or from verbal instructions. However, in the absence of such direction, the Electrician sets priorities, requisitions materials, determines the work that has to be done to accomplish the purpose, and lays out the work without plans, diagrams or specifications. Although the work of Electricians is inspected periodically by the supervisor, incumbents are expected to work with considerable independence as is typical of a journey level worker.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Non-competitive:

• Four years of full-time experience in the electrical trade under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program,
• OR an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in the electrical trade at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services;
• OR successful completion of the two-year Trades Specialist (Electrician) traineeship or a two-year electrician training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program* such as the New York State Civil Service Employees Association-Partnership Applied Skilled Trades Traineeship and Certificate Program.
• Successful completion of the traineeship and the training program includes a total of 288 hours of trade-specific class room instruction, 45 hours of technical math course work, 45 hours of technical communications course work, and 15 hours of blueprint/schematic reading course work. Course work must be completed with an average of "C" or better. Additionally, successful completion of the traineeship also includes 4,000 hours of on-the-job training.

The requirement to prove qualification shall rest with the applicant.

Additional Information:

SUNY Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.

An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, SUNY Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination

Pursuant to University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

The University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

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URL: www.fredonia.edu/facilities/mechanicals.asp