Electrician

  • Aerotek
  • Emporia, Virginia

Job Title: Industrial Electrician

Job Description

Join our team as an Industrial Electrician, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of our natural gas site. This position requires expertise in bending, measuring, and threading rigid conduit. You will be working with a variety of tools and equipment, contributing to the completion of industrial electrical projects.

Responsibilities

  • Bend, measure, and thread rigid conduit on a natural gas site.

  • Utilize experience to bend rigid conduit up to 3 inches.

  • Thread pipes accurately and efficiently.

  • Apply industrial experience to handle tasks effectively.

  • Work with sidewinders, hydraulic benders, and hand bending techniques.

  • Ensure most piping is in place by the end of the project phase.

Essential Skills

  • Proven experience in bending rigid conduit up to 3 inches.

  • Threading pipe experience.

  • Strong industrial experience.

  • Proficiency in using sidewinders, hydraulic benders, and hand tools.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience from water treatment plants or industrial facilities.

  • Familiarity with PVC coated and metallic rigid pipes.

  • Journeyman Electrician or Industrial Electrician certification.

  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

Why Work Here?

This position offers the opportunity to work on a contract basis till October 2025, providing valuable experience in the industrial sector. Join a dynamic environment where your skills will be utilized to their fullest potential, and gain exposure to cutting-edge tools and techniques.

Work Environment

The position is based at a natural gas site, operating from 7AM-3:30PM Monday through Friday, with occasional extended hours until 5:30PM and potential weekend work as needed. The role requires personal protective equipment, including hand tools, a hard hat, and steel-toed boots. Flame protection clothing is a plus.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Emporia, Virginia.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $30.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Emporia,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 2, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Job ID: 490796030
Originally Posted on: 8/26/2025

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