What are the responsibilities and job description for the Leadhand Electrician position at EPCOR?
Leadhand Electrician
Highlights of the job
We are hiring a Full Time Leadhand Electrician for our Texas Water operation. This position reports to our Vista Ridge facility in Caldwell, TX.
This individual will perform journeyman-level industrial electrician work installing, calibrating, altering, maintaining, and repairing water facilities electrical and instrumentation systems, equipment, and fixtures in accordance with standard practices of the electrical trade. The equipment serviced includes: motors, MCCs, VFDs, PLCs, soft starts, digital/analog instrumentation, radio transmitters/receivers, and field instrumentation.
What you’d be responsible for
- Installs, alters, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring systems and equipment, both high and low voltage, air distribution systems, pumps, transformers, and motors.
- Installs and maintains motors of several hundred horsepower, coils, transformers, and control equipment of up to 12,000 volts.
- Installs and maintains water pump and booster stations consisting of various horsepower, from functional to several hundred horsepower;
- Maintains and repairs equipment used in 24-hour operations.
- Maintain and repair all plant process equipment including pumps, blowers, scrubbers, motors, chlorinators, chemical feed and sludge equipment.
- Documents information on preventive maintenance file on electrical equipment and machinery and monitors a preventive maintenance program.
- Designs functional electric circuitry for electrical systems.
- Orders, installs and tests new equipment.
- Calibrates process control instrumentation including chlorinating and lab instruments.
- Troubleshoots and repairs complex equipment failures.
What’s required to be successful
- Minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Journeyman license MANDATORY.
- 5-7 years of experience as a journeyman-level electrician in an industrial setting, 3 years of which includes equivalent experience as a utilities electrician or instrumentation technician in a water or wastewater environment.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to maintain a clean driving record.
- Completion of a state-recognized Electrician Apprenticeship.
- Experience and demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Other important facts about this job
As an EPCOR employee, you will enjoy a variety of benefits such as a competitive salary, an incentive award program, an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision and other insurance coverage, retirement plan with substantial company contribution, generous time-off schedules, training opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and certification support. We’ve been voted as a Best Places to Work employer and we value the safety of each of our team members through our robust safety training and celebration of safety milestones.
Headquartered in Phoenix, EPCOR USA owns, operates and builds water, wastewater and natural gas infrastructure and is among the largest private water utilities in the Southwest. EPCOR USA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc. We invest in and look after our communities and the environment. We’re proud of the work we do and the people we hire to do it.
Please note the following information:
- A requirement of working for EPCOR is that you are at least 18 years of age and legally entitled to work in the United States.
- If you are considered for the position, clearance on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, driving, educational, and/or credit) and professional reference checks is required.
- To meet the physical demands required of some positions, candidates must be in good physical condition and willing to work in all weather conditions. Clearance on pre-employment drug testing will be required.
