Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Job Information

Dish Network Journeyman Electrician in CHEYENNE, Wyoming

Company Summary

DISH, an EchoStar Company, has been reimagining the future of connectivity for more than 40 years. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products, and now we are building America’s First Smart Network™.

Today, our brands include EchoStar, Hughes, DISH TV, Sling TV, Boost Infinite, Boost Mobile, DISH Wireless, OnTech and GenMobile.

Department Summary

Our Facilities team oversees the offices we call home. They ensure our teams can connect, collaborate and innovate in a space built to support their success. From securing our campuses to making sure our events go off without a hitch, Facilities is the human face of our company’s well-oiled onsite operation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

DISH is seeking a full-time, onsite Journeyman Electrician to install and maintain electrical equipment at our Cheyenne, WY facility.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Complete daily maintenance checks and work assignments

  • Inspects and tests electrical equipment, lighting, signal, communication and power circuits

  • Isolates defects in wiring, switches, motors and other electrical equipment

  • Replaces faulty switches, sockets and other elements of electrical systems

  • Mounts motors, transformers and lighting fixtures onto positions and completes circuits according to diagram specifications

  • Additional duties include sweeping and mopping of equipment rooms, snow removal, operating

  • Ability to operate a Man lift

  • Capable of working indoors/outdoors during all seasons

  • Complete daily reports using basic PC software

Preferred Qualification:

  • Ability to operate a forklift

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience:

  • High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED), and necessary training and experience required by The Journeyman Electrician Certification

  • Total of 4 years experience in a Commercial or Industrial Environment, and experience in troubleshooting and testing electrical systems

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Journeyman license for State of Wyoming or other reciprocating states, or is able to obtain within 6 months of hiring

  • Ability to read and an interpret documents such as one-line drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals

  • Be able to lift at least 60 pounds

  • Be able to work off ladders

  • Hot work experience in panels is necessary

  • Ability to follow all safety protocols and wear personal protective equipment (PPE)

  • Good written and oral skills

  • Able to operate hand tools proficiently

  • Be mechanically inclined

  • Self-motivated

  • Take pride in work

  • Complete work as required in a craftsmen like manner in conformance with requirements of local building and NEC codes

Work Hours: Wed - Sat 3:00 PM to 1:30 AM

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $32.00/Hour - $33.11/Hour

Benefits

We also offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: DISH Benefits (https://careers.dish.com/about/benefits?pk_vid=7df16cf2830b8db21671727467e02e66) .  

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We are a true merit-based organization and work hard so there are no artificial barriers to one's potential success. DISH is committed to a workforce where everyone's opportunities are limitless.

Consistent with this commitment, DISH will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to the employee or others, or is otherwise not required by law.

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