Job Information
Aerotek Electrician in Newport News, Virginia
Description:
-Plan new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance, and avoid unsightly, hazardous, and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
-Prepare sketches showing locations of wiring and equipment, or follows diagrams or blueprints, insuring that completion of future walls, ceilings and flooring.
-Measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble, and install electrical conduit, using such tools as saws, pipe threading machine, and conduit bender.
-Pull wiring through conduit assisted by a helper or craft.
-Splice wires by stripping insulation away from terminal leads with knife or pliers, twisting or soldering wires together, and applying tape or terminal caps.
-Connect wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using hand tools.
-Install control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.
-Connect power cables to equipment such as electric motors, and installs grounding leads.
-Test continuity of circuitry of circuit to insure electrical compatibility and safety of components using testing instruments, such as ohmmeter, battery, and buzzer, and oscilloscope.
-Observe functioning of installed equipment or system to determine hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
-May supervise or repair faulty equipment or systems.
Skills:
Electrical, Conduit, Wiring, Troubleshooting, Construction, Blueprint, Install, Bending conduit
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
-Proficient in bending 1 inch Rigid conduit- no room for error
-Perform arithmetical operations rapidly and accurately
-See detail in objects or drawings and recognize slight differences in shapes or shadings
-Picture flat drawings as 3-dimensional objects
About Aerotek:
We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.
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.