Senior Electrician Job Description
Senior Electrician Duties & Responsibilities
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Senior Electrician Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Senior Electrician
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Education for Senior Electrician
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Senior Electrician Examples
Senior Electrician Job Description
- Perform repairs, fabrication, operations and maintenance of (13800) high and (480) medium voltage electrical systems and associated equipment
- Maintain records related to work performed including use of computers
- Maintain and repair of electrical switches, circuit breakers, controls systems, and other circuit elements found in high voltage electrical distribution systems
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), whether used for Distributive Control Systems (DCS) or emergency lighting, located throughout the plant
- Must be knowledgeable in the operation of Soft Starts and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
- Must be knowledgeable in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Process Controls/DCS or Infrared Thermography
- Troubleshoot, repair, and conduct preventive maintenance on motor control centers
- Performs preventive maintenance as scheduled or required on electrical equipment as recommended by the manufacturer and on site safety programs
- Ensures all work meets prescribed standards of quality and ensures compliance with all laws, safety procedures, policies and codes
- Inspects electrical systems, equipment, or components to identify hazards, defects, or the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes
- Understand and comply with BSEE GoM regulatory requirements of Elements 6 & 7 as
- Monitors performance of equipment and informs management of any potential problems
- Identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement, cost savings, productivity/efficiency improvements and safety improvements
- Assists other maintenance personnel on projects as directed
- Prefer at least four years of experience in commercial electrical work, with two years at the journey level
- Knowledge of high voltage and commercial electrical practices
Senior Electrician Job Description
- Complete BOMs and power/signal runs
- Participate in design reviews with engineers, project managers, and estimators
- Analyze and design electrical requirements needed to support the installation of electronic security equipment
- Plan new or modify existing designs to minimize wasted materials
- Design and install systems with easy access for future maintenance and with cost mitigation in mind
- Perform electrical installations based upon specifications, design, NEC codes, application guidelines, and Department of State standards
- Travel to Worldwide locations as required
- Performance of a wide range of electrical and mechanical duties required for all University facilities
- Assisting the Production Manager in hiring talented electrical team members
- Planning and organizing temporary staff and equipment needs for set-ups, city runs and tear-downs
- Journey/advanced level experience in electrical work
- Principles, practices, methods, procedures
- Ability to respond to emergency outages
- May be subject to occasional calls for emergency repairs after regular working hours and may be scheduled to participate in on-call rotation
- Possess an electrical trade qualification
- Completion of Technical or Vocational course of study in Electricity or similar area
Senior Electrician Job Description
- Having access to your own tool shop on the road
- Touring with a team of technicians that rock
- Troubleshoot and repair 110vac through 480vac equipment DC equipment
- Obtain Measurements and readings using mechanical and electrical testing instruments, including digital multimeters, meggers, amp meters, ohm meters and phase rotation meters
- Coordinate work with other departments
- Maintain records of completed work using RAM
- Perform conduit bending and installation on but not limited to equipment, feeders, branch circuits, motors and lighting
- Maintain the overall electrical health of the facility by continuously evaluating circuit loading
- Perform unscheduled maintenance requests
- Perform scheduled preventative maintenance work orders for facilities and manufacturing equipment
- 5 years' of related electrical experience in a commercial, industrial, or facilities operations setting
- Completion of Technical or Vocational course of study Electricity and/or Welding or similar area
- Matric/Grade 12 or N3 with Maths, Science & English (Must)
- Trade Test Certificate – Electrical (NQF level 4) (Must)
- Must have a Code 8 (B)/ 10 (C) Driver's License (Must)
- 3 – 4 years’ experience in production environment or on maintenance of production machines
Senior Electrician Job Description
- Assist the Director of Engineering and Maintenance in ordering critical electrical spare parts and ensuring accurate inventory information
- All other duties and activities as directed
- Conducts routine/monthly preventative maintenance's, visual inspections
- In addition to the above, the IBX Site Engineer will perform work in of the following areas according to his/her knowledge, abilities and skills…
- May assist Building & Grounds staff
- Will assist with snow and ice removal or other essential personnel tasks as necessary
- Respond to critical alarms
- Uphold and role model safety procedures and safe practices
- Recommend changes to equipment to improve safety, performance, and reliability
- Maintain, troubleshoot and repair all power generation and distribution equipment, , generators and engine controls, SCRs, switchgears, and transformers
- Fault finding experience
- Hazardous location experience
- Knowledge of generators
- Transformer maintenance
- Switchgear maintenance
- Knowledge and skills of emergency procedures
Senior Electrician Job Description
- Install new equipment as required, with regard to electrical wiring, fixtures and junction boxes
- Inform supervisor and other department heads of any technical problems or limitations that may affect the safe operation of the rig
- 600 volt AC and less Power and controls
- 750 volt DC and less Power and controls
- AC magnetic starters
- AC and DC generators
- SCR equipment
- Generator and DC motor controls
- Yard equipment (forklifts, manlifts, cranes)
- Coordinate with Rig Manager on the repair and refurbishment of equipment on the Company’s drilling rigs
- Switching/ Electrical distribution experience Min
- Inspection One software and EX inspections
- Knowledge of electrical interlock systems
- Maintenance of all electrical and related equipment
- Able to do maintenance and fault finding
- Implementation of modifications