Journeyman Electrician:

Journeyman Electricians work under the Supervision of a Project Foreman but are capable of handling tasks without side-by-side observation. Journeyman electricians are responsible for observing and training Electrical Apprentices.

Essential Functions Include but are not limited to:

• Read Blueprints and execute the electrical installation as directed by the documents
• Understand the NEC
• Use of “best-practice” installation methods.
• Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
• Install light fixtures and electrical devices such as receptacles, transformers, switch gear, and disconnects.
• Familiar with working on voltage systems between 110 Volt and 480 Volt, 1-Phase and 3-Phase systems.
• Perform Skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance, and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
• Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
• Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
• Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
• Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
• Clean work area and wash parts.
• Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.
• Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
• Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
• Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
• Break up concrete, using air hammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.
• Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.
• Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, hand truck, or heavy, motorized truck.
• Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
• Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.
• Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.
• Operate Scissor Lifts and other equipment.