Journeyman Electrician

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Job description

VOLT is hiring for a Journeyman Electrician in Santa Clara, California.

This position involves industrial electrical work and your responsibilities will include:

• Troubleshooting, installation, and documentation of electrical and control needs for facility switchgear, breaker panels, lighting, and process equipment in an industrial environment.
• Importantly, this is not a helper position; you'll be directly responsible for maintaining and assisting site engineering teams to meet electrical requirements.
• Maintain current and future plant electrical systems.
• Support plant electrical expansion projects.
• Adhere to Federal, State, and Local electrical codes and be familiar with NFPA70e.
• Assist in designing electrical systems.
• Repair all plant electrical items.
• Collaborate with electrical service companies, engineers, and plant leadership to ensure the local grid functions optimally.
• May be required to maintain and improve control systems, install electrical subpanels/services, and buss plugs.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, maintain, and repair process/production machines and related electrical equipment, including electrical control circuits from instrumentation devices, PLCs/ladder logic controllers, and variable frequency drives.
• Effectively communicate with site management and customers to understand requirements, solve complex electrical problems, and provide manufacturing solutions.
• Identify and correct safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations.
• Procure parts from crib systems, OEMs, or authorized vendors.
• Identify and document cost savings.
• Utilize strong electrical skills to complete assignments.
• Create and modify site operations procedures for equipment and recommend facilities reliability improvements.
• Provide instruction, mentorship, and training to less skilled technicians.
• Perform preventive maintenance on process/production equipment as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Respond to work orders, ensuring compliance with codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Recommend activities to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
• Analyze and resolve work problems or assist workers in solving them.
• Understand company policies and enforce safety regulations.
• Safely perform functions, including following proper safety guidelines (job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures) and wearing PPE as required.
• Operate various measuring, diagnostic, and testing instruments to provide energy efficiency solutions.

This is a FULL TIME opportunity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a current CA State Electrical License.
• High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
• 6 years' experience as an electrician in an industrial environment, maintenance shop, or manufacturing facility.
• Experience with repair on electrical equipment in an industrial environment or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong organizational/time management skills needed to be successful in this role.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment background check and substance abuse test.
• Must have the ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher.
• Must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong organizational/time management skills needed to be successful in this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial production systems such as switchgear, MCC's, and Capacitor banks.
• Experience working around chemicals, precision equipment, and highly regulated materials and equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting complex electrical systems.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing pumps, motors, gearboxes, supply and exhaust fans, power transmission components.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing cranes and hoists.
• Experience utilizing measurement tools such as micrometers, dial indicators, various type gauges, and calibers to set tolerances to OEM Specifications.

Pay Rate: $50.00 - 75.00/hour
Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.
Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please email or call (866) - . Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Volt does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b. The company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner that complies with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Volt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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