Electrician, City of Cayce
The purpose of the class is to ensure electrical service in all City buildings. The class is responsible for maintaining and repairing the City’s electrical equipment/systems, ordering required parts, and maintaining related equipment. The class works within a general outline of work to be performed, develops work methods and sequences under general supervision
Plans layout, installs, and repairs wiring, electrical fixtures, apparatus, and control equipment; maintains and alters electrical equipment/systems and/or components; schedules work order requests. Plans new or modified installations to minimize waste of materials, provide access for future maintenance and avoid hazardous and unreliable wiring, consistent with specifications and local electrical codes.
Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit; calculates wire, fuse, and breaker sizes; calculates horsepower or amp ratings on electrical motors; follows diagrams or blueprints/schematics for electrical work. Locates and corrects power failures and electrical malfunctions; makes emergency electrical repairs. Performs preventative maintenance tests and service. Consults technical manuals, equipment specifications and other technical documentation to maintain or repair electrical equipment.
Requires high school diploma or GED and formal training, special courses or self-education that is equivalent to satisfactory completion of one year of college education or specialized advanced training. Requires over two years of electrical work. Journeyman Electrician License required; Master Electrician License preferred. Valid South Carolina driver’s license. Requires serving others such as customers, attending to their requests and exchanging information with them.
Requires performing technical tasks prescribed by standard practices but which may require computation, the use of several procedures, and the use of independent judgments with obvious choices; requires normal attention for accurate results. Requires comparing or inspecting items against a standard. Requires leading or operating or repairing complex machinery or equipment that requires extended training and experience such as electrical equipment/systems and/or components. Requires performing skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem solving.
Requires performing addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculating ratios, rates and percents. Requires reading technical instructions, procedures manuals and charts to solve practical problems such as electrical assembly instruction; composing routine and specialized reports and forms with proper format; speaking compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
Applications are available online at www.caycesc.gov and at City Hall, 1800 12th Street, Cayce, SC 29033. Applications and resumes can also be emailed to Lynn Dooley, Director of Human Resources at ldooley@caycesc.gov.