Job Description
JOB Installs, maintains, overhauls and repairs plant electrical and electronic control devices and equipment; and performs other related duties as required.Distinguishing Characteristics: This class differs from that of Electrician in that the Plant Electrician/Electronic Repairer I independently installs, maintains, overhauls and repairs plant electrical and electronic control devices and equipment; whereas the Electrician performs skilled work in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position.Installs, maintains, overhauls and repairs plant electrical and electronic control devices and equipment such as switching devices, solid state and selenium rectifiers, resistors, capacitors, relays, temperature controls, pressure switches, high and low voltage switchgears, motor control centers, motors, generators, overhead cranes, and distribution, power, current, control and lighting transformers, etc.; installs, maintains and repairs power, lighting, electrical and electronic circuits, conduits, electrical outlets, meter loops, underground and high and low voltage wiring, pole and line wiring, power transfer switching equipment, mercury vapor and fluorescent lighting, photo cell controls, etc.; inspects and tests equipment for shorts, grounds and open circuits and diagnoses faulty circuits; identifies, isolates and corrects defective circuits; renews and repairs defective parts and fabricates various parts using materials of appropriate conducting, resistance and/or insulating properties; performs shop and bench work in the overhaul, repair, testing and calibration of equipment and components; installs, maintains, overhauls, repairs and calibrates electrical and electronic laboratory and field instruments; reads and interprets wiring diagrams and schematics; modifies electrical and electronic circuitry for proper operational needs; estimates material requirements; may supervise the work of helpers; may operate a motor vehicle.