ELECTRICIAN

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

To perform complex electrical work in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, fixtures and wiring.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fabricate and install control and distribution apparatus, including switches, relays and circuitbreaker panels, fastening them in place with screws or bolts.
• Connect wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using handtools.
• Cut, thread, bind and route conduit lines, and pull wire through conduit by means of fish tape.
• Dismantle and repair equipment, replacing defective wires, motor brushes, condensers and burned out fuses.
• Test continuity of electrical circuits in installed or repaired equipment, using electrical measuring instruments.
• Analyze malfunctions of electrical equipment, using ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter drawings and visual inspection.
• Perform preventive maintenance activities, including periodic visual inspections, taping frayed or exposed wires and securing loose connections.
• Cut or bore through walls, ceilings or partitions.
• Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, sketches, circuit diagrams and job specifications.
• Prepare records and service reports of materials and time expended.
• Install and operate public address equipment and temporary lines for electrical services.
• Operate a university vehicle. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Received supervision from a designated official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

No supervisory responsibility.